Liqiang Gong

time:2026-07-08

                         Name: Liqiang Gong Title: Lecturer

                         Email: liqianggong@ncu.edu.cn Supervisor Type: Master’s Supervisor

                         Courses: Engineering Drawing, Mechanical Design, etc.

Research Interests

Dr. Liqiang Gong’s research focuses on high-performance materials design, surface strengthening, and service failure mechanisms for advanced applications in aerospace, energy and chemical engineering, mining and metallurgy, marine equipment, and advanced manufacturing. His main research interests include:

1. Ni-based superalloys and high-temperature protective materials;

2. High-performance wear- and corrosion-resistant Fe-based alloys, corrosion-resistant steels, and heat-resistant steels;

3. Surface engineering and additively manufactured functional coatings;

4. Processing and property regulation of advanced ceramic materials;

5. Service behavior characterization and multiscale mechanism calculations of materials.

Education

l Dec 2023 – Jan 2025

CSC-funded Joint Ph.D. Training, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

l Sep 2022 – Jun 2025

Ph.D. in Physics, CY Cergy Paris Université, France (full-time doctoral program)

l Sep 2021 – Jun 2025

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), China

Employment

l Jul 2026 – Present

Deputy Director, Organization Department of the CPC Nanchang University Committee, temporary appointment

l Nov 2025 – Present
Deputy Director, Department of Materials Forming, Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Nanchang University

l Jun 2025 – Present
Lecturer, Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Nanchang University

Academic Services

Dr. Liqiang Gong serves as a Youth Editorial Board Member of Corrosion Communications, AI & Materials, and Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection.

Honors and Awards

l Selected for the CAST Young Talents Support Program, Ph.D. Track, 2025–2026

l Recipient of the National Scholarship

l Awarded Outstanding Graduate of Beijing

l Supported by the China Scholarship Council for joint doctoral training at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Major Achievements

Dr. Liqiang Gong was selected for the CAST Young Talents Support Program, Ph.D. Track in 2024, awarded Outstanding Graduate of Beijing in 2025, supported by the China Scholarship Council in 2024, and selected for a China–Europe Joint Doctoral Training Program in 2022. Over the past five years, Dr. Liqiang Gong has published more than 10 papers as an independent first author in international journals such as Materials Characterization, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Intermetallics, and Journal of Materials Science, including one highly cited paper. Dr. Liqiang Gong also serves as a Youth Editorial Board Member of Corrosion Communications, AI & Materials, and other related journals. Dr. Liqiang Gong has led or participated in two industry-funded projects commissioned by wholly owned subsidiaries of Midea Group, with total funding exceeding CNY 1 million.

Honors and Awards

l Principal Investigator, Jiangxi Provincial Early-Career Young Talents Cultivation Program, CNY 200,000

l Industry-funded project, Ultra-Corrosion-Resistant Coating Pouring Technology for Special-Shaped Tank Structures, CNY 449,000

l Industry-funded project, Three-Stage Spraying and Welding Process for Electric Heating Inner Tanks, CNY 645,000