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Zhongshu Ren

FXI Beamline Scientist, Imaging & Microscopy Program, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Zhongshu Ren

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 745, Room 5L140
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-6226
zren2@bnl.gov

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications | Highlights | Awards | Certifications


Expertise

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Synchrotron-based Characterization
  • Machine Learning

Education

  • Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2020): Virginia Tech
  • B.E. in Ocean Engineering (2014): Tianjin University, China

Professional Appointments

  • Beamline Scientist, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2024
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2023
  • Research Associate, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Virgiina, 2020

Selected Publications

  • Ren Z, Gao L, Clark SJ, et al (2023) Machine learning–aided real-time detection of keyhole pore generation in laser powder bed fusion. Science 379:89–94. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add4667
  • Ren Z, Shao J, Liu H, et al (2024) Sub-millisecond keyhole pore detection in laser powder bed fusion using sound and light sensors and machine learning. Materials Futures. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad89e2
  • Ren Z, Zhao C, Parab ND, Sun T (2023) Real-Time Monitoring of AM Processes. Springer Handbooks 515–536. 10.1007/978-3-031-20752-5_30
  • Jiang R, Ren Z, Aroh J, et al (2022) Quantifying Equiaxed vs Epitaxial Solidification in Laser Melting of CMSX-4 Single Crystal Superalloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 54:808–822. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-022-06929-2
  • Gao, L., Chuang, A. C., Kenesei, P., Ren, Z., Balderson, L., and Sun, T. (2024) An operando synchrotron study on the effect of wire melting state on solidification microstructures of Inconel 718 in wire-laser directed energy deposition. International
  • Gao, L., Bhattacharyya, J., Lin, W., Ren, Z., Chuang, A. C., Shevchenko, P., Nikitin, V., Ma, J., Agnew, S. R., and Sun, T. (2023) Tailoring material microstructure and property in wire-laser directed energy deposition through a wiggle deposition strategy. Additive Manufacturing 77:103801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103801

Research Highlights

Awards & Recognition

  • Graduate Paper Award from Society of Naval Architect and Marine Engineers (SNAME), 2020
  • John L. Pratt Fellowship from Virginia Tech, 2019
  • Audience Choice Award in Three Minute Thesis Competition from Virginia Tech, 2019
  • 1st Place Graduate Student Poster Competition from American Society of Naval Engineers, 2017
  • David A. O’Neil Graduate Scholarship from SNAME, 2016

Certifications

  • Certified Completion of Professional Grant Development Workshop, 2023
  • Certified Drone Pilot, 2019
  • Certified LabVIEW Associated Developer, 2017-2019
Zhongshu Ren

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 745, Room 5L140
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-6226
zren2@bnl.gov

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