Hongjiu Hu is a Professor and Researcher at the School of Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. He earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Jiangsu Institute of Chemical Technology in 1990 and subsequently obtained his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the School of Mechanical Engineering at East China University of Science and Technology in 1992 and 1995, respectively. From 1996 to 1997, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mechanics Postdoctoral Mobile Station, Shanghai University. His research directions include mechanical behavior of new materials, fracture and fatigue analysis of pressure vessels and bellows, and fluid sealing technology.