Dr. Xinchang Zhang is a postdoctoral research associate within the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Idaho National Laboratory. His primary research areas are focused on the processing of advanced nuclear materials using advanced manufacturing techniques, and characterization of high temperature structure materials using electron microscopy and mechanical testing. The materials of interest include nickel-based superalloys, cobalt-based superalloys, stainless steel, functionally graded materials, high-entropy alloys, etc. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2019. His honors include Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, Best Paper Award in 2018 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, NSF Travel Award, Outstanding Reviewer for the journal Additive Manufacturing, etc. He also serves as the reviewer for the leading journals in the area of advanced manufacturing and material science, including Additive Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, ASME-Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, etc. At INL, Xinchang is currently investigating advanced manufacturing of nuclear materials and characterizing the microstructure and elevated-temperature mechanical properties.​