Prof. Dr. Hong Yan is a professor in the Department of Materials Forming and Control of Nanchang University. From 2003 to 2016, he served as the director and department head of the Materials Forming and Mold Institute of Nanchang University, and from 2011 to 2016 he was in charge of the graduate work of the college. He is currently a director of the National Society of Plastic Engineering, a member of the National Screw Expander Standardization Technical Committee, the director of the Nanchang Light Alloy Material Preparation and Processing Key Laboratory, and the director of the Advanced Forming Institute of Nanchang University. He has long been engaged in research on the integration of new material preparation and forming, lightweight near-net forming of automotive parts, and mold manufacturing technology.