Delin Zhang
Performance Simulation Application Engineer
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDelin Zhang is a Performance Simulation Application Engineer with a PhD in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering from USC and nine years of experience applying multi-physics modeling to real-world systems. He developed chemo-mechanical predictive frameworks for battery materials that link microstructural evolution to performance and durability, and has translated that research experience into engineering roles at Caterpillar. Delin pairs deep computational mechanics expertise with practical software and ML skills (MS in Computer Science) to build simulation tools and model-based solutions for performance engineering. He has industry experience from Dow and research exposure at Westlake University, demonstrating an ability to move between academic rigor and applied R&D. Based in Peoria, IL, he values open source learning and brings a habit of integrating novel modeling approaches into product-focused workflows. Notably, his work focuses on mitigating degradation from volume changes and stresses—an often-overlooked lever for extending system lifetime.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University
Github Skills (124)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
idelin/idelin.github.io
Dec 2016 - Mar 2025
Contributions:106 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 4 months
idelin/MockDataToKafka
Mar 2020 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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