Yi-Nan Zhang

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Yi-Nan Zhang

Full name	Yi-Nan Zhang
Email	jeffreyzyn333@hotmail.com
Room #	EV13.163

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Education

Editing

Research Fields

Magnesium, aluminium alloys development
Biomaterials
Metallic glass
Experimental determination of phase diagrams using SEM/EDS, EPMA/WDS, XRD, EBSD, TEM
Diffusion analysis and calculation
Crystallography
Casting, mechanical tests

HONORS AND AWARDS

2011           Nominated by VP of Concordia University as an candidate for NSERC Innovation Challenge Award.
2010          CALPHAD-STT scholarship for CalphadXXXIX international conference, Jeju, Korea.
2008-2009 Concordia University Tuition Fee Remission Award.
2006          Group First Prize, personal First Prize, material mechanical properties speech competition.
2005          Group Second Prize, personal First Prize, university English drama competition.

Personal Life

Astrophile, Advanced member of Beijing Skywatchers Association. （facility: Newtonian reflector 114 mm caliber，1000 mm focus， several ocular, equatorial telescope）
Sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball...
Chess: international chess（trained for 2 years in primary school, chinese chess, gobang, chinese checkers...

CONTRIBUTIONS

Journal Articles

[3] Y.N. Zhang, D. Kevorkov, F. Bridier and M. Medraj, “Experimental investigation of the Ca-Mg-Zn system via diffusion couples and key alloys”, Journal of Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Vol. 12, No. 8, rec.No. 025003 (2011).

[2] Y.N. Zhang, D. Kevorkov, J. Li, E. Essadiqi and M. Medraj, “Determination of the solubility range and crystal structure of the Mg-rich ternary compound in the Ca-Mg-Zn system”, Intermetallics, Vol. 18, No. 12, 2402-2411 (2010).

[1] Y.F. Wu, W.B. Du, Y.N. Zhang, Z.H. Wang, Creep mechanism of as-cast Mg-6Al-6Nd alloy, Rare Metals, Vol. 29, No. 5, 538-541 (2010).

Referred Conference Proceedings

[6] Y.N. Zhang, X. Cao, M. Guerin, S. Larose and P. Wanjara, “Tools For Friction Stir Welding and Processing: A Review”, Innovations in Joining of Advanced Materials, accepted by COM, 2011, Montreal, Canada, (October, 2-5, 2011)

[5] S. Konica, Y.N. Zhang, D. Kevorkov and M. Medraj, “The Ca-rich corner of the Al-Ca-Zn system, accepted by THERMEC”, 2011, Quebec, Canada, (August 1-5,2011).

[4] Y.N. Zhang, D. Kevorkov, F. Bridier and M. Medraj, “Morphological and Crystallographic Characterization of Ca-Mg-Zn Intermetallics in Ternary Diffusion Couples”, accepted by THERMEC, 2011, Quebec, Canada, (August 1-5,2011).

[3] Y.F. Wu, W.B. Du, Y.N. Zhang, T. Y. Zuo, “Microstructure and Creep property of as-cast Mg-6Al-xSr (x=0,2,3) alloys”, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 284-286, 1564-1567 (2011).

[2] Y.F. Wu, W.B. Du, Y.N. Zhang, T. Y. Zuo, “Microstructure and Creep property of as-cast Mg-6Al-xNd (x=2,4,6) alloys”, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 146-147, 1702-1707 (2011).

[1] Y.N. Zhang, D. Kevorkov, J. Li, E. Essadiqi and M. Medraj, “Experimental Determination of the Phase Equilibrium in the Ca-Mg-Zn system”, Discussion Meeting on Thermodynamics of Alloys”, TOFA 2010, Porto, Portugal, (September 12-16, 2010)

Oral Presentation

[3] M. Medraj, D. Kevorkov, Y.N. Zhang, M.N. Khan, M. Aljarrah, Sk. Wasiur Rahman, Combinatorial Approach to the Development and Application of Multicomponent Thermodynamic Database for the Mg Alloy Systems, MS&T'10, 2010 (invited).

[2] Y.N. Zhang, D. Kevorkov, J. Li, E. Essadiqi, M. Medraj, Experimental Investigation of the Ca-Mg-Zn system via diffusion couples and key experiments, CalphadXXXIX, 2010, Jeju, Korea.

[1] M. Medraj, Sk. Wasiur Rahman, D. Kevorkov, J. Li, E. Essadiqui, Y.N. Zhang, S. Konica and P. Chartrand, Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimental Investigations of the (Mg, Al)-Ca-Zn Systems, CalphadXXXVIII, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic.