Zhen Zhu
Postdoc Scholar
Materials Department,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Web: www.zhuzhen.weebly.com
Postdoc Scholar
Materials Department,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Web: www.zhuzhen.weebly.com
EDUCATION
Graduate school
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, 08/2010—05/2015;
- School of Electrical Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, 09/2009—06/2010.
- Kuang Yaming Honor School, Nanjing University, 09/2005—06/2009.
AWARDS
- Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad 2014. February 2015.
- Physics Dissertation Completion Fellowship, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University. January 2015.
- Physics Continuation Fellowship, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University. August 2014.
- Best Poster Award, NT15, USC, Los Angels. June 2014.
- Outstanding Graduate Award, Condensed Matter Physics, Physics and Astronomy Department, Michigan State University. 2013
SKILLS
- Programming language: C/C++, FORTRAN, Python.
- Software packages: SIESTA, TranSIESTA, VASP, self-written tight binding code.
- Software applications: MS Word, LaTeX, Gnuplot, Xcrysden.
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CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
1. Enhancing mechanical toughness of aluminum surfaces by nanoboron implantation: An ab initio study. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, Dae-Gyeon Kwon, Young-Kyun Kwon, and David Tomanek, at the 2012 APS March Meeting in Boston, MA, February 28, 2012.
2. Can diamond nanowires grow inside carbon nanotubes? Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, David Tomanek and Yanquan Feng at the 2013 APS March Meeting in Baltimore, MD, March 22, 2013.
3. Electronic and transport properties of 2D graphene-haeckelite hybrid structures. Contributed presentation of Zhen Zhu, Zacharias G. Fthenakis and David Tomanek at the international symposium on "Flatlands beyond Curriculum Vitae Zhen Zhu Graphene" at the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, June 18, 2013.
4. Can diamond nanowires form inside carbon nanotubes? Contribution of Zhen Zhu, David Tomanek, and Yanquan Feng at the NT13: Fourteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes in Espoo, Finland, June 24, 2013.
5. Formation of diamond nanowires inside carbon nanotubes: An ab initio study. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, David Tomanek, and Yanquan Feng at the CCTN13: Eighths International Symposium on Computational Challenges and Tools for Nanotubes in Tallinn, Estonia, June 29, 2013.
6. Thermal and electrical conductivity of defective graphene: From grain boundaries to haeckelite. Contributed talk L37.00015 of Zhen Zhu, Zacharias G. Fthenakis, and David Tomanek at the 2014 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, March 5, 2014.
7. Spontaneous origami in multi-phase 2D phosphorus. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, Jie Guan, and David Tomanek at the CCTN14: Ninth International Symposium on Computational Challenges and Tools for Nanotubes in Los Angeles, USA, June 1, 2014.
8. Spontaneous origami in multi-phase 2D phosphorus. Poster presentation of Zhen Zhu, Jie Guan, and David Tomanek at the NT14: Fifteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes in Los Angeles, USA, June 2-6, 2014.
9. Spontaneous origami in multi-phase 2D phosphorus. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, Jie Guan, and David Tomanek at the IPS14: Informal Phosphorene Symposium in East Lansing, USA, Aug 4-6, 2014.
2. Can diamond nanowires grow inside carbon nanotubes? Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, David Tomanek and Yanquan Feng at the 2013 APS March Meeting in Baltimore, MD, March 22, 2013.
3. Electronic and transport properties of 2D graphene-haeckelite hybrid structures. Contributed presentation of Zhen Zhu, Zacharias G. Fthenakis and David Tomanek at the international symposium on "Flatlands beyond Curriculum Vitae Zhen Zhu Graphene" at the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, June 18, 2013.
4. Can diamond nanowires form inside carbon nanotubes? Contribution of Zhen Zhu, David Tomanek, and Yanquan Feng at the NT13: Fourteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes in Espoo, Finland, June 24, 2013.
5. Formation of diamond nanowires inside carbon nanotubes: An ab initio study. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, David Tomanek, and Yanquan Feng at the CCTN13: Eighths International Symposium on Computational Challenges and Tools for Nanotubes in Tallinn, Estonia, June 29, 2013.
6. Thermal and electrical conductivity of defective graphene: From grain boundaries to haeckelite. Contributed talk L37.00015 of Zhen Zhu, Zacharias G. Fthenakis, and David Tomanek at the 2014 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, March 5, 2014.
7. Spontaneous origami in multi-phase 2D phosphorus. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, Jie Guan, and David Tomanek at the CCTN14: Ninth International Symposium on Computational Challenges and Tools for Nanotubes in Los Angeles, USA, June 1, 2014.
8. Spontaneous origami in multi-phase 2D phosphorus. Poster presentation of Zhen Zhu, Jie Guan, and David Tomanek at the NT14: Fifteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes in Los Angeles, USA, June 2-6, 2014.
9. Spontaneous origami in multi-phase 2D phosphorus. Contributed talk of Zhen Zhu, Jie Guan, and David Tomanek at the IPS14: Informal Phosphorene Symposium in East Lansing, USA, Aug 4-6, 2014.