《Engineering》极端制造前沿学术专题研讨会

City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China

Prof. Jian LU is Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dean of College of Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong. He was elected as academician of the National Academy of Technologies of France in 2011. He serves as Director of the Center for Advanced Structural Materials of City University of Hong Kong and Head of the Greater Bay Division of Shenyang National Laboratory for Material Science. He serves as the President of the Hong Kong Material Research Society (HK-MRS) and served as the President of Hong Kong Society of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM). Professor LU’s primary research interest is advanced engineering materials and its integration in mechanical and biomedical systems using the combination of experimental mechanics and mechanical simulation. He has also branched out into several other areas of interest including surface science and engineering, biomechanics, residual stresses, and mechanics of nanomaterials. He has published more than 460 SCI journal papers including papers in Nature (cover story), Science, Nature Materials, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Materials Today, and obtained 80 granted patents, including 45 granted invention patents in the United States. He received the French Knight of the National Order of Merit and French Knight of the National Order of Légion d’Honneur in 2006 & 2017 respectively. He received the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award from the Chinese National Academy of Engineering in 2018. 

The combination of new materials and additive manufacturing has created groundbreaking opportunities for developing innovative materials and high-efficiency, energy-saving systems. This report presents cutting-edge research trends in novel structural and functional nanomaterials, focusing on 3D-printed nickel-based alloys with nanoparticle additives that show tremendous potential in automotive and aerospace applications, along with high-temperature-resistant aluminum alloys, ultra-high-strength aluminum alloys, and ultra-high-fatigue-resistant aluminum alloy structures. The emergence of 3D and 4D additive manufacturing has not only enabled the realization of numerous new materials and structures but also made possible the development of high-performance metamaterials and complex ceramic architectures. The report will conclude by introducing highly efficient nanoscale Turing-structure catalysts for green hydrogen production and AI-designed cost-effective catalysts, which provide revolutionary approaches to significantly reduce the costs of green hydrogen energy and hydrogen-powered vehicles, as well as 3D-printed bioinspired catalyst substrates that enhance catalytic efficiency. These innovations demonstrate how the synergy between material science and advanced manufacturing technologies can address critical energy challenges.