On October 18–20, YSU State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology hosted the 6th International Symposium on Metastable Materials Science & Technology. Ten guest experts from the UK, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong (China), and research institutes in the Chinese mainland delivered keynote speeches at the Symposium. More than 230 Chinese and foreign teachers and students engaged in metastable materials research participated in the exchange and discussions.
President Zhao Dingxuan delivers a speech
In his welcome speech, YSU President Zhao Dingxuan expressed his welcome and gratitude to the participating experts and scholars and made a brief introduction to YSU's profile and disciplinary characteristics. He said that the International Symposium on Metastable Materials Science & Technology aims to provide a platform for academic exchange and intellectual interaction among researchers engaged in metastable materials research from all over the world. YSU will take this Symposium as an opportunity to gather academic resources and attract scientific research talents, and contribute new wisdom and strength to the development of the metastable materials field.
Peng Qiuming, Executive Associate Director of the State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, briefly introduced the Laboratory’s development and expressed gratitude to the experts for their significant contributions to the development of the Laboratory.
Professor Carlos Lledo from Robert Gordon University in the UK delivered a report titled "Multi-time scale state of health assessment research of lithium-ion batteries – mining free materials", presenting the increasing demand for battery systems with the continuous development of new energy vehicles, large-scale energy storage, special robots, and aerospace equipment, which has promoted the reform and innovation of the energy industry system to overcome key technical bottlenecks that constrain the robust cycle life estimation of battery systems. Professor Chen Xiaobo from the School of Engineering at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University in Australia delivered a report titled "Design strategy of multifunctional coatings upon Mg alloys", introducing advanced technologies for developing smart coatings on magnesium alloys to address challenges concerning their commercial applications. Yang Wenge, Director of the Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research in Beijing delivered a report titled "Interplay between charge ordering and magnetism/superconductivity in layered materials under high pressure", introducing the crucial role of charge order (CO) in material properties, such as multiferroicity in electronic devices and spintronics, and its competition/cooperation with superconductivity. Researchers Cheng Jinguang, Hu Yongsheng, and Sun Jianping from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Researcher Jin Haijun from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Li Danfeng, Associate Dean of the College of Science at City University of Hong Kong, and Professor Lu Siyu from Zhengzhou University each presented their latest research findings in the field of metastable materials, leading to heated discussions among the participating experts and students. Doctoral students participating in the Symposium also presented their research findings and demonstrated individual research capabilities through a 3-minute “swift” reporting on the doctoral student forum.
Conference venue
Group photo of the participants
The biennial International Symposium on Metastable Materials Science & Technology, founded 12 years ago and hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, has established a considerable international presence in the field of metastable materials research and served as an international exchange platform for researchers in this field. YSU Health-care Industrial Technology Research Institute, YSU Institute of Science and Technology, and YSU Office of International Cooperation have provided strong support to the organization of the Symposium. The Symposium has also enhanced the understanding of domestic and international peer research institutes of our scientific research on metastable materials and expanded our influence both at home and abroad.
