Gang Zhou

About Gang Zhou

PhD metallurgical engineer with 30+ years of diverse experience in failure analysis and condition assessment of power-generating equipment and industrial equipment, welding metallurgy and technology, welding repair, weldability testing and design, creep testing and design, corrosion testing and design. Expert in metallography and fractography, microstructural interpretation, phase transformation and aging behavior, R&D roadmap and execution, effect of manufacture practice on materials properties as well as welding repair strategy and technology. Extensive experience in training and mentoring engineers in failure analysis, metallurgy, welding, and execution of R&D.

Experience

1. Chief Megtallurgical Engineer, Combustion Engineering Solutions (Ces) Division

   Atc

   Mar 2017 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US

   ATC-Combustion Engineering Solutions provide full range of metallurgical service, including failure analysis and condition assessment for boiler, HRSG, turbine and generator as well as other industries, along with mechanical/structural design, analysis, and material supply for the boiler/HRSG industry. In addition to metallurgical consulting, litigation, warranty claims, metallurgical training and code & standard consulting, ATC also provide consulting and services on welding, heat treatment, coating, corrosion and creep testing as well as mechanical testing (tension, CVN and hardness). Partnered with a number of NDE companies, ATC-CES provide a full range of NDE services (RT, UT, PT and MT) on high energy piping systems and other critical pressure part components, following by necessary engineering evaluation to deliver the most appropriate remedial action, given the plant’s commercial objectives. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you in the future. My contact information:

Education

• Harbin Welding Institute（哈尔滨焊接研究所）

  Master's Degree, Welding Metallurgy

  1982 — 1985

• Jilin University of Technology （吉林工业大学）

  Bachelor's Degree, Welding Metallurgy and Technology

  1978 — 1982

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Metallurgical Engineering, Major in Welding Metallurgy

  1991 — 1997

Skills

• Coatings
• Steel
• Project Engineering
• Metallography
• Pressure Vessels
• Welding
• Factory
• Stainless Steel
• Manufacturing
• Corrosion
• Boilers
• Power Generation
• Metals
• Steam Turbines
• Forging
• Gas Turbines
• Ndt
• Alloys
• Gas
• Heat Treatment
• Nuclear
• Pipelines
• Commissioning
• American Welding Society (Aws)
• Maintenance Management
• Ut
• Metallurgy
• Root Cause Analysis
• Material Selection
• Engineering Design
• Materials
• Steam
• Pumps
• Power Plants
• Characterization
• Epc
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science
• Failure Analysis
• Energy