Research interests

My primary research interests are in studying experimentally the progress and mechanisms relevant to atmospheric corrosion of different metal alloy systems, including that of aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel, and analyzing the corrosion through materials science techniques including SEM, EDS, EBSD, XPS, and FIB/TEM. My current project involves the study of the atmospheric corrosion of the 7000-series aluminum alloy.

Previous research interests I’ve had involve molecular beam gas-surface scattering studies with atomic oxygen on materials relevant to extreme environments, including silicon carbide, carbon fiber preform, space-grade silicones, carbon nanotubes, and PICA, in order to characterize the scattering and reaction dynamics from these materials.

Career path:

• 1.5 years in the Metallurgy and Advanced Microscopy Group of the Materials Science Division, LLNL

Subject Matter Expertise

Atmospheric corrosion, aluminum corrosion, aging, surface science, physical chemistry, molecular beam, atomic oxygen, extreme environment chemistry

Ph.D. Chemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 2021

• Chen, D. Z., Xu, C., Gouzman, I., & Minton, T. K. (2022). Effect of Hyperthermal Atomic Oxygen on Space-Grade CV-1144-0 Silicone. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. https://doi:10.1021/acsapm.2c00178
• Provance, D.W., Addison, E.J., Wood, P.R., Chen, D.Z., Karcher, R.L., Silan, C.M., and Mercer, J.A. (2008).  Myosin-Vb functions as a peripheral, dynamic tether for endocytic compartments during transferrin trafficking.  BMC Cell Biology 9: 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2121-9-44

Memberships

• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

Member (2023 – Present)