Professor Yuntian Zhu
Visiting Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong
Chair Professor at the City University of Hong Kong
Foreign Member, European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)
Foreign Member, Academia Europaea
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (US)
Fellow, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
Fellow, Materials Research Society (MRS)
Fellow, American Physical Society (APS)
Fellow, ASM International
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
(Period of Visit: August 2019 – December 2019)
Contact Information
| Office: | BOC-R7182 |
|---|---|
| Phone: | +(852)-3442-2457 |
| Fax: | +(852)-3442-0892 |
| Email: | yuntizhu@cityu.edu.hk |
| Web: | Personal Homepage |
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.
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
- B.S. in Metallurgy, Hefei University of Technology, China (1979-1983)
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1985-1988)
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (1989-1991)
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (1991-1994)
Honors/Awards
- Foreign Member, European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), 2024
- Foreign Member, Academia Europaea, 2023
- Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (US), 2023
- Founding Editor-in-Chief, Materials Research Letters, 2013-present
- IAAAM Scientist Award, International Association of Advanced Materials, 2020
- Institute of Metals Lecture and Robert Franklin Mehl Award, TMS, 2020
- Fellow, Materials Research Society, 2019
- Fellow, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 2017
- IUMRS Sômiya Award, International Union of Materials Research Societies, 2015
- Leadership Award, TMS, 2015
- Albert Sauveur Achievement Award, ASM International, 2014
- Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award, NC State University, 2014
- Special Contribution Award, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2012
- TMS SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award, 2012
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 2011
- Alumni Outstanding Research Award, NC State University, 2010
- TMS MPMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award, 2010
- Fellow, ASM International, 2010
- Nano50 Award, The Ultra-Strong, Stiff, and Lightweight CNT Fiber, by Nanotech Briefs, 2007
- Best Idea Award, Los Alamos National Lab., 2006
- Nano50 Award, 4-cm Long Carbon Nanotubes, by Nanotech Briefs, 2005
- Achievement Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1999
- Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1994-97
