上海市“浦江人才计划”，研究员，博士生导师。博士毕业于加拿大 University of     Alberta 材料科学与工程专业，硕士毕业于北京航空航天大学材料科学与工程专业。回国前就职于加拿大 Stantec 公司，任材料设计及服役行为分析组组长，长期从事能源工业关键结构与涂层材料的优化设计，以及其在复杂使役环境（高温氧化、高温水蒸气、高温高压水、氧化–碳化等）中的腐蚀、应力腐蚀与服役失效行为的表征与机理研究。同时开展能源、微电子等领域先进材料的开发与工程化应用研究。近年来，重点开展基于材料基因工程方法（人工智能、机器学习、高通量实验与大数据）的先进材料研发与服役行为评价分析，在 npj Computational Materials、Corrosion Science、Journal of Materials Science & Technology、Materials Science and Engineering   A、Electrochimica Acta、Journal of the American Ceramic Society、Journal of Nuclear Materials 等SCI期刊发表论文40余篇，申请国家发明专利10余项。主持国家级项目2项、省部级项目2项，作为骨干参与国家重点研发计划和省部级重大专项各1项，并承担多项企业委托项目；曾获阿尔伯塔大学 Captain Thomas Farrell Greenhalgh Memorial Award、斯坦泰克 Creativity & Innovation Program Award、《Corrosion Science》Outstanding Reviewer Award、JMI期刊优秀论文奖、中国材料研究学会科技进步一等奖，同时担任多个国际期刊审稿人。

研究方向

1.       高性能材料的优化设计、制备及服役性能表征。

2.       先进材料在复杂工业环境中的氧化、腐蚀、服役及失效行为的测试、表征与机理分析。

3.       基于材料基因工程方法（人工智能、机器学习、高通量实验与数据库等）的先进材料研发与服役行为分析，以及在实际工业生产中的工程应用。

代表性成果

Selected     Publication

1.       Z. Dong*,  X. Yu, Q. Huang, L. Dai, Z. Mou, C. Zhou, H. Zhou, Y. He, W. Zheng, L. Jin.  Machine learning-guided optimization of oxidation resistance in  NbTiZr-containing refractory high-entropy alloys, Corrosion Science, 260     (2026) 113557.

2.       Z.  Dong*,  C. Zhou, Q. Huang, Z. Mou, M. Li, H. Zhou, W. Zheng. Design of high  temperature oxidation-resistant high-entropy alloys via machine learning  and natural mixing process, Corrosion Science, 255 (2025) 113047.

3.       Q.  Wei, Y. Wang, G. Yang, T. Li, S. Yu, Z. Dong*, T. Zhang. Discovering  novel lead-free solder alloy by multi-objective Bayesian active learning   with experimental uncertainty, npj Computational Materials, 11 (2025) 1–14.

4.       L.  Yu, S. Liu, Q. Yu, Z. Dong*, L. Hao, and J. Mi.  "Progress in porous transport layer for hydrogen production via proton  exchange membrane water electrolysis" Rare Metals 44, no. 9 (2025):  5933-5956

5.       Z.  Lian, Y. Chen, C. Zhou, M. Li, Z. Dong*, W. Lu. Accelerated  discovery of lead-free solder alloys with enhanced creep resistance via  complementary machine learning strategy, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 32 (2024) 1256–1267.

6.       B.  Cao, T. Su, S. Yu, T. Li, T. Zhang, J. Zhang, Z. Dong*, T. Zhang.  Active learning accelerates the discovery of high strength and high  ductility lead-free solder alloys, Materials and Design, 241 (2024) 112921.

7.       K.  Huang, Y. Liu, W. Wang, Q. Yu, J. Mi, L. Hao, H. Liu, B. Yuan, W. Xiao, X.  Chen, Z. Dong*, P. Wang. Simulating the effect of depositing an 8YSZ  buffer layer in P92/Al₂O₃ on the thermal cycles endurance and fracture  toughness of the system, Coatings, 13 (2023) 1999.

8.      Q.  Wei, B. Cao, H. Yuan, Y. Chen, K. You, S. Yu, T. Yang, Z. Dong*, T.  Zhang. Divide and conquer: Machine learning accelerated design of lead-free  solder alloys with high strength and high ductility, npj Computational  Materials, 9 (2023) 201.

9.       Q.  Wei, B. Cao, L. Deng, A. Sun, Z. Dong*, T. Zhang. Discovering a  formula for the high temperature oxidation behavior of FeCrAlCoNi based     high entropy alloys by domain knowledge-guided machine learning, Journal of  Materials Science and Technology, 149 (2023) 237-246.

10.   Z.  Dong*,  A. Sun, S. Yang, X. Yu, H. Yuan, Z. Wang, L. Deng, J. Song, D. Wang, Y.  Kang. Machine learning-assisted discovery of Cr, Al-containing high-entropy  alloys for high oxidation resistance, Corrosion Science, 220 (2023) 111222.

11.    J.  Shu, Z. Dong*, C. Zheng, A. Sun, S. Yang, T. Han, Y. Liu, Z. Wang,  S. Wang, Y. Liu. High-throughput experimental-assisted study of alloying    effects on oxidation of Nb alloys, Corrosion Science, (2022) 110383.

12.    Z.  Dong*,  K. You, H. Yuan, Y. Wu, Y. Jia, G. Wang, J. Peng, S. Cai, X. Luo, C. Liu,  J. Wang. Machine learning assisted design of high-strength Sn-3.8 Ag-0.7 Cu  alloys with the co-additions of Bi and In, Materials Science and  Engineering: A, (2022) 144257.

13.    Y.  Chen, K. You, S. Yu, T. Yang, Z. Dong*, J. Zhang, Y. Jia, G. Wang,  J. Peng, S. Cai, X. Luo, J. Wang, C. Liu. Optimization of mechanical  properties of Sn-3.8 Ag-0.7 Cu alloys by the additions of Bi, In and Ti,  Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 11 (2022).

14.    T.  Yang, Y. Chen, K. You, Z. Dong*, Y. Jia, G. Wang, J. Peng, S. Cai,  X. Luo, C. Liu, J. Wang. Effect of Bi, Sb, and Ti on Microstructure and     Mechanical Properties of SAC105 Alloys, Materials, 15 (2022) 4727.

15.    B.  Cao, S. Yang, A. Sun, Z. Dong*, T. Zhang. Domain knowledge-guided  interpretive machine learning: formula discovery for the oxidation behavior  of ferritic-martensitic steels in supercritical water, Journal of Materials  Informatics, (2022) 2-4.

16.    A.  Sun, Z. Dong*, S. Yang, J. Shu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Kang, D. Wang, J.  Song. Effect of Zr and Ti on isothermal oxidation behavior of Nb–Si based  alloys, Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 32 (2022)  226-235.

17.    H.  Yuan, B. Cao, K. You, Z. Dong*, T. Zhang, J. Peng, S. Cai, X. Luo,  C. Liu, J. Wang. Mechanical properties prediction and alloy design of  lead-free solder alloy assisted by machine learning, Sci Sin Tech, (2022)  SST-2022-0233.

18.   R.  Chen, F. Liu, Y. Tang, Y. Liu, Z. Dong, Z. Deng, X. Zhao, Y. Liu.  Combined first-principles and machine learning study of the initial growth     of carbon nanomaterials on metal surfaces, Applied Surface Science, 586  (2022) 152762.

19.    Z.  Zhao, L. Xu, W. Wang, Y. Shen, Q. Wang, S. Li, B. Liu, Z. Dong, N.  Zhao, C. Zhong, W. Hu. A rational design of multi-functional separator for  uniform zinc deposition and suppressed side reaction towards zinc–nickel  batteries with superior cycling life and shelf life, Chemical Engineering  Journal, 442 (2022) 136079.

20.   Y.  Yang, X. Guo, Z. Dong*. Effect of Nb on microstructure and  mechanical properties of Ti-xNb-4Zr–8Sn alloys, Materials Science and  Engineering: A, 825 (2021) 141741.

21.    J.  Chen, Y. Tang, F. Liu, J. Shu, Y. Liu, Z. Dong, Y. Liu. Alloying  Effects on the Oxygen Diffusion in Nb Alloys: A First-Principles Study,  Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 52 (2021) 270-283.

22.   Y.  Shen, L. Xu, Q. Wang, Z. Zhao, Z. Dong, J. Liu, C. Zhong, W. Hu.  Root Reason for the Failure of a Practical Zn–Ni Battery: Shape Changing  Caused by Uneven Current Distribution and Zn Dissolution, ACS Applied     Materials & Interfaces, 13 (2021) 51141-51150.

23.   W.  Zhao, C. Zheng, B. Xiao, X. Liu, L. Liu, T. Yu, Y. Liu, Z. Dong, Y.  Liu, C. Zhou, H. Wu, B. Lu. Composition Refinement of 6061 Aluminum Alloy  Using Active Machine Learning Model Based on Bayesian Optimization  Sampling, Acta Metall Sin, 57 (2020) 797-810.

24.   Z.  Dong*,     M. Li, Y. Behnaminan, J. Luo, W. Chen, B. Amirkhiz, P. Liu, X. Pang, J. Li,  W. Zheng, D. Guzonas, C. Xia. Effects of Si, Mn on the Corrosion Behavior  of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels in Supercritical Water (SCW) Environments,  Corrosion Science, 166 (2020) 108432.

25.   J.  Liang, Z. Dong, et al. Study on Transition of Stress Corrosion  Cracking to Sharp Edge Corrosion for a Liquids Pipeline, Proceeding of 2018     12th IPC, ASME, 2018.

26.   Z.  Dong,     Z. Liu, M. Li, J. Luo, W. Chen, W. Zheng, D. Guzonas. Effect of Ultrasonic  Impact Peening on the Corrosion of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels in  Supercritical Water, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 457 (2015) 266-272.

27.   R.  Wang, Z. Dong, J. Luo, W. Chen, W. Zheng, D. Guzonas. Stability of     MgO-, CeO₂- and SiO₂-doped Cr₂O₃  Ceramics in High-temperature Supercritical Water, Corrosion Science, 82  (2014) 339-346.

28.   Z.  Dong,  Q. Zhang, W. Chen. Fabrication of Highly Porous Chromium Carbide with  Multiple Pore Structure, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 97 (2014)     1317-1325.

29.   Z.  Dong,  W. Chen. Synthesis and Hardness Evaluation of Porous M(Cr, Co)₇C₃-Co  Composites, Materials Science and Engineering A, 576 (2013) 52-60.

30.   Z.  Dong,  W. Chen, W. Zheng, D. Guzonas. Effect of Yttria Addition on the Stability  of Porous Chromium Oxide Ceramics in Supercritical Water, Journal of  Nuclear Materials, 432 (2013) 466-474.

31.    Z.  Dong,  W. Chen, W. Zheng, D. Guzonas. Corrosion Behavior of Porous Chromium  Carbide in Supercritical Water, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 420 (2012)  320-327.

32.   Z.  Dong,  W. Chen, W. Zheng, D. Guzonas. Corrosion Behavior of Chromium Oxide Based  Ceramics in Supercritical Water (SCW) Environments, Corrosion Science, 65  (2012) 461-471.

33.   Z.  Dong,  L. Zhang, W. Chen. Evaluation of Cu-Cr₃C₂ Composite  with Interpenetrating Network, Materials Science and Engineering A, 552     (2012) 24-30.

34.   F.  Hu, Z. Dong, X. Cui, W. Chen. Improved SnO₂-Sb₂O₄-Based  Anode Modified with Cr₃C₂ and CNT for Phenol  Oxidation, Electrochimica Acta, 56 (2011) 1576-1580.

35.   Y.  Han*, W. Ma, Z. Dong, S. Li, S. Gong*. Effect of Ruthenium on  Microstructure and Stress Rupture Properties of a Single Crystal  Nickel-Base Superalloy, Proceeding of Superalloy 2008, TMS, 2008.

36.   Z. Dong,  H. Jiang, X. Feng, Z. Wang. Effect of Cr on High Temperature Oxidation of  TiAl, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 16 (2006)  2004-2008.