Biography
Dr Qiance "Quincy" Zhang is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in TRISO, funded by National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). He also holds a position as Honorary Research Associate at the University of Bristol.
Before joining the University of Oxford in 2024, Dr Zhang worked in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester (2022) and in the School of Physics at University of Bristol (2023). He obtained his PhD from the University of Manchester under the supervision of Prof Ping Xiao and Prof Philip Withers, studying the fabrication of SiCf/SiC composites for nuclear and aerospace applications.
He is currently investigating the thermal and micro-mechanical properties of TRISO fuel particles for High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors (HTGR). Dr Zhang is the member of many international affiliations, including Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Member of IOM3 (MIMMM), and Individual Member of the American Ceramic Society.
Awards and Prizes
- ICACC 2024 Student and Young Professional Grant Award, Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) of the American Ceramic Society. (2024)
- Fellowship (FHEA) of Advance HE, Higher Education Academy. (2023)
- President's Doctoral Scholar Award Medal, the University of Manchester. (2022)
- Chartered Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM). (2022)
- Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) of Advance HE, Higher Education Academy. (2021)
- ICACC Student Speaker Travel Grant Award, Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) of the American Ceramic Society. (2019)
- Provincial Excellent Master Dissertation Award, Hunan Province, P.R.C. (2019)
Research Interests
- Materials for nuclear and aerospace applications, including TRISO, graphite and claddings.
- Advanced characterisation techniques, including in-situ XCT, synchrotron x-ray, FIB-DIC, FDTR.
