As a leading researcher in the field of nanostructured materials, Prof. LU contributed to the advancement of materials science and engineering with world-class, trend-setting research. His highly cited research covers nanostructured metals, amorphous alloys, and thin films, dealing with thermodynamic and kinetics of processing and phase transformation, stability and melting, mechanical and tribological properties, physical and chemical properties, etc.

His major scientific accomplishments include: (i) discovery of nano-twinned materials and development of nano-twin strengthening methodology; (ii) development of surface nanocrystallization technology and discovery of unique behaviors of gradient nano-grained structures in metals and alloys, and (iii) the stabilization and plastic deformation of nano-grained metals at extreme sizes.

Prof. LU is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2003), the World Academy of Sciences for Developing Countries (2004), the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2005), and National Academy of Engineering of USA (2018, foreign member) and has received numerous awards from around the world.

The 2019 Acta Materialia Gold Medal (Image by IMR)