Prof. Yong Zhang

Zhang Yong (1969-), is a scientist of Materials Science and Engineering. He invented a method to greatly improve the glass forming ability of amorphous alloys by using minor addition of rare earth metals, which has been widely used in the industries; In 2005, he was selected as an "Outstanding Talent of the New Century" by the Ministry of Education; he is among the top 2% of scientists globally. He is a reviewer for projects such as the National 863 Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China's general project, youth project, overseas outstanding young scientist, Ministry of Education doctoral fund, Chang Jiang Scholars Program, and new professor fund. He holds the position of professor, academic leader, and doctoral supervisor at the Advanced Institution of Fuyao University of Science and Technology. He has published several books, including 《Amorphous and High-Entropy Alloys》 and 《Advanced High-Entropy Alloy Technology》, and has been granted the National Natural Science Award Second Prize twice, the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award First Prize, the Shanxi Province Natural Science Award First Prize, and the Industry-Academia-Research Technology Award.