Tian Zhang

Tian Zhang, male, was born in 1994. He is a PhD student in Energy Systems Engineering and a research assistant at Clausthal University of Technology in Germany, supported by a full scholarship from the China Scholarship Council (CSC).

His research focuses primarily on multiphysics modelling and computational mechanics of complex engineering systems. Particular interests include electrochemical-thermal-mechanical coupling, lifetime prediction and performance optimization of hydrogen fuel cells, as well as damage evolution and nonlinear simulation of concrete and infrastructure structures. He has published more than 30 papers in journals including Applied Energy, Energy and Engineering Structures.

As a Board Member of the VCAC, he supports alumni relations in Kunming and Germany and is responsible for researching and writing alumni profiles and for text editing.