Invited Speaker

Prof. Jie Zhang (Research Fellow)

Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences

E-mail: jiezhang@imr.ac.cn

Title: Design of Multifunctional Rare-earth Silicates Coatings

Profile:

Prof. Jie Zhang is a Principal Investigator of Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Deputy Director of the Ceramic Materials Research Division at Institute of Metal Research, CAS. Her research is focused on advanced ceramics and coatings for extreme environment applications. She dedicates to the fundamental understanding and practical development of novel ceramics and coatings in severe environments. She has more than 80 peer reviewed papers, over 20 invited lectures, and owes 8 national patents. She serves as the Chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society and Committee member of the Advanced Ceramic Division of the Chinese Ceramic Society. She is the Associate editor of "Journal of the American Ceramic Society" and "Journal of Advanced Ceramics", and member of the editorial board of "Thermal Spray Coating Technology". She holds several awards and fellowships, including the Global Ambassador Award of the American Ceramic Society, the Global Star Award of the American Ceramic Society, and the Jubilee Global Diversity Award of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society, and Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).