Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of materials science
Editor, Materialia (Acta Materialia Inc/Elsevier)
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
Dr. Shi Qiu, Postdoc (Mar 2021 - )
PhD: Beihang University, China
Email: shiqiu.qiu@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interest:
Computational materials science
High entropy alloys and steels
Dr. Bingchen Zhou, Postdoc (Feb 2022 - )
PhD: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: bingc.zhou@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest:
Advanced high-strength steels
Dr. Bohan Chen, Postdoc (May 2022 - )
PhD: Yansan University, China
Email: bohan.chen@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interest:
Titanium and zirconium alloys
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
High-entropy alloys
Research students
Mr. Jiaming Guo, PhD student (Sept 2021 - )
MSc: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: jiaming.guo@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest:
High-entropy alloys
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. Xiaoqian Bao, Visiting Scholar (Oct 2024 - Apr 2025)
Research topic: Advanced alloys
Now Associate Professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Prof. Mengchao Niu, Postdoc (Dec 2021 - Jan 2025), Visiting PhD student (July 2019 - Oct 2020)
Research topic: High-entropy alloys and steels
Now Professor at Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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. 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
Dr. Yurong Li, Visiting PhD student (Oct 2019 - Jan 2020)
Research topic: Nanocrystalline alloys
Now Assistant Professor at Beijing University of Technology, 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