Research professors
Introduction to Professor Zhao Yonghao, Team Leader
Zhao Yonghao, male, born in January 1971, with a Ph.D. in Engineering, is a second level professor, doctoral supervisor, and a recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund, expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council. He is also the Chairman of the 8th Committee of the Xuanwu District Overseas Chinese Federation in Nanjing, the Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Hohai University, the Executive Director of the Nanostructured Materials Center at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, the Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro Nano Materials and Technology in Jiangsu Province, a high-level 'Innovation and Entrepreneurship' talent and the 'Six Talent Peaks' in Jiangsu Province. He is included in the 'Marquis Who's Who in America' volume 67-65, and is recognized as an 'Outstanding Talent in the New Century' by the Ministry of Education of China.
Education
Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2001
M.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1997
B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China, 1994
Professional Experience
2024-now, Dean of School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hohai University
2011-2023, Deputy Director, Nano and Heterogeneous Materials Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technolog
2011-2023, Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
2007-2011, Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UC Davis
2002-2007, Director’s Funded Postdoc. Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory
2001-2002, Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Germany
1994-2001, Research Assistant, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1999-2000, Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Germany
Academic achievements
Engaged in fundamental research on the mechanical properties, deformation mechanisms, structural characterization, phase transformation laws, thermal stability, and preparation of bulk nanometals and high entropy alloys for a long time.
In response to the scientific challenge of trade-off strength-ductility relationship of nanometals, proposed various toughening strategies, and he is one of the early researchers in the field of nanometallic toughening internationally. His related work has been listed as the top three advances in the field of severe plastic deformation of metals in the past decade by Professor Jancza Rusch of the Swiss Federal Laboratory;
In terms of deformation mechanism, revealed the plastic deformation mechanism and microstructure evolution law of nanometals under high-speed impact and cyclic loading - the phenomenon of de-twinning and the growth mechanism of grain rotation;
In response to the paradox of material performance, proposed new concepts such as 'macroscopic design of material microstructure', 'macroscopic construction of dual-cable structure', and 'construction of oriented fractal structure', successfully solving the paradox problem of high strength and high conductivity of copper wires;
In response to the problem of poor nanocrystallization ability of magnesium alloys invented a new method for preparing bulk nano magnesium alloys with high deformation rate and low deformation strain;
Systematically studied the strengthening and toughening mechanisms and deformation mechanisms of single-phase FeCoNiCrMn, FeCoNiMoV, and two-phase FeCoNiAlCr high entropy alloys, revealed for the first time the high-temperature work hardening and creep mechanisms of Ni2Co1Fe1Mo0.2V0.5 medium entropy alloys.
Published 250 SCI papers in international academic journals such as Nature Materials, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Nano Today, Nano Letters, Physical Review Letters, Inter. J. Plasticity, Acta Materials and others. The papers have been cited 20900 times with an H index of 66. One American invention patent has been granted, 53 Chinese invention patents have been granted, and more than 110 abstracts from international academic conferences have been published, including 20 conference special invited reports and more than 70 invitation reports.
Honors and awards
2024 Expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council.
2024, One of the top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University in the United States. The global ranking of career impact in the field of materials science is 736 (ranked 82nd domestically), and the global ranking of scientific influence in the field of materials science in 2023 is 348 (ranked 75th domestically)
2023 The Most Valuable Paper Award of JMA 10th Anniversary
2023 Material Res. Lett. 'MRL 10th Anniversary Excellent Paper Award'
2022 Acta Material/ Scripta Mater. Outstanding Reviewer
2022 Jiangsu Province Overseas Chinese Outstanding Person Nomination Award
2021 Journal of Magnesium and Allies 'JMA Comprehensive Contribution Award'
2016 Exemplary individual of China Materials Research Society
2013 Funding of National Outstanding Youth, National Science Foundation, China
2012 Listee of Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2012 66th edition.
2012 Outstanding Scholar of New Century, Department of Education of China
2011 Listee of Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2011 65th edition.
2009 Top Reviewer by Mater. Sci. Eng A Elsevier for exceptional contribution to the quality of Mater. Sci. Eng. A.
2008 Top Reviewer by Mater. Sci. Eng A Elsevier for exceptional contribution to the quality of Mater. Sci. Eng. A.
2006 Honorable Mention for The FY06 Postdoctoral Distinguished Performance Awards (PDPA), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
2006 Silver Medal by Ultrafine Grained Materials-IV International Symposium in the 2006 135th TMS Annual Meeting
2003 Honorable Mention for the “One Hundred Excellent Ph D. Thesis”
2002 Director’s Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory
2000 Liu Yongling’s First-Class Scholarship, CAS, China
2000 Shi Changxu’s Scholarship First Prize, Institute of Metal Research, CAS, China
1997 Presidential Scholarship First Prize, Institute of Metal Research, CAS, China
1996-1998 Outstanding Graduate Fellowship, Institute of Metal Research, CAS, China
1995 Outstanding Graduate Leadership, Institute of Metal Research, CAS, China
1994 Excellent Graduates of Dalian City, China
1990-1994 Outstanding Undergraduate Fellowship, Dalian University of Technology, China
Research project
From January 2013 to December 2017, hosted by the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation of China on the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of nanometallic materials
From January 2020 to December 2023, a general project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, exploring the preparation of high-strength, high conductivity, high thermal stability, and low-cost nano/ultrafine grained copper and aluminum alloy wires for industrial application using rotary forging deformation technology, project number: 51971112
From January 2021 to December 2026, the third project leader of the cross scale research on the strain hardening effect and strengthening and toughening mechanism of non-uniform nanomaterials, the National Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology
From October 2022 to October 2025, the leader of a major provincial cutting-edge technology basic research project in 2022, responsible for the cross scale multi-objective collaborative design and preparation technology and performance evaluation foundation of high-performance nano gradient CrNiFe based high entropy alloy
From January 2025 to December 2028, a general project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China to explore the preparation of high-strength and high thermal stability nano magnesium alloys through high strain rate and low strain rate rotary forging
Contact
Cell：18915971789
E-mail：yhzhao@njust.edu.cn, 20231179@hhu.edu.cn
Winxin：zhao18915971789
Researchgate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yonghao-Zhao-3
Weixin Group：zhaoyonghaogroup
Group internet：http://zhaogroup.hhu.edu.cn
