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2045
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Overview

Hong-Chao Zhang is affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States and works primarily within the field of Engineering. Their research contributions span multiple subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work covers a range of specialized topics, notably in Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Magnetic Properties of Thin Films, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, and Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma.

Frequent collaborators with Hong-Chao Zhang include Weiwei Liu, Huanqiang Liu, Wanyang Li, Zongyu Ma, and Shitong Peng, indicating a network of recurring research partnerships.

Their publications are disseminated through various notable venues. They have contributed extensively to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics & Laser Technology
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Applied Sciences

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Hong-Chao Zhang reflect a focus on catalysis, materials science, and manufacturing technologies:

  • MoS2-Supported Fe2 Clusters Catalyzing Nitrogen Reduction Reaction to Produce Ammonia, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • A review on in situ monitoring technology for directed energy deposition of metals, 2020, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Nitrogen reduction reaction on small iron clusters supported by N-doped graphene: A theoretical study of the atomically precise active-site mechanism, 2020, Nano Research
  • Chiral recognition and enantiomer excess determination based on emission wavelength change of AIEgen rotor, 2020, Nature Communications
  • On the Nature of Three-Atom Metal Cluster Catalysis for N2 Reduction to Ammonia, 2022, ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Computer Aided Process Planning: the state-of-the-art survey

    Leo Alting;Hongchao Zhang

  • Design for manufacture and design for `X`: concepts, applications, and perspectives

    Tsai C. Kuo;Samuel H. Huang;Hong C. Zhang

  • Environmentally conscious design and manufacturing: A state-of-the-art survey

    Hong C Zhang;Tsai C Kuo;Huitian Lu;Samuel H Huang

  • Review on thermal analysis in laser-based additive manufacturing

    Zhaorui Yan;Weiwei Liu;Zijue Tang;Xuyang Liu

  • Applications of neural networks in manufacturing: a state-of-the-art survey

    H.-C. Zhang;S. H. Huang

  • Artificial neural networks in manufacturing: concepts, applications, and perspectives

    S.H. Huang;Hong-Chao Zhang

  • Printed circuit board recycling: a state-of-the-art survey

    Jianzhi Li;P. Shrivastava;Zong Gao;Hong-Chao Zhang

  • Computerized Manufacturing Process Planning Systems

    Hong-Chao Zhang;Leo Alting

  • A review on in situ monitoring technology for directed energy deposition of metals

    Zi-jue Tang;Wei-wei Liu;Yi-wen Wang;Kaze Mojtaba Saleheen

  • End-of-life (EOL) issues and options for electric vehicle batteries

    Monsuru Olalekan Ramoni;Hong-Chao Zhang

  • Study of the degradation mechanisms of carbon-supported platinum fuel cells catalyst via different accelerated stress test

    Yuanliang Zhang;Siguo Chen;Yao Wang;Wei Ding

  • Evidence for Aggregation-Induced Emission from Free Rotation Restriction of Double Bond at Excited State.

    Jia-Bin Xiong;Ying-Xue Yuan;Lian Wang;Jian-Ping Sun

  • Tolerancing techniques: the state-of-the-art

    H. C. Zhang;M. E. Huq

  • Printed circuit board recycling: a state-of-art survey

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  • A PCA-based method for construction of composite sustainability indicators

    Tao Li;Hongchao Zhang;Hongchao Zhang;Chris Yuan;Zhichao Liu

  • IPPM – A Prototype to Integrate Process Planning and Job Shop Scheduling Functions

    Hong-Chao Zhang;M. Eugene Merchant

  • A principal component analysis based three-dimensional sustainability assessment model to evaluate corporate sustainable performance

    Qiuhong Jiang;Qiuhong Jiang;Zhichao Liu;Zhichao Liu;Weiwei Liu;Tao Li

  • Advanced Tolerancing Techniques

    Hong-Chao Zhang

  • Environmental benefits of remanufacturing: A case study of cylinder heads remanufactured through laser cladding

    Zhichao Liu;Qiuhong Jiang;Tao Li;Shiyun Dong

  • A Derivative-Free Algorithm for Least-Squares Minimization

    Hongchao Zhang;Andrew R. Conn;Katya Scheinberg

  • An integrated model of process planning and production scheduling

    Hong-Chao Zhang;Srinidhi Mallur

  • A progressive approach for the integration of process planning and scheduling

    Samuel H. Huang;Hong-Chao Zhang;Milton L. Smith

  • A hybrid-graph approach for automated setup planning in CAPP

    Hong-Chao Zhang;Enhao Lin

  • Environmental emissions and energy consumptions assessment of a diesel engine from the life cycle perspective

    Tao Li;Zhi-Chao Liu;Hong-Chao Zhang;Hong-Chao Zhang;Qiu-Hong Jiang

  • A graph-based disassembly sequence planning for EOL product recycling

    H.C. Zhang;T.C. Kuo

  • Crack healing in SUS304 stainless steel by electropulsing treatment

    Tao Yu;Dewei Deng;Gang Wang;Hongchao Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Weilong Cong
Weilong Cong Texas Tech University
Samuel H. Huang
Samuel H. Huang University of Cincinnati
Chris Yuan
Chris Yuan Case Western Reserve University
Shiren Wang
Shiren Wang Texas A&M University
Xin Zhang
Xin Zhang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
John W. Sutherland
John W. Sutherland Purdue University West Lafayette
Tao Li
Tao Li Florida International University

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