Professor Yuntian Zhu received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994. He joined the City University of Hong Kong as a Chair Professor in 2020, before which he was a Distinguished Professor in North Carolina State University, where he worked from 2007 to 2020. He worked as a postdoc, staff member and team leader in Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1994 to 2007.

His research in recent years has focused on the deformation mechanisms at dislocation level and mechanical behaviors of heterostructured materials, and nano/ultrafine-grained materials. He is an experimentalist with primary interest in fundamental aspects of materials science and also in designing materials with superior strength and ductility. As of February 5, 2023, his publications have been collectively cited for > 53,000 times with h-index of 118 according to Google Scholar.

Education

1. B.S. in Metallurgy, Hefei University of Technology, China (1979-1983)
2. M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1985-1988)
3. M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (1989-1991)
4. Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (1991-1994)

Honors/Awards

1. Foreign Member, European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), 2024
2. Foreign Member, Academia Europaea, 2023
3. Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (US), 2023
4. Founding Editor-in-Chief, Materials Research Letters, 2013-present
5. IAAAM Scientist Award, International Association of Advanced Materials, 2020
6. Institute of Metals Lecture and Robert Franklin Mehl Award, TMS, 2020
7. Fellow, Materials Research Society, 2019
8. Fellow, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 2017
9. IUMRS Sômiya Award, International Union of Materials Research Societies, 2015
10. Leadership Award, TMS, 2015
11. Albert Sauveur Achievement Award, ASM International, 2014
12. Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award, NC State University, 2014
13. Special Contribution Award, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2012
14. TMS SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award, 2012
15. Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012
16. Fellow, American Physical Society, 2011
17. Alumni Outstanding Research Award, NC State University, 2010
18. TMS MPMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award, 2010
19. Fellow, ASM International, 2010
20. Nano50 Award, The Ultra-Strong, Stiff, and Lightweight CNT Fiber, by Nanotech Briefs, 2007
21. Best Idea Award, Los Alamos National Lab., 2006
22. Nano50 Award, 4-cm Long Carbon Nanotubes, by Nanotech Briefs, 2005
23. Achievement Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1999
24. Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1994-97