Select Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2025

• AIME Hal W. Hindinge Award, 2022

• Dedicated Volunteer Service, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society EPD Division, 2019

• Advisory Expert, China Nonmetallic Minerals Industrial Association, 2018 

• Robert W. Piekarz Award, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division, 2018

• Academic Advisory Committee member, Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling of Ministry of Education, China, 2017-2024 

• Guest Professor, Southwest University of Science and Technology, China, 2016 

• Best Paper in Characterization of Ceramics, TMS Materials Characterization Committee, 2016

• Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, Life Science, 1st Place, AMIC, 2015

• New Business Idea Award, The Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (GLEQ), 2013

• Science and Technology Award, China Gold Association, 2002

• Member, Advisory Committee for Materials Education Nonmetallic Material Division of P. R. China Education Ministry, 2001-2005

• Best Graduate Thesis (Advisor), Hubei Provincial Government, 2005

• Education Achievement Award, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 2004

• Best Textbooks, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, 2004

• Education and Teaching Achievement Award on Higher Education, Government of Beijing Municipality, 2004

• Science and Technology Award, Tangshan Science & Technology Committee, China, 2002 

• Best Paper, Shanxi Building Materials, China, 2001 

• Collective Contribution Award for National 211 Project, China University of Geosciences, 2001

• Study Abroad Scholarship, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 2000 

• Outstanding Young Faculty Member, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, 1998

• Teaching Award, Provincial Government of Hubei,1997

• Teaching Award, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 1996

Select Membership and Services.

Committee Assignments

• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

  • Chair, Ceramic Materials Committee, 2024-2025

  • Chair, Materials Characterization Committee (Vice Chair, 2015-2017; Chair, 2017-2019; Past-Chair, 2019-2021)

  • Board Member, EPD Council (2015-2019, 2024-2027)

  • Chair, EPD Nomination and Award Committee (2024-2027)

  • Member, Powder Material Committee (2008-present)

  • Member, Biomaterials Committee (2011-present) 

  • Committee Chair, Materials Characterization Committee Award Committee (2012-2015)

  • JOM Representative (2014-2015)

  • Symposium organizer (2013~present, annually)

  • Session Chairs (Annually since 2013~present) 

• MS&T Conference 

  • Co-Organizer, Symposium on Powder Materials (2013) 

• Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) 

  • SME Mining Engineering Committee, member (2019-2020)

  • SME Mineral Industry Education Award Committee, member, 2014-2016

  • SME Distinguish Award Committee, member (2015-2017)

  • SME Hal Williams Harding Award Committee, Chair (2018-2019)

  • SME Ivan B. Rahn Education Award Committee (2017-2018)

  • SME Research Council, Vice Chair (2016-2018)

  • SME Program Committee, member, 2017-2018 

  • SME Program Coordination Committee, member, 2016-2017 

  • SME Accreditation & Curricular Issues Committee, 2013-2016

  • SME International Committee China Affairs Advisor, 2013-2014

  • SME IM&AD Executive Committee, Member, 2017-2018

  • SME IM&AD Program Committee, Chair, 2017-2018

  • SME IM&AD Young Scientist Award Committee, Chair, 2015-2016

  • SME IM&AD Technical Committee, Co-Chair of Chemical Minerals Group, 2014-2015

  • Session Organizer and Chair (annually since 2013)

• P. R. China Education Ministry 

  • Member, Educational Advisory Committee for Materials Science Nonmetallic Material Division, 2001-2005

• Chinese Ceramics Society

  • Board Member, Nonmetallic Minerals Division, 2014-present

  • Board Member, Technical Petrology Committee, 1996-2007

  • Associate Secretary-general, Young Scientists Branch, 1998-2004

  • Co-Organizer and Co-Executive Chair of 2nd Young Scientists Symposium, 2000 

• Chinese Association for Industrialization of New Materials

  • Associate Secretary-general, 2001- 2007 

• China Non-metallic Minerals Association

  • Council Member, 2000-2008

• Beijing Ceramics Society 

  • Member, Nonmetallic Materials Committee, 1997- 2002 

Peer Reviewer

• Microorganisms

• U.S. National Science Foundation, Panel Reviewer

• Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 

• Waste Management, 

• Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

• International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

• Journal of Materials Science

• Surface Innovation

• Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 

• Metals

• International Journal of Mineral Processing

• Applied Clay Sciences

• Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 

• Journal of Electronic Materials 

• Construction and Building Materials 

• Minerals 

• Rare Metals

• Hydrometallurgy 

• Materials Science & Technology 2013 Proceedings 

• Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 

• Clay and Clay Minerals

• Fuel

• Powder Technology

• Journal of Minerals & Materials Characterization & Engineering

• Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society

• Earth Sciences

• Research & Application of Building Materials

• Journal of Materials Science

• SME Mineral Industry Education Award 

• SME IM&AD Young Scientist Award

• SME IM&AD session papers (2012-present)

• TMS EPD Distinguished Lecturer Award

• TMS EPD Distinguished Service Award

• TMS EPD Science Award

• TMS EPD Technology Award

• TMS EPD/MPMD Luncheon Speaker

• TMS EPD Young Leader Professional Development Award

• TMS EPD Student Scholarship 

• TMS EPD MCC Best Paper Award

• Advances in Powder and ceramics materials science, Published by Springer, Feb. 2020 (ISBN 978-3-030-36551-6).

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2020, Published by Springer, Feb. 2020 (ISBN 978-3-).

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2019, Published by Springer, Feb. 2019 (ISBN 978-3-030-05748-0 ).

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2018, Published by Springer, Feb. 2018 (ISBN 978-3-319-72483-6 ).

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2017, Springer, NY, Feb. 2017. (ISBN 978-3-319-51381-2)

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2016, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 2016. (ISBN 978-1-119-26439-2)

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2015, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 2015. (ISBN 978-1-119-08246-0).

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2014, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 2014. (ISBN 978-1-118-88786-8)

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2013, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2013. (ISBN 978-1-11860-564-6).

• Proceedings of Symposium on Powder-based Processes and Products for Advanced Applications — Powder Consolidation, 2013 MS&T Conference

• Proceedings of Bulk Processing of Nanostructured Powders and Nanopowders by Consolidation, 145th TMS Annual Meeting, 2016

• Innovation Fund for Small Business, P.R. China Ministry of Science and Technology

• Science Fund for Doctoral Discipline in Universities, Ministry of Education of P. R. China

• Research Award for Young Faculty in Universities, Ministry of Education of P. R. China

• Support Plan for Excellent Young Teacher, Ministry of Education of P. R. China

• Graduate Thesis, China University of Geosciences, Beijing  

• Graduate Thesis, University of Science and Technology Beijing  

Editorial Board Member

• Reviews on Advanced Materials Science (2019- )

• Current Works in Mineral Processing (2019- )

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering (2012-present) 

• Editorial Board member, FUTO Journal Series, 2016-present

• Subject Advisor, Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (2014-2015, 2017, 2018-2019)

• Editorial Board Member for Research & Application of Building Materials (2001-2008)

• Guest Editor, Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2000