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Computational Materials Science
Qi Research Group

Postdocs

Subhendu Chakraborty

PLACE HOLDER

Subhendu Chakraborty joined Prof. Qi's group in June 2024. He is working on atomistic simulations of deformation defects in transition metal alloys.

Contact Info

Email: subhendu@umich.edu
Address: 2158 H. H. Dow

Graduate Students

Zhucong Xi

PLACE HOLDER

Zhucong Xi joined Prof. Qi's group in 2020. He graduated from Shandong University, China in 2018 with a B.Eng. degree in Materials Chemistry. He earned his Masters degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2020. Currently, he is investigating the growth mechanisms of solute clusters in multicomponent Al alloys using atomistic simulations and machine learning techniques.

Contact Info

Email: zhucongx@umich.edu
Address: 2158 H. H. Dow

Ganlin Chen

PLACE HOLDER

Ganlin Chen was born in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. He received the B.S. in New Energy Materials and Devices (Sino-foreign Cooperation) from Soochow University (Suzhou, P.R. China) in 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan. Ganlin previously worked in the field of energy materials synthesis and applications in lithium-ion battery. His current research interest is exploring mechanisms behind twinning and phase transformation in Ti alloys.

Contact Info

Email: gavincgl@umich.edu
Address: 2158 H. H. Dow

Vaidehi Menon

PLACE HOLDER

Vaidehi Menon received a B. Tech. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) from the Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur in 2018. She did her masters in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Akron, graduating in 2020. She is now pursuing a PhD in MSE at the University of Michigan. Her current research investigates dislocation-grain boundary interactions in Mg alloys using atomistic simulations and first-principles calculations.

Contact Info

Email: menonv@umich.edu
Address: 2158 H. H. Dow

Jierui Zhao

PLACE HOLDER

Jierui Zhao got my Bachelor's degree at East China University of Science and Technology in 2020. He earned his Masters degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2023. He is now pursuing a PhD in MSE at the University of Michigan. He is applying first-principles simulations, atomistic simulations, and machine learning to investigate the dislocation properties in advanced alloys, particularly refractory complex concentrated alloys (RCCAs).

Contact Info

Email: jieruizh@umich.edu
Address: 2158 H. H. Dow