Summary
Minghui Zhang is a research scientist based in New York with six years of hands-on expertise in materials characterization and ceramic coating development, currently applying that experience at Corning Incorporated. He combines deep practical mastery of TEM, SEM, XRD, AFM, XPS and related analytical techniques with five years of magnetron sputtering process design and optimization for hard, high-temperature ceramic coatings. Trained as a Ph.D. researcher in microstructure analysis and failure mechanism exploration, he is fluent in advanced sample prep methods from mechanical cross-sectioning to FIB lift-out and diffraction-based structure modeling. Minghui’s work bridges cleanroom semiconductor processes and lab-scale materials R&D, enabling him to integrate diverse process and analytical data to pinpoint root causes and improve quality. Notably, he operates legacy and modern JEOL/Hitachi instruments at an expert level, a practical capability that accelerates translating microscopy insights into more robust coatings.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microstructure analysis and mechanism exploration of hard and high temperature ceramic coatings, Graduate Researching Assistant, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microstructure analysis and mechanism exploration of hard and high temperature ceramic coatings, Graduate Researching Assistant at The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor's degree, Materials Science, Bachelor's degree, Materials Science at Beijing University of Chemical Technology
English, Chinese, Korean