Zhengtao Jake Gan

Zhengtao Gan earned his Ph.D. at the Institute of Mechanics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Following graduation, Dr. Gan secured a Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University and was elevated to the positions of Research Associate and Research Assistant Professor. By August 2024, Dr. Gan had transitioned into the role of tenure-track Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks. Dr. Gan's research focuses on understanding and controlling process-induced multiscale defects and structures in metal additive manufacturing through synchrotron-based characterization, multiphysics modeling with AI/GPU acceleration, and digital twin for real-time monitoring and control. Dr. Gan has been recognized through numerous prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the NVIDIA Academic Grant, first-place awards in the NIST Additive Manufacturing Benchmark (AM-Bench) competitions, and the Air Force Research Laboratory Best Performe