1996.9~2000.7, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Bachelor degree in Chemical Equipment and Mechanical Manufacture.

2000.9~2003.5, Yanshan University, Master degree in Solid Mechanics.

2003.9~2007.1, Dalian University of Technology, Doctor degree in Engineering Mechanics.

2007.3~ , Lecturer, Dalian University of Technology.

2009.1~2009.4, Visiting scientist, Pennsylvania State University, US

Engineering mechanics:

Numerical modelling and simulation of friction stir welding

1. Z. Zhang, H.W. Zhang. Numerical studies on the effect of transverse speed in friction stir welding, Materials & Design, 2009, 30: 900-907.

2. Z. Zhang, H.W. Zhang. Numerical studies on controlling of process parameters in friction stir welding, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2009, 209: 241-270.

3. Z. Zhang. Comparison of two contact models in the simulation of friction stir welding process, Journal of Materials Science, 2008, 43: 5867-5877.

4. Z. Zhang, H. W. Zhang. A fully coupled thermo-mechanical model of friction stir welding, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2008, 37: 279-293.

5. Z. Zhang, J.T. Chen. The simulation of material behaviors in friction stir welding process by using rate-dependent constitutive model, Journal of Materials Science, 2008, 43: 222-232.

6. Z. Zhang, J. Bie, Y.L. Liu, H.W. Zhang. Effect of traverse/rotational speed on material deformations and temperature distributions in friction stir welding, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 2008, 24(6): 907-914.

7. Z. Zhang, Y.L. Liu, H.W. Zhang. Numerical methods in the simulation of friction stir welding, 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Venice, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2008.

8. Z. Zhang, H.W. Zhang. Simulation of 3D material flow in friction stir welding of AA6061-T6, China Welding, 2008, 17(1): 57-63.

9. H. W. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. T. Chen. 3D modeling of material flow in friction stir welding under different process parameters, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2007, 183: 62-70.

10. Z. Zhang, H. W. Zhang. Material behaviors and mechanical features in friction stir welding process, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2007, 35: 86-100.

11. Z. Zhang, H. W. Zhang. Numerical studies on the effect of axial pressure in friction stir welding, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2007, 12(3): 226-248.

12. Z. Zhang, H. W. Zhang. The simulation of residual stresses in friction stir welds, Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2007, 2(5): 951-964.

13. Z. Zhang, H.W. Zhang. Numerical studies of pre-heating time effect on temperature and material behaviors in friction stir welding process, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2007, 12(5): 436-448.

14. H. W. Zhang, Z. Zhang. Numerical modeling of friction stir welding process by using rate-dependent constitutive model, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2007, 23(1): 73-80.

15. G.X. Wang, L.L. Zhu, Z. Zhang. Modeling of material flow in friction stir welding process, China Welding, 2007, 16(3): 63-70.

16. H.W. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J.T. Chen, Y.L. Liu, J. Bie. The simulation of friction stir welding with consideration of recrystallization phenomenon, International Conference on Computational Methods, Hiroshima, Japan, April 4-6, 2007: 323. (Keynote Lecture)

17. H. W. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Bie, L. Zhou, J. T. Chen. Effect of viscosity on material behaviors in friction stir welding process, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2006, 16: 1045-1052.

18. J. T. Chen, Z. Zhang, H. W. Zhang. Two-dimensional numerical simulation of material flow patterns in friction stir welding, International Conference on Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Changchun, August 10-12, 2006: 572-576.

19. H. W. Zhang, Z. Zhang. Numerical simulation of friction stir welding by using semi-coupled model, International Conference on Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, eds. P. Hu and J. N. Reddy, Changchun, China, August 10-12, 2006: 52-62 (Keynote Lecture).

20. H. W. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. T. Chen. The finite element simulation of the friction stir welding process, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2005, 403: 340-348.

21. Z. Zhang, J. T. Chen, H. W. Zhang. The 3D simulation of friction stir welding process, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, eds. R. C. Batra, L. F. Qian, Y. L. Zhang, X. N. Li, S. K. Tso. Nanjing, China, 2005: 1388-1342.