Director of Laser Materials Processing Research Centre
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Tel: +86 1062772993
Email: zhml@tsinghua.edu.cn
http://www.mse.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/mse/4018/2013/20130411155343453848044/20130411155343453848044_.html
Prof. Minlin ZHONG received his BSc degree in Optical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1983, an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Tianjin University of Technology in 1990 and a PhD in laser processing from Tsinghua University in 1997.
From 1997–1998, he performed research as a post-doctor fellow in the Laser Centre of French Welding Institute, financially supported by the French Government. In 1998, he worked at Hannover Laser Centre, Germany, as a guest scientist.
Dr. Zhong majored in Laser Technology in his undergraduate study and then started his career on fundamental and application-oriented research and teaching on laser material processing since 1983. As a full professor and director of the Laser Materials Processing Centre at the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Tsinghua University, his research interests cover laser micro-nano fabrication, laser surface engineering, laser 3D printing and novel materials development based on laser technology.
During the years, Dr. Zhong has been the project leader for 19 international cooperation projects including the British Royal Academy of Engineering, Sino-Germany Scientific Centre, French Government, and well-known global companies like GE, GM, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Mitsubishi. He led about 10 domestic scientific projects like the China National Key Basic Research and Development Program, NSFC major international cooperation project, and NSFC key project. He has performed 40 domestic industrial projects as well.
As a result, he has published 107 Chinese papers in Chinese journals, 110 papers in peer-reviewed international English journals, and 70 papers in international conferences, in addition to 18 patents and 4 book chapters. He is among the top 5 scientists who published the most Engineering Village–indexed papers on laser cladding. In cooperation with industries, Dr. Zhong has transferred some of his research achievements into real industrial applications.
He has received awards such as:
- “Science and Technology Development” Award by Chinese Automobile Industry (2001)
- “Prominent Applications by Promotion of Research Achievements” Award of Tsinghua University (2003)
- “Tsinghua’s Friends” Award (2000)
After working over 20 years on laser materials processing, he has focused on laser micro-nano fabrication in recent 8 years and increased his publication output in high-impact international journals. From 2012 to 2015, his group published 61 international peer-reviewed papers with a total impact factor of 286 and an average impact factor per paper of 4.7.
Dr. Zhong has been active in the domestic and international laser materials processing field. As the former Secretary General of the Laser Processing Committee of the China Optical Society, he co-organized 9 China national conferences on laser materials processing.
He has been a program committee member, session chair, and conference co-chair for many international conferences organized by LIA and SPIE. He was the general conference chair of the 3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Laser and Optics – PICALO 2008 – and the co-chair of the “International Conference on Laser Processes and Components” in Laser-World of Photonics China (2006–2012).
He has given over 40 plenary, keynote, and invited presentations at recognized international conferences.
Professional Affiliations and Roles:
- Fellow, Laser Institute of America (LIA), since 2010
- LIA Board Member (2005–2007, 2012–2014)
- Senior Member, Optical Society of China (since 2002)
- Standing Committee Member, Laser Processing Committee, Optical Society of China (since 2000)
- Board Member, Beijing Optical Society
- Member, 12th Panel Group, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Guest Professor, National Laboratory on Power Beam Processing
Editorial Roles:
- Senior Editor: Journal of Laser Applications, Journal of Chinese Lasers
- Editorial Board Member: Light: Science & Applications (Nature Publishing Group), Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing (Springer)
- Reviewer for numerous international journals