Dr. Xinchang Zhang is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Idaho National Laboratory. His primary research areas focus on the processing of advanced nuclear materials using advanced manufacturing techniques, and the characterization of high-temperature structural materials using electron microscopy and mechanical testing. The materials of interest include nickel-based superalloys, cobalt-based superalloys, stainless steel, functionally graded materials, high-entropy alloys, etc. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (2019). His honors include the Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, Best Paper Award in the 2018 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, the NSF Travel Award, Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal 'Additive Manufacturing', etc. He also serves as a reviewer for the leading journals in the area of advanced manufacturing and material science, including 'Additive Manufacturing', 'Materials Science and Engineering: A', 'Science and Technology of Welding and Joining', the 'ASME-Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering', etc. At INL, he is currently investigating the advanced manufacturing of nuclear materials and the characterization of microstructure and elevated-temperature mechanical properties.