夜色视频

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Ming Chen

Assistant Professor

Biography and information for students

Ming Chen joined 夜色视频, as an assistant professor in 2025. His research group concentrates on processing and physical metallurgy. Motivated students and researchers are welcome to join (Ph.D. candidate, postdoc and summer intern) by sending their CV and contact information (name, institution and emails) along with two to three references.

Research Thrusts (More details in group website)

  • Thrust 1: Additive manufacturing of metals and ceramics
  • Thrust 2: Hierarchical porous materials
  • Thrust 3: Critical minerals and materials processing
  • Thrust 4: Mechanical properties at micro-/nano-scales

Education

  • Ph.D. of Materials Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich), Switzerland, 2020
  • Master of Science, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, RWTH–Aachen University, Germany, 2015
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), 2012

Key publications

  • Chen, L. Pethö, J.M. Wheeler, et. al., , Nature Communications, (2020), 11(1), 2681.
  • Chen, Y.Z. Xu, D.C. Dunand, et. al., , Acta Materialia, (2024), 120055.
  • Chen, M. Al-buainain, D.C. Dunand, , Chemical Engineering Journal, (2026): 177592. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.177592.
  • Chen, A. Pröschel , D.C. Dunand, et. al., , Advanced Functional Materials, (2024): 2415210.
  • Chen, S. Pennell, D. C. Dunand, , Advanced Functional Materials, (2024), 2411085.
  • Chen, S. Van Petegem, H. Van Swygenhoven, et. al., , Additive Manufacturing, (2022), 59, 103173.

Classes

  • MSE 416/616/715 Structure of Materials
  • MSE 426/626 Materials Processing
  • MSE 430/630 Phase Transformation & Kinetics
  • MSE 415/615 Materials Characterization