Yongxian Zhu
Argonne National Laboratory| Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Lemont, United States | |
| Member ID | 1853 |
|---|---|
| Member since | Apr 08, 2019 |
| Status | Active |
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My research interests focused on industrial decarbonization, sustainable manufacturing, and circular economy of metals.Details
Yongxian Zhu is a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne National Laboratory (AET-ESIA). Yongxian earned her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and a master’s in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Additionally, she holds both a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.Yongxian’s research is dedicated to advancing industrial decarbonization through innovative strategies in electrification, low-carbon fuels, sustainable manufacturing, and the circular economy. Her profound impact was recognized when her analysis of the lifecycle impacts within the cast iron industry received the Best Paper Award from the American Foundry Society, as well as the Ray H. Witt Award for significant contributions to the U.S. metal casting industry. She has developed pioneering data reconciliation frameworks for supply chain material flow analysis that have drastically reduced both the time and resources required to establish mass-balanced material flow networks. This innovative framework played a crucial role in the recent updates to the U.S. steel flow network conducted by researchers at Yale University. Furthermore, her systemic analysis of the U.S. light-duty vehicle sector has underscored the vital importance of material and manufacturing emissions in the context of vehicle lightweighting and electrification. Her insights into the recycling challenges of end-of-life automotive aluminum has informed the sustainability roadmap by the Aluminum Association and underpins a $2 million 2-year DOE project aimed at advancing vehicle recycling through innovative material and lifecycle design.
Yongxian’s rich experience extends into leadership and organizational domains, prominently illustrated by her role as Technical Session Chair at the 27th-29th ASME Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC) from 2021 to 2024. Her leadership acumen was further demonstrated during her tenure organizing the 2020 Michigan University-wide Sustainability & Environment (MUSE) Conference. As a lead organizer, she coordinated the intricate planning, advertising, and abstract review processes, drawing over 200 attendees from more than 20 departments and faculties, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue through keynote speeches, technical sessions, and workshops. Additionally, Dr. Zhu has contributed to the scholarly community as a peer reviewer for respected journals such as Resource Conservation and Recycling, Journal of Cleaner Production, and International Journal of Metalcasting, underscoring her dedication to advancing research quality and rigor within her field.
Yongxian's aspires to continue her career as a research scientist at a DOE national laboratory, where she aims to tackle the most pressing and complex challenges at the nexus of industrial decarbonization and supply chain analysis. With her extensive work on the Dynamic Material Flow Analysis framework and her significant contributions to ongoing industrial decarbonization roadmap studies with the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy and Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office at U.S. Department of Energy, Yongxian hopes to leverage Argonne's exceptional resources and expertise to develop impactful solutions for today's significant supply chain security and industry decarbonization challenges.