主要从事新型金属材料、金属基复合材料和大变形超细晶材料的制备与表征等研究工作。近5年主持国家级科研项目5项，包括国家自然科学基金面上项目，军品配套，国家重点研发计划子课题，国家重大专项子课题，国防重点实验室基金等。作为主要完成人获得国家技术发明二等奖1项，部级科学技术发明奖1项。授权发明专利20余项；发表学术论文60余篇，包括以通讯作者或第一作者在顶级/重要期刊发表SCI论文30余篇。JMST、MSEA、JACom、JMSC等10余个国内外重要期刊审稿人。主讲粉末冶金原理与工艺，材料固态相变，工程材料基础，材料专业课程设计等课程。主编教材1部，参编教材2部。

1988.9-1992.7 燕山大学，本科
1994.9-1997.3 yl6809永利官网，硕士
2000.9-2006.3 yl6809永利官网，博士

1992.8-1994.8 无锡电容器四厂，技术员
1997.4-2003.6 yl6809永利官网，讲师
2003.7-至今 yl6809永利官网，副教授
2010.10-2011.10 英国南安普顿大学，访问学者

高性能金属材料（铝合金、钛合金、钨合金和先进钢）的制备与表征；
金属基复合材料的制备与表征；
大变形超细晶材料的制备与表征。

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