Education:

Bachelor     from Sept. 1984 to June 1988, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Major in Metal Physics.
Thesis: Application of Positron Annihilation Technique in Metal Materials.

Master       from Sept. 1992 to June 1995, Institute of Metal Research, CAS.
Major in Material Science and Engineering.
Thesis: Effects of Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Superalloy IN718C.

Ph.D.       from Sept. 1995 to June 1998, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenyang, China.
Major in Material Science and Engineering.
Thesis: Investigation on Synthesis, Thermal Stabilities and Mechanical Properties of Mechanically Alloyed NiAl Alloys and Composites.

ICTP TRIL from Oct. 1999 to Oct. 2000. training and research fellow at the Institute of Technology for Materials and Energetic Processes, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-TeMPE), sponsored by the International Center for theoretical Physics (ICTP).

Work Experience：

1988.12-1992.8 assistant engineer at Shenyang Institute of Metallurgy

1998.12-1999.3 visit scholar at CNR-TeMPE, Italy

1998.12-2001.4 associated professor, CAS-IMR

2001.5-2005.8  group leader, associated professor, CAS-IMR

2005.9-  professor, group leader, CAS-IMR

1) Correlation between composition, processing, microstructure and mechanical properties of advanced superalloys, including conventional cast superalloys, directionally solidified superalloys, single crystalline superalloys as well as wrought superalloys.

2) Correlation between composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of NiAl-based intermetallics.

1) “Development and Application of Five Corrosion-resistant Superalloys for Hot Parts of A Gas Turbine” was granted the third-grade award for progress in sciences and technology in 2012 by the National Administration of Industry and Information, China.

2) “Fabrication and Application of GH3044 Seamless Tube” was granted the first-grade award of technical innovation by Shenyang bureau of science and technology, and the third-grade award for progress in sciences and technology in 2005 by aviation industry group, China.

3) “Strengthening and Toughing Mechanisms for Several Intermetallics” was granted the second-grade award of nature sciences by Liaoning province government in 2006.

1) J.S.Hou, L.Z.Zhou, C.Yuan, Z.Tang, J.T.Guo, X.Z.Qin, P.K.Liaw. The effect of reheat treatments on recovering the creep behavior of a corrosion-resistant nickel-based superalloy. Materials Science & Engineering A 560 (2013) 25-33

2) J.S.Hou, L.Z.Zhou, C.Yuan, J.T.Guo, W.Wang, X.Z.Qin, P.K.Liaw. Necking contributions to s-phase formation in a hot-corrosion- resistant superalloy during creep exposure. Materials Characterization, 77(2013) 47- 52 

3) Tingting Wang, Changshuai Wang, Jianting Guo and Lanzhang Zhou, Stability of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of GH984G Alloy during Long-term Thermal Exposure, Materials Science Forum, 2013, Vol:747-748, P. 647-653

4) W. Sun, X. Z. Qin, W. Wang, T. T. Wang, Y. A. Guo, J. T. Guo, L.H.Lou and L.Z.Zhou. Effects of Nb/Ti Ratio on the Microstructures of Two Experimental Ni-based Cast Superalloys. Materials Science Forum Vols.747-748(2013), pp629-635

5) X.Z.Qin, J.T.Guo, C Yuan, J.S.Hou, L.Z.Zhou, H.Q. Ye. Long-term thermal exposure responses of the microstructure and properties of a cast Ni-base superalloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 2012(543)121-128

6) Jian Wang, Lanzhang Zhou, Liyuan Sheng, Jianting Cuo. The microstructure evolution and its effect on the mechanical properties of a hot-corrosion resistant Ni-based superalloy during long-term thermal exposure. Materials and Design. 2012(39) 55-62

7) Jianting Cuo, Zhensheng Wang, Liyuan Sheng, Lanzhang Zhou, Chao Yuan, Zhigang Chen, Li Song. Wear properties of NiAl based materials. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International. 2012.22(5)414-425

8) WANG Zhen-sheng, XIE Yi, GUO Jian-ting, ZHOU Lan-zhang, HU Zhuang-qi, ZHANG Guang-ye, CHEN Zhi-gang. High temperature oxidation behavior of directionally solidified NiAl-31Cr-2.9Mo-0.1Hf-0.05Ho eutectic alloy. Trans Nonferrous Met Soc. China, 2012(22), 1582 -1587

9) Xiao Xuan, Xu Le, Zeng Chao, Liyuan Sheng, Yongan Guo, Lanzhang Zhou. Carbide Evolution of a Directionally Solidified Ni-Based Superalloy during Long-Term Exposure. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 452-453 (2012) pp 72-76

10) Xuan Xiao, Ci Gao, Haiqiang Zhao, Liyuan Sheng, Lanzhang Zhou. Investigation on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Directional Solidified DZ417G Alloy with Different Proportion of Recycling Alloy. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 452-453 (2012) pp 46-50

11) Xuan Xiao, Chao Zeng, Le Xu, Liyuan Sheng, Yongan Guo, Lanzhang Zhou. The Effect of Gallium on the Mechanical Properties of Superalloy K444. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 452-453 (2012) pp 31-34

12) Xuan Xiao, Le Xu, Chao Zeng, Liyuan Sheng, Yongan Guo, Lanzhang Zhou. Microstructure and Mechanical Property of a Directional Ni-based Superalloy during Long-term Exposure. Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 452-453 (2012) pp 51-55

13) Fengguo Liu, Chao Zeng, Le Xu, Liyuan Sheng, Yongan Guo, Lanzhang Zhou. The effect of Gallium on the Microstructure of Superalloy K444. Advanced Materials Research, 2012, 454, pp: 118-121