Name: Zhu Zhengqiang Academic Title: Professor

Email: zhuzhq@ncu.edu.cn Supervisor Type: Master's/PhD Supervisor

Courses Taught: Welding Structures; Advanced Materials Joining Technology; Materials Joining Simulation and Emulation; Welding Defect Analysis and Countermeasures

Research Directions

The team has long been engaged in the research on advanced materials joining and manufacturing technology, with a particular focus on the basic mechanisms and industrial applications of advanced joining technologies such as ultrasonic welding, laser welding, and resistance spot welding. It is committed to solving the lightweight and high-performance welding challenges in fields like new energy vehicles, aerospace, and equipment manufacturing. Specifically including:

1. Focusing on advanced joining technologies (ultrasonic welding, laser welding, resistance spot welding, etc.), researching the interfacial behavior, microstructure regulation, and performance optimization of dissimilar material welding, so as to promote the reliable joining of lightweight structures and multi-functional composite materials;

2. Conducting research on welding thermal-mechanical coupling simulation, microstructure evolution prediction, welding deformation and control; realizing online welding quality monitoring and process optimization by combining machine vision, sensor embedding and other technologies, so as to improve the intelligence level of welding manufacturing;

3. Studying the effects of mechanisms such as rare earth element strengthening, interfacial reaction inhibition, and post-weld heat treatment on the mechanical properties and service behavior of welded joints; developing new welding materials and processes to enhance the reliability and durability of welding structures in harsh environments.

Educational Background

March 2002 - July 2005: Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

September 1999 - February 2002: Master of Engineering in Materials Processing Engineering, Tianjin University

September 1995 - July 1999: Bachelor of Engineering in Welding Technology and Equipment, China University of Petroleum (East China)

Work Experience

December 2011 - Present: Professor, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University

March 2010 - August 2010: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yonsei University (South Korea) (Sino-Korea Young Scientists Exchange Program)

April 2007 - March 2008: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sheffield (UK) (Sino-UK Outstanding Young Scholars Scholarship Program)

December 2006 - November 2011: Associate Professor, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University

November 2005 - November 2006: Lecturer, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University

Academic Affiliations

January 2022 - Present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nanchang University (Engineering & Technology Edition)

May 2012 - Present: Review Expert, Ministry of Education Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars

December 2005 - Present: Director, Jiangxi Provincial Welding Society

September 2007 - Present: Senior Member, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society

September 2007 - Present: Committee Member, Welding Mechanics and Structural Design & Manufacturing Professional Committee of Chinese Welding Society

Personal Honors

2011: Ministry of Education Fok Ying Tung Young Teachers Award

2015: Baosteel Education Foundation Excellent Teacher Award

2009: Candidate for Jiangxi Province's "New Century Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talents Project"

2011: Jiangxi Provincial Young Scientist (Jinggang Star)

2008 & 2011: Jiangxi Provincial Young and Middle-Aged Core Teacher

Main Achievements

Long-term commitment to the mechanism research and application development of advanced joining technologies such as ultrasonic welding, laser welding, and resistance spot welding. Has presided over more than 40 projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, published over 140 academic papers, obtained more than 30 authorized invention patents, and won honors such as the Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award, Fok Ying Tung Excellent Teacher Award, and Jiangxi Provincial Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talent. Emphasizes industry-university-research integration and actively promotes industrial technology upgrading and talent training.