Principal Investigator

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Dr. Zengbao Jiao

Associate Professor of Materials Science, PolyU

Associate Editor, Materialia (Acta Materialia Inc.)

Email: zb.jiao@polyu.edu.hk; zb.jiao@actamaterialia.org

 

Research area:

Advanced high-strength steels

High-entropy alloys

High temperature superalloys

Nanocrystalline alloys

Innovative processing

 

 

  

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Dr. Shi Qiu, Postdoc (Mar 2021 - )

PhD: Beihang University, China

Email: shiqiu.qiu@polyu.edu.hk

 

Research Interest: Computational materials science

 

Journal of Materials Research and Technology 24, 1429, 2023.

Intermetallics 140, 107399, 2022.

• A chapter in the book 'Advanced Multicomponent Alloys', 2022.

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Mengchao Niu, Postdoc (Dec 2021 - )

PhD: Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Email: mengchao.niu@polyu.edu.hk; Office: FJ627

 

Research Interest: Superalloys and high-entropy alloys

 

Acta Materialia 253, 118921, 2023.
• Acta Materialia 209, 116788, 2021.
Journal of Materials Science & Technology 104, 52, 2022.
• A chapter in the book 'Advanced Multicomponent Alloys', 2022.
PolyU Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2021.

 

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Dr. Bingchen Zhou, Postdoc (Feb 2022 - )

PhD: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Email: bingc.zhou@connect.polyu.hk

Research Interest: Advanced high-strength steels

 

Acta Materialia 205, 116561, 2021.
Materials & Design 234, 112341, 2023.
Materials Characterization184, 111687, 2022.
China Patent, 2021.
Young Researcher Merit Award, CNERC Annual Technical Symposium, PolyU, 2021
Young Researcher Award, CNERC Annual Technical Symposium, PolyU, 2020

Merit Award, The 5th Mechanical Engineering Poster Competition, PolyU, 2019

 

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Dr. Bohan Chen, Postdoc (May 2022 - )

PhD: Yansan University, China

Email: bohan.chen@polyu.edu.hk

 

Research Interest: Titanium and zirconium alloys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Lei Han, Postdoc (Nov 2022 - )

Postdoc: POSTECH, Korea; Fudan University, China

PhD: Beihang University, China

Email: hk-lei.han@polyu.edu.hk

 

Research Interest: Ni-based superalloys

 

Hong Kong Scholar, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research students

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Mr. Jiaming Guo, PhD student (Sept 2021 - )

MSc: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Email: jiaming.guo@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: High-entropy alloys

 

Journal of Materials Science & Technology 166, 67, 2023.

Champion, The 7th Mechanical Engineering Presentation Competition, PolyU, 2022

Best Paper Runner up, The 2nd PolyU Research Student Conference, PolyU, 2024

 

 

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Mr. Bingyu Ni, PhD student, (Sept 2021 - )

Co-supervised with Prof. XD Xiang in SUSTech

BS: Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Email: bingyu.ni@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: High-entropy alloys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ms. Min Zhu, PhD student, co-supervised with Prof. Michael Yam in BRE (Sept 2021 - )

MS: Hunan University, China

BS: Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China

Email: minzhu.zhu@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Shape memory alloys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Qiang Yu, PhD student (May 2022 - )

MS: Xianmen University, China

BS: Northwestern Polytechnic University, China

Email: qiang.yu@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Computational materials science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Tongzhen Zhang, PhD student (Aug. 2022)

MSc: National University of Singapore, Singapore

BS: Northwestern Polytechnic University, China

Email: tongzhen.zhang@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Additive manufacturing of superalloys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Zhiyi Li, PhD student (Aug. 2022)

Co-supervised with Prof. YJ Wei at EIT

MSc: The University of Hong Kong

BS: The University of Nottingham, UK

Email: yuanqi.li@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Advanced high-strength steels

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Mingxi Chen, PhD student (Aug. 2022)

Co-supervised with Prof. XD Xiang in SUSTech

BS: Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Email: mingxi.chen@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Machine learning of advanced alloys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Pengyu Xu, PhD student (Sept 2023 - )

MSc: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BS: Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Email: pengyu.xu@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Co-based superalloys

 

 

 

 

 

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Ms. Wenzhe Li, PhD student (Sept 2023 - )

MS: Beijing Institute of Technology, China

BS: Northeastern University, China

Email: wenzhe.li@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Titanium alloys

 

Presidential PhD Fellowship, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Zheng Qu, PhD student (Sept 2023 - )

MS: Sun Yat-sen University, China

BS: Sun Yat-sen University, China

Email: zheng.qu@connect.polyu.hk

 

Research Interest: Heat-resistant steels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alumni

Prof. Xiaohua Chen, Visiting scholar (Aug 2021 - Feb 2022)

Research topic: High strength alloys

Now Professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

 

Dr. Zhiyi Ding, Postdoc (Mar 2019 - Jan 2021)

Research topic: High entropy alloys

Now Assistant Professor at University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China

 

Dr. Huiting Zheng, Postdoc (Nov 2020 - Jan 2021)

Research topic: High entropy alloys

Now postdoc at South China University of Technology, China

 

Dr. Lei Fan, PhD student (Sept 2017 - Mar 2021)

Research topic: High entropy alloys

Now postdoc at National University of Singapore, Singapore

 

Dr. Bingchen Zhou, PhD student (Sept 2018 - Dec 2021)

Research topic: Advanced high-strength steels

Now postdoc at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

 

Dr. Jieyichen Fang, PhD student (Sept 2019 - April 2023)

Research topic: High entropy alloys

Now Engineer at Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong, China

 

Dr. Mengchao Niu, Visiting PhD student (July 2019 - Oct 2020)

Research topic: Advanced high-strength steels

Now postdoc at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

 

Dr. Wei Li, Visiting PhD student (July 2022 - July 2023)

Research topic: High-entropy alloys

Now Assistant Professor at Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

 

Mr. Jiaming Guo, MSc student (Sept 2019 - Aug 2021)

Research topic: High-entropy alloys

Now PhD student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

 

Mr. Pengyu Xu, MSc student (Sept 2021 - Aug 2023)

Research topic: Co-based superalloys

Now PhD student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

 

Ms. Kaichen Wang, MSc student (Sept 2021 - Aug 2023)

Research topic: Advanced high-strength steels

 

Mr. Xizheng Zhang, MSc student (Sept 2021 - Aug 2023)

Research topic: Additive manufacturing

 

Mr. Yuhan Jiang, MSc student (Sept 2022 - Aug 2024)

Research topic: Titanium alloys

 

Mr. Guokai Zhang, MSc student (Sept 2022 - Aug 2024)

Research topic: Additive manufacturing

 

Dr. Yurong Li, Visiting PhD student (Oct 2019 - Jan 2020)

Research topic: Nanocrystalline alloys

Now Assistant Professor at Beijing University of Technology, China