Name: Yan Hong Title: Professor

Email: hyan@ncu.edu.cn

Supervisor Type: Master's and Doctoral Supervisor

Main Courses: Principles of Material Forming, Characterization of Material Properties

Personal Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hong-Yan

Research Directions

The research team focuses on the high-end development and application-oriented research of aluminum, magnesium, copper, and high-temperature alloys, tackling key technologies in the preparation and forming of high-performance alloys for aerospace, medical devices, and other fields.

Education Background

09/1980 – 07/1984, Nanchang University, Bachelor’s in Forging Technology and Equipment.

09/1984 – 07/1987, Nanchang University, Master’s in Pressure Processing Engineering.

09/1997 – 07/2001, Nanchang University, Ph.D. in Materials Processing Engineering.

Work Experience

09/2001 – 04/2004, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Postdoctoral Fellow

09/2002 – 09/2003, The Ohio State University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Visiting Scholar

08/1987 – Present, Nanchang University, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Director of the Institute of Material Forming and Moulds, and Department Head (2003–2016)

Academic Appointments

Member of the Plasticity Engineering Branch, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.

Member of the National Technical Committee for Screw Expander Standardization.

Director of the Nanchang Key Laboratory for Preparation and Processing of Light Alloy Materials.

Director of the Advanced Forming Research Institute, Nanchang University.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Jiangxi Forging Association.

Editorial Board Member of Chinese core journals such as Forging & Stamping Technology, Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, and Journal of Netshape Forming Engineering.

Honors and Awards

Recipient of the Special Allowance from the State Council.

Selected for the “Ganpo Talent 555 Program”.

Selected for the first and second tiers of the Jiangxi Provincial “New Century Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talents Project”.

Recognized as a Leading Young and Middle-aged Academic Discipline Leader in Jiangxi Universities.

Awarded as a Jiangxi Provincial Teaching Master.

Recognized as an Outstanding Graduate Supervisor in Jiangxi Province.

Major Achievements

Long-term engagement in integrated research on new material preparation and forming, as well as near-net-shape lightweight component manufacturing. Has led or participated in over 50 research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, and industry collaborations. Received one Second Prize of the Higher Education Outstanding Achievement Award (Science and Technology Progress Award) from the Ministry of Education, one Second Prize of the Jiangxi Provincial Technology Invention Award, two Second Prizes of the Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, two Third Prizes of the Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Award, and two First Prizes of the Jiangxi Higher Education Science and Technology Achievement Award, among others. Has published over 130 SCI-indexed papers and holds more than 100 authorized national invention patents.