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Yufeng Zheng

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

(940) 369-7591

Email: Yufeng.Zheng@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Ohio State University, 2013
    Major: Materials Science and Engineering
    Dissertation: Nucleation Mechanisms of Refined Alpha Microstructure in Beta Titanium Alloys
  • MS, Ohio State University, 2010
    Major: Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Metals (ASM International). (January 1, 2020 - Present).
  • Materials Research Society (MRS). (January 1, 2019 - Present).
  • Microscopy Society of America (MSA). (January 1, 2014 - Present).
  • The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). (January 1, 2011 - Present).
  • Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). (January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023).

Development Activities

  • Conference Attendance, Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference, TMS. Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States of America. (September 25, 2023 - September 27, 2023).
  • Workshop, New Investigator Academy, UNT. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 7, 2023 - September 7, 2023).
  • Workshop, 2023 ABET Symposium, ABET. Nashville,Tennessee,United States of America. (April 20, 2023 - April 21, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MTSE 3060 - Phase Transformations in Materials, 1 course.
  • MTSE 5620 - Scanning Electron and Ion Microscopy, 2 courses.
  • MTSE 5625 - Scanning Electron and Ion Microscopy Laboratory, 1 course.
  • MTSE 6600 - Transmission Electron Microscopy, 1 course.
  • MTSE 6605 - Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory, 1 course.
  • MTSE 6940 - Individual Research, 6 courses.
  • MTSE 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 420/620 Ferrous and Non-ferrous Alloys, Spring 2023.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 415/615 Materials Characterization, Fall 2022.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 710 Electron Microscopy, Spring 2022.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 460/703 Physical Metallurgy, Fall 2021.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 460 Physical Metallurgy Lab, Fall 2021.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 417/617 Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fall 2021.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 417/617 Scanning Electron Microscopy Lab, Fall 2021.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 495/695 Special Topic (Ferrous and Non-ferrous Alloys), Spring 2021.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 415/615 Materials Characterization, Fall 2020.
  • University of Nevada Reno, MSE 710 Electron Microscopy, Spring 2020.

Directed Student Learning

  • Major Professor, Materials Science and Engineering. (August 19, 2024).
  • Major Professor, Materials Science and Engineering. (January 16, 2024).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Materials Science and Engineering. (August 21, 2023).
  • Major Professor, Materials Science and Engineering. (August 21, 2023).
  • Major Professor, Materials Science and Engineering. (August 21, 2023).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Materials Science and Engineering. (August 19, 2024 - December 5, 2024).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Materials Science and Engineering. (August 19, 2024 - December 5, 2024).
  • Major Professor, "UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF DEFECTS ON THE MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTIONS IN METASTABLE B TITANIUM ALLOYS," Materials Science and Engineering. (August 15, 2023 - May 12, 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Understanding the Roles of Defects in the Microstructural Evolution in Metastable Beta Titanium Alloys," Materials Science and Engineering. (September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024).

Awards and Honors

  • Undergraduate Research Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, University of Nevada Reno. (May 1, 2023).
  • 2023 TMS Young Leaders Professional Development Award, TMS Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD). (March 1, 2023).
  • NSF EPSCoR Research Fellow, National Science Foundation. (February 1, 2023).
  • NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Awardee, NSF. (August 1, 2022).
  • Nominated for Undergraduate Research Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, University of Nevada Reno. (May 1, 2022).
  • Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewer, Acta Journals. (February 1, 2021).
  • Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewer, Acta Journals. (February 1, 2019).
  • Nominated for Aaronson Award for Excellent Young Researcher, International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformation in Inorganic Materials. (August 1, 2015).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Jia, Y., Su, H., Cao, S., Ma, Y., Wang, Q., Huang, S., Zhang, R., Hu, Q., Zheng, Y., Zheng, S., Lei, J., Yang, R. (2024). Fabrication of Highly Heterogeneous Precipitate Microstructure in an α+ β Titanium Alloy through Metastable Phase Engineering. Acta Materialia. 279 120302.
  • Hao, M., Wang, D., Wang, Y., Zhang, T., Li, P., Guo, Y., Sun, Q., Zheng, Y., Wang, Y. (2024). Heterogeneous Precipitate Microstructure Design in β-Ti Alloys by Regulating the Cooling Rate. Acta Materialia. 269 119810.
  • Luo, K., Han, X., Cappola, J., Li, D., Zheng, Y., Li, L., Yan, F., An, Q. (2024). Hyper-Elastic Deformation via Martensitic Phase Transformation in CdTe. Advanced Engineering Materials. 2302076.
  • Prithiv, T., Kloenne, Z., Das, S.M., Zheng, Y., Raabe, D., Fraser, H.L., Gault, B., Antonov, S. (2024). Mechanism of Grain Boundary α Precipitation in the Metastable β-Titanium Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr. Acta Materialia. 272 119955.
  • Su, Y., Liang, C., Sun, X., Zhang, H., Liang, Q., Zheng, Y., Hao, Y., Yang, R., Wang, D., Banerjee, D., Wang, Y. (2023). Composition-dependent Shuffle-shear Coupling and Shuffle-regulated Strain Glass Transition in Compositionally Modulated in Ti-Nb Alloys. Acta Materialia. 246 118697.
  • Han, X., Li, D., Zhou, J., Zheng, Y., Kong, L., Li, L., Yan, F. (2023). Electrospun Single-Phase Spinel Magnetic High Entropy Oxide Nanoparticles via Low-Temperature Ambient Annealing. 5 3075-3083. Nanoscale Advances.
  • Mantri, S., Dasari, S., Sharma, A., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Banerjee, R. (2023). Role of Aluminum rejection from isothermal $\omega$ precipitates on the formation of $\alpha$ precipitates in the metastable $\beta$-titanium alloy Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al. Scripta Materialia. 234 115565. Pergamon.
  • Mantri, S., Dasari, A., Sharma, A., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Banerjee, R. (2023). Role of Aluminum Rejection from Isothermal ω Precipitates on the Formation of α Precipitates in the Metastable β -Titanium Alloy Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al. Scripta Materialia. 234 115565.
  • Chen, G., Li, D., Zheng, Y., Qi, L. (2023). Stability and Growth Kinetics of {112} Twin Embryos in β-Ti Alloys. Acta Materialia. 263 119520.
  • Pan, Q., Kapoor, M., Mileski, S., Li, D., Yang, J., Zheng, Y., Carsley, J., Lou, X. (2023). Phase Transformation and Microstructure Evolution in Al-Mn-Fe-Si 3104 Aluminum Alloy Made by Laser Directed Energy Deposition. Additive Manufacturing. 77 103979.
  • Amin, A., Li, D., Duan, X., Vijayaraghavan, S., Menon, H., Wall, J., Weaver, M., Cheng, M., Zheng, Y., Li, L., Yan, F. (2022). Enhanced Efficiency and Stability in Sb2S3 Seed Layer Buffered Sb2Se3 Solar Cells. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 9 2200547.
  • Wang, Y., Hao, M., Li, D., Li, P., Liang, Q., Wang, D., Zheng, Y., Sun, Q., Wang, Y. (2022). Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr-1Zr by Bimodal Lamellar Precipitate Microstructures via Two-step Aging. Materials Science & Engineering: A. 829 142117.
  • Sukumar, P., Kloenne, Z., Li, D., Shi, R., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Gault, B., Antonov, S. (2022). Grain Boundary Segregation and Its Implications regarding the Formation of the Grain Boundary α Phase in the Metastable β-Titanium Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr Alloy. Scripta Materialia. 207 114320.
  • Zhang, X., Li, D., Zheng, Y., Shojae, P., Trabia, M., O'Toole, B., Lin, D., Mushongera, L., Liao, Y. (2022). In-situ Synthesis of Ti5Si3-Reinforced Titanium Matrix Nanocomposite by Selective Laser Melting: Quasi-continuous Reinforcement Network and Enhanced Mechanical Performance. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 309 117752.
  • Shi, R., Li, D., Antonov, S., Liu, X., Zheng, Y. (2022). Origin of Morphological Variation of Grain Boundary Precipitates in Titanium Alloys. Scripta Materialia. 214 114651.
  • Zheng, Y., Banerjee, R., Wang, Y., Fraser, H.L., Banerjee, D. (2022). Pathways to Titanium Martensite. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. 75 1051-1068.
  • Zhao, S., Liang, Q., Wang, D., Ji, Y., Wang, Y., Zheng, Y., Ding, X., Mills, M., Ren, X., Wang, Y. (2022). Quasi-linear Superelasticity with Ultralow Modulus in Tensile Cyclic Deformed NiTi Strain Glass. Advanced Engineering Materials. 2200239.
  • Amin, A., Guo, L., Vijayaraghavan, S., Li, D., Duan, X., Menon, H., Wall, J., Gupta, S., Cheng, M.M., Zheng, Y., Li, L., Yan, F. (2022). Solution-Processed Vanadium Oxides as a Hole-Transport Layer for Sb2Se3 Thin-Film Solar Cells. Solar Energy. 231 1-7.
  • Liang, Q., Zhao, S., Wang, D., Ji, Y., Wang, Y., Zheng, Y., Ren, X., Mills, M., Wang, Y. (2022). Strain States and Unique Properties in Cold-Rolled TiNi Shape Memory Alloys. Acta Materialia. 231 117890.
  • Sharma, A., Soni, V., Dasari, S., Mantri, S., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Banerjee, R. (2021). Fine Scale α Precipitation in Ti-19at%V in the Absence of Influence from ω Precipitates. Scripta Materialia. 196 113766.
  • Vijayaraghavan, S., Wall, J., Menon, H., Duan, X., Guo, L., Almin, A., Han, X., Kong, L., Zheng, Y., Li, L., Yan, F. (2021). Interfacial Engineering with NiOx Nanofibers as Hole Transport Layer for Carbon-based Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar Energy. 230 591-597.
  • Antonov, S., Shi, R., Li, D., Kloenne, Z., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Raabe, D., Gault, B. (2021). Nucleation and Growth of α Phase in a Metastable β-Titanium Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr Alloy: Influence from the Nano-scale, ordered-orthorhombic Oʺ Phase and α Compositional Evolution. Scripta Materialia. 194 113672.
  • Ma, K., Zheng, Y., Dasari, S., Zhang, D., Fraser, H., Banerjee, R. (2021). Precipitation in Nanostructured Alloys: a Brief Review. 46 250-257. MRS Bulletin.
  • Shi, R., Gao, Y., Li, D., Zhao, W., Zheng, Y. (2021). Recent Advances in the Design of Novel β-Titanium Alloys using Computational Simulation and Advanced Characterization. Advanced Engineering Materials. 2100152.
  • Li, D., Zhang, X., Zhao, W., Merrill, D., Myer, N., Antonov, S., Liao, Y., Zheng, Y. (2021). The Role of High-Index Twinning on Hierarchical α Microstructure in Metastable β-Titanium Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr Alloy. JOM. 73 2303-2311.
  • Zhang, X., Li, D., Liao, Y., Zheng, Y. (2021). Three-dimensional Characterization of Selective Laser Melted Graphene Oxide-Reinforced Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb Alloy. JOM. 73 1795-1803.
  • Lu, S., Antonov, S., Li, L., Liu, C., Liu, X., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Feng, Q. (2020). Atomic Structure and Segregation Behavior of Creep Defects in a Co-Al-W-based Single Crystal Superalloys under High Temperature and Low Stress. Acta Materialia. 190 16-28.
  • Mantri, S., Alam, T., Zheng, Y., Williams, J., Banerjee, R. (2020). Influence of Post Deposition Annealing on Microstructure and Properties of Laser Additive Manufactured Titanium Copper Alloys. Additive Manufacturing. 32 101067.
  • Ackerman, A., Vorontsov, V., Bantounas, I., Zheng, Y., Chang, Y., McAuliffe, T., Clark, W., Fraser, H., Gault, B., Rugg, D., Dye, D. (2020). Interface Characteristics in an α+β Titanium Alloy. 4 013602. Physical Review Materials.
  • Gao, Y., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Wang, Y. (2020). Intrinsic Coupling Between Twinning Plasticity and Transformation Plasticity in β Titanium Alloys: a Symmetry and Pathway Analysis. Acta Materialia. 196 488-504.
  • Antonov, S., Kloenne, Z., Gao, Y., Wang, D., Wang, Y., Feng, Q., Fraser, H., Zheng, Y. (2020). Novel Deformation Twinning System in a Cold Rolled High-strength Metastable- β Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr Alloy. 9 100614. Materialia.
  • Deng, P., Yin, H., Song, M., Li, D., Zheng, Y., Prorok, B., Lou, X. (2020). On the Thermal Stability of Dislocation Cellular Structures in Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steels: Roles of Heavy Element Segregation and Stacking Fault Energy. JOM. 72 4232-4243.
  • Soni, V., Gwalani, B., Alam, T., Dasari, S., Zheng, Y., Senkov, O., Miracle, D., Banerjee, R. (2020). Phase Inversion in a Two-phase, BCC + B2, Refractory High Entropy Alloy. Acta Materialia. 185 89-97.
  • Soni, V., Senkov, O., Couzinie, J., Zheng, Y., Gwalani, B., Banerjee, R. (2020). Phase Stability and Microstructure Evolution in a Ductile Refractory High Entropy Alloy. 9 100569. Materialia.
  • Antonov, S., Zheng, Y., Sosa, J., Fraser, H., Cormier, J., Kontis, P., Gault, B. (2020). Plasticity Assisted Redistribution of Solutes Leading to Topological Inversion during Creep of Superalloys. Scripta Materialia. 186 287-292.
  • Zhang, D., Qiu, D., Gibson, M., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., Prasad, A., StJohn, D., Easton, M. (2020). Refining Prior-β Grains of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Through Yttrium Addition. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 841 155733.
  • Zhang, X., Mao, B., Liao, Y., Zheng, Y. (2020). Selective Laser Melting of Graphene Oxide-Reinforced Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb: Improved Manufacturability and Mechanical Strength. 35 1998-2005.
  • Zheng, Y., Antonov, S., Feng, Q., Banerjee, R., Banerjee, D., Fraser, H. (2020). Shuffle-induced Modulated Structure and Heating-induced Ordering in the Metastable β-Titanium Alloy. Scripta Materialia. 176 7-11.
  • Liang, Q., Wang, D., Zheng, Y., Zhao, S., Hao, Y., Yang, R., Banerjee, D., Fraser, H., Wang, Y. (2020). Shuffle-nanodomain Regulated Strain Glass Transition in Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn Alloy. Acta Materialia. 186 415-424.
  • Liang, Q., Kloenne, Z., Zheng, Y., Wang, D., Antonov, S., Gao, Y., Hao, Y., Yang, R., Wang, Y. (2020). The Role of Nano-scaled Structural Non-uniformities on Deformation Twinning and Stress-induced Transformation in a Cold Rolled Multifunctional β-Titanium Alloy. Scripta Materialia. 177 181-185.
  • Gao, Y., Ke, J., Mao, B., Liao, Y., Zheng, Y., Aagesen, L. (2020). Twinning Path Determined by Broken Symmetry: a Revisit to Deformation Twinning in Hexagonal Close-packed Titanium and Zirconium. 4 070601. Physical Review Materials.
  • Zhang, D., Qiu, D., Gibson, M., Zheng, Y., Fraser, H., StJohn, D., Easton, M. (2019). Additive Manufacturing of Ultrafine-grained High-strength Titanium Alloys. Nature. 576 91-95.
  • Su, Y., Wang, K., Gao, J., Yang, Y., Qin, Y., Zheng, Y., Zhu, D. (2019). Enhanced cytocompatibility and antibacterial property of zinc phosphate coating on biodegradable zinc materials. Acta Biomaterialia. 98 174--185. Elsevier.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), Possibilities and Limitations of Quantitative Materials Modeling and Characterization 2024, Nanostructures and Deformation Twins in Metastable Beta Titanium Alloys, Bernkastel- Kues, Germany, Germany. (2024 - 2024).
  • Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), Advanced Material Design Workshop, Microstructure Engineering in Titanium Alloys for a Greener Future, Paris, France, France. (2024 - 2024).
  • Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Shuffle Transformation in Titanium Alloys, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Li, D. (Author), Zhang, X. (Author), Fields, S. (Author), Shi, R. (Author), Liao, Y. (Author), Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), MS&T 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Studying Nanoscale Ti5Si3 Quasi-continuous Network in the Selective Laser Melted Titanium Matrix Nanocomposite, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023).
  • Pillai, D. (Author), Fields, S. (Author), Li, D. (Author), Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), MS&T 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Tuning the Precipitate Microstructure in the Selective Laser Melted Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo Alloy via Post Heat Treatment, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fields, S. (Author), Li, D. (Author), Pillai, D. (Author), Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), MS&T 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Understanding the Microstructure and Deformation Behavior in the Selective Laser Melted Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr Alloy, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fields, S. (Author & Presenter), Li, D. (Author), Zheng, Y. (Author), MS&T 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Understanding the Microstructure Evolution Pathway during the Post Heat Treatment in the Direct Energy Deposited Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr Alloy, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023).

    • Other

  • Zheng, Y. (Author & Presenter), CHE Seminar Series at Oklahoma State University, Forging a Sustainable Future: Advancements in Manufacturing, Characterization, and Development of Titanium Alloys for Structural Excellence, Stillwater, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "$2M to fast track stronger alloys-Machine-learning could guide engineers towards harder and tougher metal," MICHIGAN ENGINEERING NEWS. (October 13, 2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Zheng, Y., "CAREER: Understanding the Roles of Nanoprecipitates in the Advanced Metastable Titanium Alloys," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $520583 Funded. (2023).
  • Zheng, Y., "Understanding the Role of Residual Stress Gradients on Plastic Strain Recovery in Nanocrystalline Thin Films," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $413161 Funded. (2023).
  • Zheng, Y., "Collaborative Research: DMREF: Al-enabled Automated Design of Ultrastrong and Ultraelastic Metallic Alloys," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $499916 Funded. (2024 - 2027).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Chair, MTSE Website, Publicity, Outreach Committee. (January 16, 2024 - Present).
  • Co-Director, Materials Research Facility. (November 1, 2023 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Program Organizer, TMS 2025 Recent Advances in Titanium Science and Technology: SMD Symposium Honoring Professor Dipankar Banerjee. (September 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, TMS Titanium Committee. (March 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Acta Materialia. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Advanced Engineering Materials. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Materialia. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Materials Science and Engineering A. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, NSF. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Philosophical Magazine. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Scientific Advances. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Scientific Reports. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Scripta Materialia. (2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, TMS Additive Manufacturing Committee. (March 1, 2020 - Present).
  • Committee Member, TMS Young Professionals Committee. (2020 - Present).
  • Committee Member, TMS Phase Transformation Committee. (2017 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, DOE NEUP. (2024 - 2024).
  • Program Organizer, TMS 2024 Advances in Titanium Technology Symposium. (March 22, 2023 - March 7, 2024).
  • Program Organizer, TMS 2024 Hume-Rothery Symposium on Alloy Microstructure Science and Engineering Symposium. (March 22, 2023 - March 7, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, DOE NEUP. (2023 - 2023).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference. (September 24, 2023 - September 27, 2023).
  • Session Chair, TMS 2023 Advances in Titanium Technology Session I. (March 19, 2023 - March 23, 2023).
  • Program Organizer, TMS 2023 Advances in Titanium Technology. (January 1, 2023 - March 23, 2023).