Dr. Daolun Chen
Areas of Academic Interest
Advanced materials
Lightweight materials
Mechanical properties, deformation, fatigue, fracture
Microstructural characterization
Welding and joining
Education
| Year | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | University of Vienna | Dr.rer.nat. |
| 1989 | Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China | PhD |
| 1986 | Northeastern University, Shenyang, China | MSc |
| 1983 | Northeastern University, Shenyang, China | BSc |
Spotlight
Daolun Chen is like the United Nations of engineering researchers. Educated in China, Austria and Canada, and with ongoing academic collaborations in these countries, as well as in Brazil, India, Japan and the U.S., Chen sees tremendous value in forming international bonds. First, multiple perspectives yield the best insights. Second, his work on lightweight advanced materials has the potential to reduce carbon emissions, which is a global issue.
What鈥檚 the connection to the environment? Lighter high-strength materials used in the construction of cars and airplanes, for example, make it possible to burn less fuel for the same distances. Reducing fuel consumption reduces both costs and pollution.
But lighter materials such as magnesium alloys present new challenges when it comes to corrosion and welding. Chen studies how well alloys perform when mixed or coated with additional alloying elements. 鈥淭his is a hot area in engineering. Big manufacturing companies are interested in using lighter materials. And everyone is interested in addressing climate change. Our goal is greater reliability, safety and environmental responsibility. Those are worldwide concerns.鈥�
鈥淟ightweight, high-strength materials are the future of manufacturing. It鈥檚 an exciting area to be in.鈥�
- Canadian Metal Physics Award
- G.H. Duggan Medal
- MetSoc Award for Research Excellence
- MetSoc Distinguished Materials Scientist Award
- Premier鈥檚 Research Excellence Award
- Sarwan Sahota Distinguished Scholar Award
- Qu, S.J., Tang, S.Q., Feng, A.H., Feng, C., Shen, J., and Chen, D.L. 鈥淢icrostructural Evolution and High-Temperature Oxidation Mechanisms of a Titanium Aluminide Based Alloy.鈥� Acta Materialia, vol. 148, 2018, pp. 300-310.
- Yan, C.K., Feng, A.H., Qu, S.J., Cao, G.J., Sun, J.L., Shen, J., and Chen, D.L. 鈥淒ynamic Recrystallization of Titanium: Effect of Pre-activated Twinning at Cryogenic Temperature.鈥� Acta Materialia, vol. 154, 2018, pp. 311-324.
- Mokdad, F., Chen, D.L., and Li, D.Y. 鈥淪ingle and Double Twin Nucleation, Growth, and Interaction in an Extruded Magnesium Alloy.鈥� Materials and Design, vol. 119, 2017, pp. 376-396.
- Mokdad, F., Chen, D.L., Liu, Z.Y., Xiao, B.L., Ni, D.R., and Ma, Z.Y. 鈥淒eformation and Strengthening Mechanisms of a Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Composite.鈥� Carbon, vol. 104, 2016, pp. 64-77.
- Macwan, A., Chen, D.L., Marr, M., and Kesler, O. 鈥淩esidual Stresses in Suspension Plasma Sprayed Electrolytes in Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Half Cells.鈥� Journal of Power Sources, vol. 221, 2013, pp. 397-405.
- Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE)
- Fellow, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (FCIM)
- Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM)
- Associate fellow, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (AFCASI)
- Associate editor or editorial board member of 28 journals, including Materials Research Letters, Materials and Design, Journal of Materials Science and Technology and Materials Science and Engineering A