从事高性能金属材料、大变形超细晶材料的制备与表征方面研究工作。主持了军品配套、国家重点研发计划、国家重大专项等子课题、国家自然科学基金、科工局预研基金等多项科研项目。获国家技术发明二等奖1项，部级科学技术发明一等奖1项，发表学术论文100余篇，授权发明专利20余项。教学方面先后讲授本科生课程“工程材料基础”，“热处理原理与工艺”，“材料课程设计”，“材料相变”和研究生课程“粉末冶金原理与工艺”等。主编教材《热处理工艺学》、参编教材《金属材料与热处理》、《工程材料基础》等。

1988.9-1992.7 燕山大学，本科
1994.9-1997.3 437437必赢国际网址，硕士
2000.9-2006.3 437437必赢国际网址，博士

1997年04月—至今 437437必赢国际网址 讲师—副教授—教授
2010年10月—2011年10月 英国南安普顿大学 工程学院 访问学者
1992年07月—1994年08月 无锡电容器四厂 技术员

1. 高性能金属材料（先进钢、铝合金）
2. 大变形超细晶材料

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