Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 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
Biosketch:
Dr. Jiao’s research interests focus on the development of advanced structural materials, including advanced ultrahigh-strength steels, high-entropy alloys, high-temperature superalloys & intermetallics, and nanostructured alloys. He has published 4 patents, 1 book, 4 book chapters, and >100 journal papers, including 2 papers in Science, 3 in Nature Communications, 1 in Materials Today, and 18 in Acta Materialia.
Honors and Awards:
Professional Activities:
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Shi Qiu, Postdoc (Mar 2021 - )
PhD: Beihang University, China
Email: shiqiu.qiu@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interest: Computational materials science
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 intermetallics
• 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.
Dr. Bingchen Zhou, Postdoc (Feb 2022 - )
PhD: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: bingc.zhou@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Advanced high-strength steels
• 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
Dr. Bohan Chen, Postdoc (May 2022 - )
PhD: Yansan University, China
Email: bohan.chen@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interest: Metal-intermetallic composite
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
Research students
Ms. Jieyichen Fang, PhD student (Sept 2019 - )
MSc: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: irenejyc.fang@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: High-entropy alloys
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, 2023.
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: Metal-intermetallic composite
Mr. Sufyan Naseem, PhD student (Dec 2021 - )
MS: Sichuan University, China
BS: Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
Email: sufyan.naseem@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Heat-resistant steels
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: Seismic application of shape memory 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: High-temperature superalloys
Mr. Zhiyi Li, PhD student (Aug. 2022)
Co-supervised with Prof. CM Zheng in EIT
MSc: The University of Hong Kong
BS: The University of Nottingham, UK
Email: yuanqi.li@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Advanced high-strength steel
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. Wei Li, Visiting PhD student (Aug 2022 - )
PhD student in Institute of Metals, CAS (co-supervised with Prof. W. Wang)
Email: wei-imr.li@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interest: High-entropy alloys
Mr. Pengyu Xu, MSc student (Sept 2021 - )
BS: Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Email: pengyu.xu@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Co-based superalloys
Ms. Kaichen Wang, MSc student (Sept 2021 - )
BS: Beijing Technology and Business University, China
Email: kaichen.wang@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Advanced high-strength steel
Mr. Xizheng Zhang, MSc student (Sept 2021 - )
BS: Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Email: xi-zheng.zhang@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Additive manufacturing
Mr. Yuhan Jiang, MSc student (Sept 2022 - )
BS: The University of Waikato, New Zealand
BS: Hebei University of Science and Technology, China
Email: yh9901.jiang@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest:Titanium alloy
Mr. Guokai Zhang, MSc student (Sept 2022 - )
BS: University of Jinan, China
Email: guokai.zhang@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interest: Additive manufacturing
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. Mengchao Niu, Research assistant (July 2019 - Oct 2020)
Research topic: Advanced high-strength steels
Now postdoc at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 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
Ms. Yurong Li, Visiting PhD student (Oct 2019 - Jan 2020)
Research topic: Nanocrystalline alloys
Now PhD student at Beijing University of Technology, China