Qiang Zhu, post graduated from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, majoring in material science，and obtained a Dr.-Ing. degree in 1994. He was a Deputy Chief-Engineer and a Chief Scientist of the Beijing General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, a Deputy Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Nonferrous Metal Composites and the Founding Director of the Beijing Technology Research Center for Advanced Metal Forming. He was also member of the Expert Committee of the the 12th Five-Year National Key R&D Program “High-Quality Special Steel and High-Temperature Alloys” led by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Chairman of the 15th International Technical Committee of “Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites S2P2018”, the Chair of the Semi-Solid Technology Working Committee of the China Foundry Association. Professor Zhu is now Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Foundry Engineering and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3, UK). In recent years, he has completed several national, provincial and municipal research projects, including the National Science and Technology Program, 863 Program, International Collaboration Program, Key R&D Program, NSFC Research Fund for International Senior Scientists, NSFC Major Research Plan Cultivation Project etc. In addition, he has also carried out several R&D research projects with collaborations with industrial partners. Up to the day, Professor Zhu has published more than 200 academic papers, jointly edited technical books, holds 1 international patent and over 70 Chinese patents. He has given a number of invited speeches at internationally well-knowed academic conferences.
Research Areas：
◆ Theory and Engineering of Advanced Forming of Metallic Materials (Liquid Casting and Solid-State Hot Working)
◆ Theory and Engineering of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
◆ Lightweight Alloys and Manufacturing Technologies for Transportation and Communication Equipment
◆ Computer-Aided Engineering (Materials Design, Forming Simulation, Property Prediction etc.)
◆ Failure Analysis and Fracture Mechanics
Work Experience：
◆ 2016-Now Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
◆ 2017-2023 Executive Director, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Materials
◆ 2010-2016 Deputy Chief Engineer and Chief Scientist, Beijing General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals
Deputy Director, National Engineering Research Center for Nonferrous Metal Composites
Founding Director, Beijing Technology Research Center for Advanced Metal Forming
◆ 2003-2010 Chief Metallurgist, Cummins Turbo Technologies Ltd. (UK)
◆ 1997-2003 IMMPETUS Research Fellow, University of Sheffield (UK)
◆ 1996-1997 Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge (UK)
◆ 1995-1996 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sheffield (UK)
◆ 1994-1995 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany)
◆ 1989-1990 Visiting Research Fellow, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Nancy (France)
◆ 1982-1989 Lecturer and Director of the Superalloy Laboratory, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Education Background：
◆ 1990-1994 Ph.D. in Materials Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany)
◆ 1982-1986 Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing
◆ 1978-1982 Bachelor’s Degree in High-Temperature Alloys, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Awards & Honors:
◆ First Prize of Shenzhen Science and Technology Progress Award, 2022
◆ Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3, UK), 2021
◆ First Prize of Science and Technology Award of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association/Society, 2020
◆ Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Committee of Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, 2018
◆ Key Scientific Article Award of Advances in Engineering, 2015
◆ North American International Semi-Solid/Die Casting Competition Award, 2009
◆ Cummins Technical Innovation Award (“Semi-Solid Moulding of Impellers”), 2006
◆ Cummins Technical Innovation Award (“Resolution of HX82 Impeller Slinger Boss LCF”), 2004
◆ Excellent thesis award of China Metal Society: “Phase interface segregation of magnesium in a nickel-based superalloy”, 1988
Selected Publications：
1. Zhen Xu, Xiaogang Hu*, Chuan Guo, Zhiwei Lv, Zhiyuan Wang, Zhuoyu Li, Zhifang Shi, Zhennan Chen, Qiang Zhu*. Creep behaviour investigation of additively manufactured IN738LC superalloy based on Materials Genome approach. Materials Science & Engineering R, 2025, 163: 100914
2. Gan Li, Chunlu Zhao, Yuhe Huang*, Qiyang Tan, Junhua Hou, Xi He, Chuan Guo, Wenjun Lu, Lin Zhou, Sida Liu, Lei Zhang, Xuliang Chen, Xinggang Li, Ying Li, Junhua Luan, Zhenmin Li, Xinping Mao, Ming-Xing Zhang*, Qiang Zhu*, Jian Lu*. Additively manufactured fine-grained ultrahigh-strength bulk aluminum alloys with nanostructured strengthening defects. Materials Today, 2024, 76: 40-513. Xiaogang Hu*, Chuan Guo, Yuhe Huang, Zhen Xu, Zhifang Shi, Fan Zhou, Gan Li, Yang Zhou, Yu Li, Zhuoyu Li, Zhong Li, Hongxing Lu, Hui Ding, Hongbiao Dong, Qiang Zhu*. Liquid-induced healing of cracks in nickel-based superalloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Acta Materialia, 2024, 267: 119731
4. Zhiwei Lyu, Yutaka S. Sato, Su Li*, Wanghui Xu, Zhen Xu, Xiaogang Hu, Qiang Zhu*. Tailoring microstructure and mechanical properties of 17-4PH steel fabricated by wire-arc directed energy deposition via a combination of intrinsic and post-processing heat treatments. Additive Manufacturing, 2024, 80: 103954
5. Chuan Guo, Zhen Xu, Gan Li, Jingchen Wang, Xiaogang Hu, Ying Li, Xiaohan Chen, Hui Liu, Le Cheng, Shiyu Zhong, Qiang Zhu*, Jian Lu*. Printability, microstructures and mechanical properties of a novel Co-based superalloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024, 189: 96-109
6. Yuhe Huang*, Everth Hernandez-Nava, Xiaogang Hu, Iain Todd, Qiang Zhu*. Unusual martensitic strain accommodation mechanism in an electron beam processed metastable β-Ti alloy. Scripta Materialia, 2023, 223:115069
7. Gan Li, Yuhe Huang, Xinwei Li, Chuan Guo, Qiang Zhu*, Jian Lu*. Laser powder bed fusion of nano-titania modified 2219 aluminium alloy with superior mechanical properties at both room and elevated temperatures: The significant impact of solute. Additive Manufacturing, 2022, 60:103296
8. Wenying Qu, Juan Chen, Zhong Li, Min Luo, Hongxing Lu, Xiaogang Hu*, Qiang Zhu*. Rheological modeling and simulation of semi-solid slurry based on experimental study. Scripta Materialia, 2022, 220:114932
9. X.G. Hu, Q. Zhu*, H.V. Atkinson, H.X. Lu, F. Zhang, H.B. Dong, Y.L. Kang. A time-dependent power law viscosity model and its application in modelling semi-solid die casting of 319s alloy. Acta Materialia, 2017, 124:410-420
10. X.G. Hu, Q. Zhu*, S.P. Midson, H.V. Atkinson, H.B. Dong, F. Zhang, Y.L. Kang. Blistering in semi-solid die casting of aluminium alloys and its avoidance. Acta Materialia, 2017, 124:446-455
11. Q. Zhu, M. F. Abbod, J. Talamantes-Silva, etc. Hybrid modelling of aluminium magnesium alloys during thermomechanical processing in terms of physically-based, neuro-fuzzy and finite element models. Acta Materialia, 2003: 51(17), p5051-5062
12. Q. Zhu, D. Wang, H. Ge, G. Chen. Phase interface segregation of magnesium in a nickel-base superalloy. IN 100, Acta Metallurgica Sin. (Eng. Ed.), 1989, Vol:2A, p408