Mianliang Huang

(Permanent Resident)

**-* *********** ***., ****, IA 50010, 515-***-**** (cell), 515-***-**** (O) hk2qmw@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A metallurgist with more than 15 years of experience in physical metallurgy; strong abilities in problems solving and/or product and processing development; Extensive experience in metallurgical engineering especially alloy design and processing, microstructure behavior & processing kinetics; Extensive experience in corrosion, failure analysis, and metallurgical processes such as melting, solidification, casting, heat treatment and single crystal growth; Metallographic laboratory experience using optical and scanning electron microscope; Extensive experience in process optimization utilizing designed experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis software (SAS); A team player; Self-motivated and results-driven; Strong written and verbal skills

Employment Experience

Assistant Scientist 08/2006-present

Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Ames Laboratory-U.S. DOE

Fe-based Alloys Development related:

Experimentally (melting, solidification/crystal growth, heat treatment) investigated the correlation between the microstructure and properties (magnetic, mechanical and corrosion) of Fe-based alloys using optical microscopy, SEM, TEM, XRD and synchrotron x-ray.

Research Associate 05/2004-08/2006

Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Ames Laboratory-U.S. DOE

R(Ce,La,Nd,Pr)-Ni-Si rare earth compounds:

Experimental and thermodynamic modeling investigated the Ni-Pr, Nd-Ni, Gd-Si binary systems and Pr-Ni-Si, Ce-Ni-Si, La-Ni-Si, Nd-Ni-Si ternary systems. Liquid surface for these ternary systems were calculated to identify alloy compositions for single crystal growth with flux methods and polycrystalline singe phases.

Experimentally fabricated and characterized series of intermetallic compounds (single crystalline and polycrystalline) consists of the R(n+1)(n+2)Nin(n-1)+2Sin(n+1) phases for n=2,3, and 4 using XRD and SEM.

Research Assistant 08/1999-04/2004

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UW-Madison

Thermodynamic and kinetic study on intermetallic compounds PdIn and Pd3In: bulk and thin film cases.

Investigated the defects and diffusion in intermetallic compound PdIn using XRD, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and diffusion couple method

Investigated and modeled the kinetics of grain growth and phase transformation in sputter deposited single layered PdIn, Pd3In, NiMn, PdMn and PdPtMn thin film coatings and multi-layered of Ni/Al and Ti/Al thin film coating using TEM, SEM, AFM, SAXD, XPS and DSC

Investigated the phase stability of rare earth silicides using XRD

Research Assistant 09/1997-07/1999

Department of Phys. Chem. of Metallurgy, University of Science & Technology–Beijing, China

Investigated the oxidation, microstructure, and mechanical properties of ZrO2-CaO-BN composite using XRD, TGA, SEM, TEM and mechanical properties measurements.

Research Assistant 09/1994-04/1997

Dept. of Chem. & Mater. Sci. Engineering, Anshan University of Science and Technology, China

Studied the oxidation behavior, microstructure, room temperature and high temperature mechanical properties of Al2O3-MgO ceramics and Al2O3-MgO-C composite.

Intern

Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation 5/94-8/94

Doing rotation in iron making, steel making, refining, casting, and rolling plants.

Benxi Steel Group Corporation 5/93-8/93

Doing rotation in iron making, steel making, refining, casting, and rolling plants.

Mentor

Supervised the new graduate research assistants’ research and trained them on lab equipments, such as XRD, SEM, TEM, arc melter, high temperature furnace, and sputter deposition system.

Instructed undergraduates’ intern and their final year project

Education

Ph.D Metallurgical Engineering (minor, Computer Science) May 2004

University of Wisconsin – Madison

M.S. Metallurgical Engineering August 2000

University of Wisconsin – Madison

M.S. Chemical and Materials Engineering April 1997

Anshan Institute of Iron and Steel Technology

B.S. Chemical and Materials Engineering July 1994

Anshan Institute of Iron and Steel Technology

Highlighted Skills

Laboratory/Instrumentation

Materials design/process: arc-melting, induction/resistance furnace melting/casting, directional solidification/single crystal growth, heat treatment/oxidation, hot/cold rolling, press, plasma spray, PVD, CVD or sputtering deposition processes

Structure characterization: metallographic preparation techniques, quantitative microscopy (SEM/EDS/EPMA and TEM), surface analytical techniques (AE, AFM/MFM and XPS), thermal analysis (DSC, DTA, and TGA), X-ray diffraction, and nondestructive test (PT, RT, ET, MT, UT)

Mechanical testing: hardness, tensile/compressive deformation, creep, facture and failure analysis

Computer

Proficient in MS-Office, Microcal Origin, Photoshop, Pandat (multicomponent phase diagram calculation software); CAD; Experience in process optimization utilizing designed experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis software (SAS)

Modeling: linear and nonlinear modeling, solidification path simulation and phase diagram calculation

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