People
Bi-Cheng Zhou
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
My interests are in computational thermodynamics and kinetics of materials, including first-principles alloy theory, CALPHAD, theories of phase transformations, and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. These methods are applied to lightweight alloys, high-temperature materials, and corrosion.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Hantong Chen
Joined group in 9/2024.
PhD Brown University.
Research Interests: CVM, CALPHAD, first-principles thermodynamics, software development
Graduate Students
Rahim Zaman
Joined group in 8/2020.
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia.
Research Interests: High-temperature oxidation, CALPHAD, first-principles thermodynamics and kinetics
Yuan-Chen Gao
Joined group in 8/2020.
B.E. Polymer Materials and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Columbia University.
Research Interests: Mg alloys, precipitation, cluster expansion, first-principles thermodynamics
Daniel Fisher
Joined group in 8/2024.
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia.
Research Interests: high temperature materials, CALPHAD, first-principles calculations
Undergraduate Students
Taka Suzuki
Joined group in 10/2021.
Adrian Motas
Joined group in 8/2024.
Alumni
Rajendra Prasad Gorrey
8/2023-11/2024 PhD, Next: Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Chu-Liang Fu
8/2018-8/2023 PhD, Next: Postdoc at MIT
Will Morris
5/2023-8/2023 Summer Intern, Virginia Tech MSE undergraduate
Kang Wang
8/2018-3/2023 Postdoc, Next: Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Du Cheng
8/2018-3/2023 PhD, Next: Postdoc at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Damilola Lawal
8/2020-5/2022 MS, Next: UPenn MSE PhD program.
Annika Szyniec
10/2021-10/2022, UVA ChemE undergraduate
Nima Razavi
8/2021-8/2022, UVA ECE undergraduate