Dr. Xuan Zhang is a Materials Scientist in the Nuclear Science Engineering (NSE) Division at ANL. Her research focuses on the development and qualification of advanced structural alloys for nuclear reactor applications. Her fields of expertise include mechanical testing, radiation effects, and synchrotron x-ray techniques. She is particularly interested in understanding the microstructure-mechanical property correlation. Over the years, she has focused on bringing the cutting-edge in-situ x-ray diffraction and 3D x-ray microscopy techniques to the nuclear materials community. Her current interests also include the study of the highly dynamic processes of laser additive manufacturing (AM), and also the characterization and testing of AM alloys.