【Education Background】

1. 1996-2000, majored in School of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, and got the bachelor’s degree.

2. 2000-2006, graduated from the college of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing and got the doctor’s degree.

【Work Experience】

1. 2006-Present, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing

2. 2015-2016, Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, USA

【Individual Resume】

Director of Beijing Special Steel Engineering Technology Research Center for Transportation and Energy, Deputy Director of Advanced Metal Materials Research Institute of Collaborative Innovation Center. Special expert of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Liuzhou City Government, Tangshan City Government, member of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineering Automotive Materials Branch, Chinese Society of Metal Rolling Branch, "Engineering Science Journal", "Steel" young editorial board. It has undertaken a number of national and provincial research projects such as National Key research and development Program, National Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Major Science and Technology Program, more than 100 school-enterprise cooperation projects, published more than 200 academic papers in journals such as Science and MC, participated in the editing of 2 works, formulated 9 national standards, and authorized more than 40 national invention patents. He won 3 first prizes and 3 second prizes at provincial and ministerial level.

【Research Orientation】

1. High performance automotive steel development, forming and application

2. Research on reinforcing and plasticizing mechanics of ultra-high strength and toughness steel

3. Process and surface quality control of cold rolling and new coating products

4. Development of high weather resistance and high corrosion resistance steel and related corrosion mechanism research

5. Mechanism and control of hydrogen embrittlement of ultra-high strength steel

【Achievements】

【Research Projects】

1. National key Research and development plan key project, strong plasticity mechanism of thin slab continuous casting and rolling automotive steel

2. National key research and development plan key projects, high performance ultra-high strength automotive raw steel technical basic research

3. National Natural Science Foundation, strengthening and toughening of hydrogen embrittlement resistant ultra-high strength hot formed steel and the mechanism of hydrogen trap

4. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on the preparation basis and dynamic deformation behavior of ultra-fine metastable high-strength plastic steel

5. National Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, new energy automotive material production and application demonstration platform

6. Beijing Science and Technology Plan Project, development and application of non-coated thermoforming automotive steel

7. Co-construction project of Beijing Municipal Education Commission, development and application of green high-performance automotive steel

8. Co-construction project of Beijing Municipal Education Commission, key materials and preparation technology for high-speed rail

9. Key research and development plan of Shandong Province, key manufacturing technology and industrial application of ultra-high strength and toughness automotive steel

10. Guangxi innovation-driven development project, research and development of high-strength automobile plate rolling and annealing process technology

11. Major scientific and technological achievements transformation project of Hebei Province, steel and application technology for high-performance automobile chassis driven by double carbon

12. Liuzhou Science and Technology Bureau, development and key production technology research of high-quality cold-rolled hot-dip galvanized steel plate

13. Liuzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Development of cold-rolled high-strength automotive structural steel based on lightweight research and its application in passenger vehicles

14. School-enterprise cooperation project, research on internal stress mechanism and control technology during rolling and cooling of hot rolled high-strength steel

15. School-enterprise cooperation project, influence of vanadium and titanium on seismic performance of steel plates for high-strength weather-resistant building structures

16. School-enterprise cooperation project, research and application of key technologies of high-quality steel strips for battery casings

17. School-enterprise cooperation project, application of Nb and Ti microalloying balance mechanism research on hot rolled automotive steel based on cost and service performance

18. School-enterprise cooperation project, Nb Microalloyed heavy duty car body steel performance stability control and application research

19. School-enterprise cooperation project, development of high-local forming hot rolled high-strength automotive steel and research on material constitutive and forming supporting technology

20. School-enterprise cooperation project, development and application of vanadium microalloyed hot-dip galvanized two-phase steel

21. School-enterprise cooperation project, including the development and application of Nb series DH steel (DH590, DH780, DH980, and DH1180) in Shougang production line

22. School-enterprise cooperation project, development and application research of ultra-high strength hot formed steel for automobile

23. School-enterprise cooperation project, 780MPa hot rolled high reaming steel development research

24. School-enterprise cooperation project, research and development of quenching prediction and analysis technology of gear steel end

25. School-enterprise cooperation project, study on corrosion mechanism and service behavior of high corrosion resistant steel plate for photovoltaic brackets

【Academic Papers】

1. Yi-Sheng Chen, Hongzhou Lu*, Jiangtao Liang, Alexander Rosenthal, Hongwei Liu, Glenn Sneddon, Ingrid McCarroll, Zhengzhi Zhao, Wei Li, Aimin Guo, Julie M. Cairney*, Observation of hydrogen trapping at dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitates, Science, 2020, 367,171-175

2. Tao Kang, Zhengzhi Zhao*, Juhua Liang, Jie Guo, Ying Zhao, Effect of the austenitizing temperature on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Q&P steel，Materials Science & Engineering A 771，2020,138584

3. Weijian Chen, Pengfei Gao, Shuai Wang, Xiaolong Zhao, Zhengzhi Zhao*, Strengthening mechanisms of Nb and V microalloying high strength hot-stamped steel，Materials Science & Engineering A 797，2020,140115

4. Peng Wan,Tao Kang, FengLi, Pengfei Gao, Lei Zhang, Zhengzhi Zhao*, Dynamic recrystallization behavior and microstructure evolution of low-density high-strength Fe–Mn–Al–C steel, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2021, 15:1059-1068

5. Shuai Wang，Wei-jian Chen，Zheng-zhi Zhao*，Xiao-long Zhao，Xiao-yang Luo，Qiang Wang，Effect of microstructure evolution on Lüders strain and tensile properties in an intercritical annealing medium-Mn steel，Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International, 2021,28(6):762-772

6. Jian-zhong Xue, Zheng-zhi Zhao*, Di Tang, Hui Li, Hao-hong Wu, Wei-liang Xiong, Liang Liang, Yao Huang, Microstructure, property and deformation and fracture behavior of 800 MPa complex phase steel with different coiling temperatures. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2021，28（3）:346–359

7. P Gao，F Li，K An，Z Zhao*，X Chu，H Cui. Microstructure and deformation mechanism of Si-strengthened intercritically annealed quenching and partitioning steels[J]. Materials Characterization, 2022, 191: 112145

8. Feng Li，Pengfei Gao，Yan Chen，Cheng Li，Xueliang Shang，Peng Wan，Weijian Chen，Tao Kang，Zhengzhi Zhao*，Ke An，In-situ neutron diffraction investigation of two-stage martensitic transformation in a 13%Mn steel with serrated deformation，Materials Science and Engineering: A，2022，840, 142955

9. Weijian Chen, Weiyan Zhao, Pengfei Gao, Feng Li, Shuang Kuang, Yu Zou, Zhengzhi Zhao*, Interaction between dislocations, precipitates and hydrogen atoms in a 2000 MPa grade hot-stamped steel. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022, 18,4353-4366

10. Peng Wan, Pengfei Gao, Meng Wang， Zhengzhi Zhao*，Research on hot deformation, dynamic recrystallization and numerical simulation of Fe–28Mn–10Al–1.5C–0.6V steel，Journal of Materials Science，2022,57, 16930–16947

11. Yan Zhao, Dengcui Yang, Zhe Qin, Xiaohong Chu, Jinhai Liu, Zhengzhi Zhao*，A novel hot stamping steel with superior mechanical properties and antioxidant properties，Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022,21:1944-1959

12. Peng Wan，Huixiang Yu，Feng Li，Pengfei Gao，Lei Zhang，Zhengzhi Zhao*，Hot Deformation Behaviors and Process Parameters Optimization of Low-Density High-Strength Fe-Mn-Al-C Alloy Steel，Metals and Materials International，https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-021-01144-x

13. Xiaohong Chu, Weijian Chen, Jinhai Liu, Yinkui Pan, Hang Sun, Zhengzhi Zhao*，Effect of quenching temperature on the strengthening mechanism of low carbon microalloyed quenching and partitioning steel，Steel research international，doi: 10.1002/srin.202200601

14. Weijian Chen, Xiaohong Chu, Feng Li, Jie Liu, Hongzhou Lu, Shuang Kuang, Yu Zou, and Zhengzhi Zhao*, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Novel Ultra-High Strength Hot-Stamped Steel with High Hardenability, Steel research international, 2022,2200232

15. Xiao-hong Chu, Peng-fei Gao, Wei-jian Chen, Feng Li, Tao Kang, Yan Zhao, Xian-dong Yin, Zheng-zhi Zhao*, Effect of Cr and isothermal holding temperature on microstructure and properties of complex phase steel with high formability (CH steel), Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2023, 30（2）:328-337

16. Pengfei Gao, Xiaohong Chu, Yinkui Pan, Jinhai Liu, and Zhengzhi Zhao*, Enhanced strength–ductility synergy of multiphase steels via regulation of austenite decomposition during annealing, Journal of Materials Science，2023,58,（4）：1939-1950

17.Yan Zhao, Dengcui Yang, Feng Zhou, Lei Liu, Pengcheng Wang, Pengfei Gao, Zhengzhi Zhao*, Enhanced Strength and Ductility of 2.4 GPa Hot-Stamped Steel with an Extremely Thin Oxide Layer，Steel research international, 2023,2200917

【 Monographs】

1. Tang Di, Zhao Zhengzhi, Mi Zhenli, Liu Qiang, Advanced High Strength Plate and Strip Steel for Automobile, Metallurgical Industry Press, October 2016

2. Xiao Xuewen, Xu Xiufei, Zhao Zhengzhi, Yang Baisong, Process Design and Operation of Modern Sheet Metal Treatment Line, Metallurgical Industry Press, January 2023

【 Patents】

1. A hot rolled hot formed steel for 2000MPa grade ultra-high strength and toughness wheel spoke and a preparation method thereof

2. High strength hot formed steel substrate with tensile strength greater than 2200MPa and preparation method thereof

3. A 1500MPa grade high formability alloyed hot dip galvanized two-phase steel and a preparation method thereof

4. The invention relates to a preparation method of 800MPa cold-rolled low-alloy high-strength steel with excellent reaming performance

5. The invention discloses a hot rolled boron-containing medium manganese high strength steel and a manufacturing method thereof

6. A medium manganese ultra-high strength steel and a preparation method thereof

7. A preparation method of TRIP steel containing delta-ferrite

8. The invention relates to high strength plastic accumulation cold rolled TRIP steel and a preparation method thereof

9. The invention relates to a preparation method of hot formed steel with tensile strength ≥2000MPa

10. The invention relates to a preparation method of low density light steel

11. The invention relates to a preparation method of B-free hot forming steel

12. The invention relates to a preparation method of hot rolled low density steel with strong plastic volume ≥40GPa*%

13. Preparation method of 1400MPa grade cold rolled ultra-high strength automotive steel with low yield to strength ratio and high elongation

14. The invention relates to a preparation method of hot rolled pickling high strength steel for car body

15. The invention relates to a preparation method of ultra-deep drawing two-phase steel containing vanadium after sub-temperature annealing

16. The invention relates to a preparation method of vanadium nitrogen microalloying high-strength weathering steel

17. A preparation method of ultra-deep drawing duplex steel with high plastic strain ratio

18. The invention relates to 1000MPa class cold-rolled hot-dip galvanized two-phase steel and a manufacturing method thereof

19. The invention relates to a cold-rolled ultra-high strength dual-phase steel plate for automobile with corrosion resistance and a preparation method thereof

【 Rewards】

1. Development and application of ZJ510L and ZJ550L low carbon and high strength board for automobile production by electric furnace CSP process, first prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award

2. Integration and innovation of Key Technologies for Manufacturing and Application of Steel for high safety body structure (2020-J03-1-01-R09), First Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award

3. Key technology and application of enhanced formability duplex steel manufacturing, First Prize of Metallurgical Science and Technology Award of China Iron and Steel Industry Association and Chinese Metal Society

4. Key technologies and applications for quality and performance control of high-quality hot-dip galvanized and alloyed galvanized automobile plates (2015 Material-2-002), Second Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award

5. Research and Industrialization of Key manufacturing technology of high-strength automotive steel (J-20-2-08-R02), Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Jiangxi Province

6. Key Technology and Application of high-performance multiphase steel for automotive manufacturing (2022247), Second Prize of Metallurgical Science and Technology Award of China Iron and Steel Association and Chinese Society of Metals

7. High temperature oxidation characteristics of steel materials and its application in Surface quality control of carbon steel plate strip (2017073), the third prize of Metallurgical Science and Technology Award of China Iron and Steel Association and Chinese Metal Society

8. Key technologies and applications for quality and performance control of high-quality hot-dip galvanized and alloyed galvanized automobile plates (20150518163940), Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of MCC Group

9. The development and application of ZJ510L and ZJ550L low carbon high strength board for automobile production by electric furnace CSP process, the first prize of Guangzhou Science and Technology Progress Award

10. Key technology research and innovation of 4300mm wide and thick plate production line (YJKJJBJ2014-4-12), first prize of Shandong Metallurgical Science and Technology Progress Award

11. Research and application of delayed cracking behavior of 980MPa grade and above automotive steel, First Prize of Metallurgical Science and Technology Award of Hebei Metal Society

【Honorary Title】

7th "Research Teacher and Friend - My Favorite Mentor" University of Science and Technology Beijing