Prof. Li Chang-Jiu earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Osaka University in 1986 and 1989, respectively, and conducted postdoctoral research in collaboration with Osaka University, Tocalo Company, and the Kinki High-Energy Processes Technology Research Institute in Japan from 1989 to 1992. Since 1992, he has been a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University. His research focuses on the deposition mechanisms of thermal spraying coatings, characterization of coating structures and properties, and coating application technologies. Prof. Li has received numerous accolades, including being designated for the Cross-Century Talent Program of the Ministry of Education in 1994, winning the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2007, and being selected as an academic leader for the Changjiang Scholars Innovation Team of the Ministry of Education in 2009. He has published over 270 papers in international academic journals, more than 70 in domestic journals, and nearly 200 international conference papers, with over 4100 SCI citations. He also holds more than 20 national innovation patents and has received prestigious awards such as the First Class Science and Technology Award of Shaanxi and the Second Class National Natural Science Award in 2008. In 2017, Prof. Li Chang-Jiu from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University was elected as an ASM Fellow.