Name: Yong Liu，Title: Professor

 Email: liuyong@ncu.edu.cn

 Supervisor Type: Master's/Ph.D. Supervisor

 Courses Taught: Light Alloys and processing, Principles of Solidification

 Personal Website:

 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/rid/C-6526-2014

 https://lhm.ncu.edu.cn

Research Interests

Rare-Earth Light Alloys and Forming Technologies

Education

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sep 2004 – Apr 2008

M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Sep 2001 – Jul 2004

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Sep 1997 – Jul 2001

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Research:

Hong Kong Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong, Feb 2013 – Feb 2015

Postdoctoral Researcher, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) / Grenoble Institute of Technology, France, Nov 2008 – Oct 2009

Postdoctoral Researcher, Zhejiang University, May 2008 – Oct 2008

Academic Appointments:

Professor, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University, Jan 2022 – Present

Professor, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University, Dec 2014 – Dec 2021

Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University, Dec 2011 – Nov 2014

Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University, Feb 2010 – Nov 2011

Academic and Professional Service

Chair, Committee on Rare-Earth Light Alloys, Chinese Society of Rare Earths

Director, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Alloy Materials

Young Editorial Board Member, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Rare Earths (Chinese and English Editions)

Editorial Board Member, Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys

Honors and Awards

Chief Expert, “Rare-Earth Light Alloy Materials Technology Innovation Platform,” National Innovation Center for Rare-Earth Functional Materials, 2024

Listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Annual Scientific Impact Ranking), 2022

Jiangxi Provincial “Double Thousand Talents Program,” 2023

Academic and Technical Leader of Major Disciplines, Jiangxi Province, 2017

Outstanding Young Talent of Jiangxi Province, 2016

Jiangxi Provincial “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talents Program,” 2016

Hong Kong Scholar, 2012

Xiangzhang Distinguished Professor, Nanchang University, 2021

Outstanding Master’s/Ph.D. Supervisor of Jiangxi Province, 2016–present (16 awardees supervised)

Research Achievements

Principal Investigator of more than 40 research projects, including 6 National Natural Science Foundation of China grants and 4 National Key R&D Program projects and subprojects. Developed metallurgical quality control technologies and combined deformation processing strategies for rare-earth light alloys. Authored 138 SCI-indexed papers, including publications in Carbon, with a total of 4,055 citations and an H-index of 32. Granted 34 authorized invention patents. Established long-term and in-depth collaborations with listed industrial enterprises such as Jinfei Group.

Recipient of the First Prize of the National Rare Earth Science and Technology Award (2024), Second Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Technological Invention Award, Third Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Award, Second Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, and First Prize of Teaching Achievement Award from the China Nonferrous Metals Society.

Serves as editorial board member or guest editor for journals including Journal of Rare Earths (Chinese and English editions), Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys (Chair of the Young Editorial Board), Acta Metallurgica Sinica (Chinese and English editions), and Materials Engineering.