Ming Chen
Assistant Professor- Phone: (775) 682-6160
- Email: mingchen@unr.edu
- Building: LME
- Room: 303
- Website: Ming Chen's lab page
Biography and information for students
Ming Chen joined University of Nevada, Reno, as an assistant professor in 2025. His research group concentrates on processing and physical metallurgy. Motivated students and researchers are welcome to join (Ph.D. candidate, postdoc and summer intern) by sending their CV and contact information (name, institution and emails) along with two to three references.
Research Thrusts (More details in group website)
- Thrust 1: Additive manufacturing of metals and ceramics
- Thrust 2: Hierarchical porous materials
- Thrust 3: Critical minerals and materials processing
- Thrust 4: Mechanical properties at micro-/nano-scales
Education
- Ph.D. of Materials Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich), Switzerland, 2020
- Master of Science, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, RWTH–Aachen University, Germany, 2015
- Bachelor of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), 2012
Key publications
- Chen, L. Pethö, J.M. Wheeler, et. al., Achieving micron-scale plasticity and theoretical strength in Silicon, Nature Communications, (2020), 11(1), 2681.
- Chen, Y.Z. Xu, D.C. Dunand, et. al., Microstructure and properties of high-entropy-superalloy microlattices fabricated by direct ink writing, Acta Materialia, (2024), 120055.
- Chen, M. Al-buainain, D.C. Dunand, Upcycling critical metals from spent lithium battery cathodes into stainless steel, Chemical Engineering Journal, (2026): 177592. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.177592.
- Chen, A. Pröschel , D.C. Dunand, et. al., Ink casting and 3D-extrusion printing of Yb14MnSb11 for high-temperature thermoelectric material, Advanced Functional Materials, (2024): 2415210.
- Chen, S. Pennell, D. C. Dunand, Tungsten's Role in Enhancing Sintering Resistance of Fe‐W Hierarchical Foams during Redox Cycling, Advanced Functional Materials, (2024), 2411085.
- Chen, S. Van Petegem, H. Van Swygenhoven, et. al., Microstructural engineering of a dual-phase Ti-Al-V-Fe alloy via in situ alloying during laser powder bed fusion, Additive Manufacturing, (2022), 59, 103173.
Classes
- MSE 416/616/715 Structure of Materials
- MSE 426/626 Materials Processing
- MSE 430/630 Phase Transformation & Kinetics
- MSE 415/615 Materials Characterization