Prof. Dr. Longtao Jiang is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at Harbin Institute of Technology. She earned, from the Harbin Institute of Technology, a Bachelor's degree in Metal Materials and Heat Treatment (1994), a Master's degree in Materials Science (1998), and a Ph.D. in Materials Science (2001). She was selected for the Ministry of Education’s New Century Talent Support Program in 2007 and won the First China Composite Materials Outstanding Young Engineer Award in 2015. Her research topics mainly include the microstructure evolution and dimensional stabilization mechanism of light metals and their composite materials; the design, preparation, and strengthening and toughening mechanism of aluminum-based composite materials; and the design, preparation, and application of bionic gradient composite armor structures.