Dr. Hong Li is now associate professor at Faculty of Materials & Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT). She received a bachelor’s degree of Material Processing Engineering in Hefei University of Technology in 1999 and doctor’s degree of Material Processing Engineering in University of Science& Technology (USTB), Beijing in 2006. From 2006 to 2008, she worked as a postdoctor in BJUT. From 2012 to 2013, she worked in Institute of Materials Engineering, Dortmund University of Technology as a visiting scholar. Her main research fields focus on advanced joining technology including but not limited to 1) Solid state welding of dissimilar materials; 2) Nanomultilayer film development for micro-nano scale joining; 3) Low-temperature soldering of ceramic, glass to lightweight metals for electronic packaging; 4) Laser brazing of superalloy and shape memory alloy for aerospace application. 5) Green welding technology. She conducted 23 research projects, within 8 as principal investigators. She has published 3 monographs, 80 papers and granted 16 patents. She won China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award in 2015 and 2019. In 2013, she was appointed as vice-chair of Sub-Commission C-XVII-C (Soldering) of International Institute of Welding (IIW) and Principal Reviewer of Welding in the world. In 2018, she was appointed as Standing Committee Member of Brazing and Special Joining Committee, Chinese Welding Society.