Dr. Ning Zhong is an Associate Professor at the College of Ocean Science and Engineering at Shanghai Maritime University. He is also a Director of the Shanghai Heat Treatment Association and the Electron Microscopy Association. He received his PhD in Materials Physics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He was a visiting scholar at Rice University in the United States from 2016 to 2017. The courses he teaches include Introduction to Materials Science, Basics of Materials Science, Modern Materials Analysis Technology, and Metal Materials Science. He is currently mainly engaged in microstructure and corrosion mechanisms of high-strength structural materials (structural steel, corrosion-resistant alloys, etc.) and coatings for marine use. His main research areas include the organization, structure, defects, and properties of materials, material failure and protection, and material detection and analysis technology.