2005年于北京大学化学与分子工程学院获得理学学士学位，2009年于美国加州大学洛杉矶分校获得哲学博士学位，2007-2009年博士在读期间获得美国能源部资助，在美国劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室先进光源同步辐射实验装置担任访问研究助理，2009-2011年在加州大学伯克利分校和劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室各进行了为期一年的博士后研究工作。2011年8月加入西安交通大学材料科学与工程学院金属材料强度国家重点实验室，2012年入选国家青年人才项目，教育部“新世纪人才”支持计划。

工作简历：

2011.08 – 2016.09 西安交通大学 副教授

2016.10 – 至今 西安交通大学 教授

1、国家自然科学基金面上基金项目，51671154、裂变产物碲对镍基合金微观结构及力学性能演化影响的研究、2017/01-2020/12、60万元、在研、主持。

2、国家重点研发计划，2016YFB0700400、先进材料多维多尺度高通量表征技术、2016/07-2021/06、2600万元、在研、参与。 3

、国家重点基础研究计划（973计划），2015CB057400、航空发动机运行安全基础研究、2015/01-2019/08、3500万元、在研、参与。 4

、国家自然科学基金青年基金项目，51302207、微纳尺度VO2 的力致相变机制及力电耦合性能研究、2014/01- 2016/12、25万元、已结题、主持。

5、入选国家青年人才项目，2013/01-2015/12、200万元、已结题、主持。

6、国家自然科学基金重点基金项目，11132006、亚微米尺度位错主导的晶体材料力学行为研究、2012/01-2016/12、320万元、已结题、参加。

第一作者、通讯作者论文：

1. Kai Chen*, N. Tamura, B. C. Valek and K. N. Tu, Plastic deformation in Al (Cu) interconnects stressed by electromigration and studied by synchrotron polychromatic X-ray microdiffraction, Journal of Applied Physics, 104, 013513, 2008

2. Kai Chen*, N. Tamura, M. Kunz, K. N. Tu, and Yi-Shao Lai, In situ measurement of electromigration-induced transient stress in Pb-free Sn-Cu solder joints by synchrotron radiation based X-ray polychromatic microdiffraction, Journal of Applied Physics, 106, 023502, 2009

3. Kai Chen, N. Tamura, Wei Tang, M. Kunz, Yi-Chia Chou, K. N. Tu, and Yi-Shao Lai, High precision thermal stress study on flip chips by synchrotron polychromatic X-ray microdiffraction, Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 063502, 2010

4. Kai Chen, Martin Kunz, Nobumichi Tamura, and Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Evidence for high stress in quartz from the impact site of Vredefort, South Africa European Journal of Mineralogy, 23(2), 169-178, 2011

5. Kai Chen, Martin Kunz, Nobumichi Tamura, and Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Deformation twinning and residual stress in calcite studied using synchrotron polychromatic x-ray microdiffraction, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 38(6), 491-500, 2011

6. Hua Guo#, Kai Chen#, J. Oh, S. A. Syed Asif, O. L. Warren, Z. Shan, Kevin Wang, J. Wu, and A. M. Minor (# joint first author), Mechanics and Dynamics of the Strain-Induced M1-M2 Structural Phase Transition in Individual VO2 Nanowires, Nano Letters, 11, 3207-3213, 2011

7. K. Chen*, C. Dejoie, and H. R. Wenk, Unambiguous indexing of trigonal crystals from white-beam Laue diffraction patterns: application to Dauphiné twinning and lattice stress mapping in deformed quartz, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 45, 982-989, 2012

8. A. Lupinacci, K. Chen*, Y. Li, M. Kunz, Z. Jiao, G.S. Was, M.D. Abad, A.M. Minor, and P. Hosemann* (* joint corresponding authors), Characterization of ion beam irradiated 304 stainless steel utilizing nanoindentation and Laue microdiffraction, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 458, 70-76, 2015

9. Kai Chen, Martin Kunz, Nobumichi Tamura, and Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Residual stress preserved in quartz from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth, Geology, 43(3), 219-222, 2015

10. Yao Li, Liang Wan, and Kai Chen*, A look-up table based approach to characterize crystal twinning for synchrotron X-ray Laue microdiffraction scans, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 48, 747-757, 2015

11. Jiawei Xue, Anfeng Zhang, Yao Li, Dan Qian, Jingchun Wan, Baolu Qi, Nobumichi Tamura, Zhongxiao Song, and Kai Chen*, A synchrotron study of microstructure gradient in laser additively formed epitaxial Ni-based superalloy, Scientific Reports, 5, 14903, 2015

12. Yao Li, Dan Qian, Jiawei Xue, Jingchun Wan, Anfeng Zhang, Nobumichi Tamura, Zhongxiao Song, andKai Chen*, A synchrotron study of defect and strain inhomogeneity in laser-assisted three-dimensionally-printed Ni-based superalloy, Applied Physics Letters, 107, 181902, 2015

13. Hao Shen, Wenxin Zhu, Yao Li, Nobumichi Tamura, and Kai Chen*, In situ synchrotron study of electromigration induced grain rotations in Sn solder joints, Scientific Reports, 6, 24418, 2016

14. Klaus-Dieter Liss* and Kai Chen*, Frontiers of synchrotron research in materials science, MRS Bulletin, 41, 6, 435-441, 2016

15. Guangni Zhou, Wenxin Zhu, Hao Shen, Yao Li, Anfeng Zhang, Nobumichi Tamura, and Kai Chen*, Real-time microstructure imaging by Laue microdiffraction: A sample application in laser 3D printed Ni-based superalloys, Scientific Reports, 6, 28144, 2016

16. Kai Chen, Martin Kunz, Yao Li, Eloisa Zepeda-Alarcon, Manuel Sintubin, and Hans-Rudolf Wenk,Compressional residual stress in Bastogne boudins revealed by synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction, Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 21, 6178-6185, 2016

17. Dan Qian, Anfeng Zhang, Jianxue Zhu, Yao Li, Wenxin Zhu, Baolu Qi, Nobumichi Tamura, Dichen Li, Zhongxiao Song, and Kai Chen*, Hardness and microstructural inhomogeneity at the epitaxial interface of laser 3D-printed Ni-based superalloy, Applied Physics Letters, 109, 101907, 2016 (APL Editor's Pick).

授权发明专利：

1. 一种碳包覆铜纳米线的低温自焊接方法，201510246707.5，单智伟，陈凯，万景春，沈昊，王晓光

2. 一种晶体微观结构的同步辐射可视化表征方法，201610177788.2，陈凯，朱文欣，沈昊，周光妮，李尧

授权计算机软件著作权：

1. 同步辐射微束衍射实验数据处理软件 [简称：XtalCAMP] V1.0

2. 同步辐射微束衍射实验数据处理软件 [简称：XtalCAMP] V2.0