Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Sep/11 ~ 03/17
Guest Graduate N.E. Division, Argonne National Laboratory Aug/15 ~ Sep/16
Visiting Scholar School of nuclear engineering, Purdue University Sep/14 ~ Aug/15
B.E. Nuclear Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Sep/07 ~ 07/11

Associate Professor School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Dec/2021~
Assistant Professor School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Nov/2017~Dec/2021

Visiting Scholar Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany Dec/18
Guest Graduate N.E. Division, Argonne National Laboratory Aug/15 ~ Sep/16
Visiting Scholar School of nuclear engineering, Purdue University Sep/14 ~ Aug/15

Advanced reactor physics analysis methods
Variational neutron transport
Multi-physics coupling analysis methods & applications
ML and ROM for neutron transport

National Natural Science Foundation of China Contract # 12175138, Project Investigator
National Key R&D Program of China #2020YFB1901900, co-Project Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China Contract # 11805122, Project Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China Contract # U1967204, co-Project Investigator
Development of 3D multi-group neutron transport solver based on the integral variational nodal method, Foundation of Key Laboratory of China, Project Investigator
Simulation and analysis of the SFCOMPO data library, Project Investigator
Shanghai Jiao Tong University start-up package, Project Investigator
Multi-purpose uncertainty quantification methods for nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics based on the Bayes method, Project Investigator

Book Chapter:
Supercritical Water Reactors, Nuclear Power Reactor Designs- From History to Advances, Elsevier, 2022 (to appear).
Lead Fast Reactors, Nuclear Power Reactor Designs- From History to Advances, Elsevier, 2022 (to appear).
Nuclear Physics Deterministic Code, Nuclear Power Plant Design and Analysis Codes Development, Validation, and Application for Science and Technology, Elsevier, 2019.

Selected Publications
- Xiao W, Sun Q, Liu X, He H, He D, Pan Q, Zhang T*. Application of stiffness confinement method within variational nodal method for solving time-dependent neutron transport equation. Computer Physics Communications. 2022 Jun 8:108450.
- Zhang T*, Li Z*. Variational nodal methods for neutron transport: 40 years in review. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 2022 Apr 27.
- Yin H, Zhang T*, He D, Liu X*. A quasi-transport integral variational nodal method for homogeneous nodes based on the 2D/1D method. Computer Physics Communications. 2022 Jan 14:108290.
- Xiao W, Li X, Li P, Zhang T*, Liu X. High-fidelity multi-physics coupling study on advanced heat pipe reactor. Computer Physics Communications. 2022 Jan 1;270:108152.
- Zhang T, Xiong J*, Liu L, Li Z, Zhuang K. Development and implementation of an integral variational nodal method to the hexagonal geometry nuclear reactors. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2019 Sep 1;131:210-20.
- Zhang T*, Xiong J, Liu X, Chai X, Li W, Cheng X. Conceptual design of an innovative reduced moderation thorium‐fueled small modular reactor with heavy‐water coolant. International Journal of Energy Research. 2019 Nov;43(14):8286-98.
- Zhang T*, Wu H, Cao L, Li Y. An improved variational nodal method for the solution of the three-dimensional steady-state multi-group neutron transport equation. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018 Oct 1;337:419-27.
- Zhang T*, Liu X, Xiong J, Cheng X. Comparisons of reduced moderation small modular reactors with heavy water coolant. Frontiers in Energy Research. 2020:27.
- Zhang T*, Yin H, Li X, She D, Pan Q, He D, Liu X. Studies on calculation models of ASTRA critical facility benchmark using OpenMC. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2021 Aug 1;158:108291.
- Zhang T, Xiong J*. A hybrid acceleration method to pin-by-pin calculations using the heterogeneous variational nodal method. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2019 Oct 1;132:723-33.
- Zhang T*, Wu H, Cao L, Li Y. Acceleration of 3D pin-by-pin calculations based on the heterogeneous variational nodal method. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2018 Apr 1;114:165-74.
- Zhang T*, Lewis EE, Smith MA, Yang WS, Wang Y, Wu H. Acceleration of within group iteration for pin-by-pin calculations. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2018 Feb 1;112:225-35.
- Zhang T*, Wang Y, Lewis EE, Smith MA, Yang WS, Wu H. A three-dimensional variational nodal method for pin-resolved neutron transport analysis of pressurized water reactors. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2017 Nov 2;188(2):160-74.
- Zhang T*, Lewis EE, Smith MA, Yang WS, Wu H. A variational nodal approach to 2D/1D pin resolved neutron transport for pressurized water reactors. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2017 May 4;186(2):120-33.
- Zhang T, Wu H, Zheng Y*, Cao L, Li Y. A 3D transport-based core analysis code for research reactors with unstructured geometry. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2013 Dec 1;265:599-610.

Nuclear Reactor Design, Graduate Course
Nuclear Reactor Physics, Undergraduate Course

Chinese Reactor Physics and Nuclear Materials Special Commitee, Member
Chinese Nuclear Reactor Numerical Computation and Particle Transport Special Commitee, Member
Frontiers in Energy Research，Guest Associate Editor
International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology，Youth Editorial Board Member
2019 11th Chinese Conference on Advanced Reactors and Research Reactors，Organizing Committee Chair
2018 OECD/NEA CFD4NRS Workshop, Local Organizing Committee Member
2016 Annual Meeting of American Nuclear Society, Technical Session Chair
2014 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Technical Session Chair

Supportive Project of Young Talents from CAST, 2020
SJTU-SMC Star Teacher Project, 2019
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Shaanxi Province, 2019
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of XJTU, 2019
Outstanding Class Teacher of SJTU, 2017
Best Paper Award, Annual Meeting of the Science&Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, 2017
Best Paper Award, Annual Meeting of the Science&Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, 2016
Student Best Paper Award, The 8th International Symposium on Symbiotic Nuclear Power Systems for 21st Century, 2014
Student Best Paper Award, The 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, 2013