Derek Chen

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Lecturer  
Supervisor of Master's Candidates  

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RESEARCH AREAS

  1. Lightweight alloys, metallic oxides, supersaturated solid solution and high entropy alloys;

  2. Corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviors of alloys in extreme conditions;

  3. Physical vapor deposition, electroplating, anodizing and casting;

  4. Materials characterization and electrochemical analysis etc.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

  • Subject Matter Expert @ APPLE (04/2022--08/2023)

EDUCATION                                                                                                                       

  • Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering (2021)

    Virginia Tech, USA

  • M.S., Materials Science & Engineering (2016)

    University of South Florida, USA

  • B.S., Polymer Materials (2013)

    Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, P.R. China

PUBLICATIONS

1. Chen, J., Zhang, Z., Hershkovitz, et al. Selective Oxidation and Nickel Enrichment Hinders the Repassivation Kinetics of Multi-Principal Element Alloy Surfaces. Acta Materialia, 2024. [Link]

2. Chen J, Chiu T-M, Cai W. Effects of Magnetic Field on the Corrosion Reactions of A572 Steel in NaCAqueous Solution. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 2022. [Link]

3. Chen J, Xiao J, Hung C-Y, et al. Effects of Alloying Concentration on the Aqueous Corrosion and Passivation of Aluminum-Manganese-Molybdenum Concentrated Alloys. Corrosion Science. 2022. [Link]

4. Wang W, Hung C-Y, Howe L, Chen J, et al. Enabling High-Performance Surfaces of Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys via Femtosecond Laser Shock Peening with Ultralow Pulse Energy. Acs Applied Bio Materials. 2021. [Link]

5. Wang W, Wang K, Zhang Z, Chen J, et al. Ultrahigh Tribocorrosion Resistance of Metals Enabled by Nano-Layering. Acta Materialia. 2021. [Link]

6. Chen J, Xiao J, Deng C, Poplawsky J, Michel F.M., Cai W. The Origin of Passivity in Aluminum-Manganese Solid Solutions. Corrosion Science. 2020. [Link]

7. Zhong Y, Feng Q, Wang X, Chen J, Cai W, Tong R. Functionalized Polyesters via Stereoselective Electrochemical Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides. Acs Macro Letters. 2020. [Link]

8. Holland S, Wang X, Chen J, Cai W, Yan F, Li L. Multiscale Characterization of Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Inconel 718 Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2019. [Link]

9. Chen J, Cai W. Effect of Scratching Frequency on the Tribocorrosion Resistance of Al-Mn Amorphous Thin Films. Wear. 2019. [Link]

10. Chen J, Cai W, Mraied H. Determining Tribocorrosion Rate and Wear-Corrosion Synergy of Bulk and Thin Film Aluminum Alloys. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2018. [Link]

11. Kondratov AP, Volinsky AA, Chen J. Scaling Effects on Color and Transparency of Multilayer Polyethylene Films in Polarized Light. Advances in Polymer Technology. 2018. [Link]

12. Kondratov A.P, Volinsky A.A, Chen J. Macro-Mechanism of Polyvinyl Chloride Shrink Sleeves Embossed Marking. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2016. [Link]

13. Chen J, Volinsky AA, He W. Synthesis and Characterization of MC Nylon/Modified Yttrium Hydroxide Nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2016. [Link]



Educational Experience

2009.9 2013.7

  • Shenyang University of Chemical Technology
  • Material science and Engineering
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree)

2014.8 2016.5

  • University of South Florida
  • Material science and Engineering
  • Master's degree
  • Postgraduate (Master's Degree)

2018.8 2021.12

  • Virginia Tech
  • Material science and Engineering
  • Doctoral degree
  • Postgraduate (Doctoral)

Work Experience

2022.4 2023.8
  • Apple Procurement and Operations Management (Shanghai) Company Limited
  • Surface Finishing-Plating
  • SME
  • Resign

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