Prof.  Guosong  Wu
Hohai University,  China

Title: Recent Advances in Surface Modification of Magnesium Alloys

Abstract:

Magnesium alloys are very attractive in the aerospace,transport, and biomedical industry. Their applications can reduce environment pollution and fuel consumption in automobile and aerospace industriesbecause they are one of the lightest structural materials. Magnesium alloys have been considered biodegradable metals due to theirnatural biodegradation and Young’s modulus similar to that of human bones. However, they always suffer from severe corrosion or rapid degradation. Thus, it is very necessary to mitigate their corrosion or degradation in their actual applications. We have proposed a new strategy in our studies for corrosion mitigation of magnesium alloy. Hydrothermal treatment,ion implantationandsputtering are applied to modify the surface based on the concept of predesigned corrosion. In this invited talk, our recent research activities will be described.

Biography:

Dr. Guosong Wu is presently a professor of Hohai University (Nanjing, China). He received his Ph.D. in materials processing engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) in 2007. Before he joined Hohai University, he has worked as a researcher in Chinese Academy of Sciences, City University of Hong Kong and Kwangwoon University (South Korea) for about 10 years. His research interests include magnesium alloys, surface engineering, corrosion science and plasma related technologies. He has published more than 70 international journal papers that have been cited over 2200 times (H-index=31) according to Google Scholars. Also, he has delivered more than 20 invited talks in academic conferences. Now, he is working as an editorial board member for 3 international journals and a reviewer for more than 30 international journals.