Cui Hongzhi
Doctor, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Distinguished Professor of the First Level of Zhufeng Talent Engineering of Ocean University of China, Dean of the School of Materials.Effective candidate for academician of the CAE Member, national outstanding professional and technical talents, national March 8th Red Flag bearer, national candidate for the New Century Hundred and Ten Thousand Talents Project, expert enjoying special government allowance of the State Council, and expert of Mount Taishan Scholar Climbing Plan in Shandong Province. Currently serving as the Director of the Engineering Research Center for Marine Materials and Protection Technology of the Ministry of Education, the Head of the Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Marine Equipment Special Materials, and the Director of the Joint Research Center for Marine Equipment Materials and Technology between Ocean University of China and Shandong University of Science and Technology; Serving concurrently as the Chairman of Shandong Ceramics Society, Vice Chairman of Shandong Materials Society, Rotating Chairman of Qingdao Maritime New Materials Industry Alliance, and Chairman of Guzhenkou New Materials Support Alliance.
Mail:cuihongzhi@ouc.edu.cn
Research Interests:
1. Design of corrosion and wear-resistant materials for extreme environments
2. Laser/plasma surface hardening and processing technology
3. Welding and corrosion fatigue of marine engineering equipment materials
4. Material calculation design and numerical simulation
5. Porous materials and seawater desalination membrane materials
Biography:
Personal profile：
Main research directions: design of corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant and heat-resistant materials for extreme environments, protection against corrosion and wear damage, high-energy beam processing, surface strengthening, additive manufacturing, porous materials, seawater desalination, etc.Has undertaken and completed 3 national 863 program projects, 1 international cooperation key project, 6 national natural science foundation projects, 2 major scientific and technological innovation projects in Shandong Province, and more than 20 other vertical and horizontal projects.As the first completer, won the second prize of the National Technological Invention Award in 2019, the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2008, the first prize of the Shandong Province Science and Technology Progress Award in 2018, the first prize of the Shandong Province Technological Invention Award in 2013, and the highest award of Qingdao City for Science and Technology in 2022, etc..Published more than 300 SCI papers as the first author and corresponding author, with more than 9,600 citations. Had more than 80 invention patents authorized, 5 software copyrights, and published 3 monographs. Selected as an effective candidate for academician of the Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2023 and 2021. Successively won honors such as the National Outstanding Professional and Technical Personnel and the National March 8 Red Flag Bearer.
Educate and work experience:
Graduated with a PhD in Chemical Process Machinery from China University of Petroleum (East China) in 2009
Graduated with a master's degree in Metal Materials and Heat Treatment from Shandong University in 1989
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Metal Materials and Heat Treatment from Shandong University in 1986
In June 2020, appointed as the first level distinguished professor of the Peak Building Project at Ocean University of China
From December 2022, appointed as the Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China
From December 2013 to July 2014, Senior Research Scholar at Northwestern University in the United States
From July 1989 to September 2020, worked at Shandong University of Science and Technology
From January 2008 to November 2021, served as the Dean of the School of Materials Science and Technology at Shandong University of Science and Technology
Social part-time job：
Director General of Shandong Silicate Society、Vice Director General of Shandong Materials Society、Rotating Director General of Qingdao Offshore New Materials Industry Alliance、Director General of Guzhenkou New Materials Support Alliance,Deputy Director of Magnesium Alloy Branch of Chinese Materials Research Society、Serves as an editorial board member of 《Journal of Magnesium and Alloys》 and 《Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection》
Main Awards：
1. In 2022, the Highest Award for Science and Technology in Qingdao, Ranked 1st.
2. In 2019, Wear- and Corrosion-Resistant, Thermal Shock-Resistant Structural and Functional Materials and Coating Technology, the Second Prize of the National Technological Invention Award, Ranked 1st.
3. In 2008, Plasma In-situ Metallurgical Reaction Technology and Engineering Application, the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, Ranked 1st.
4. In 2018, High-Throughput Innovation Technology of Wear- and Corrosion-Resistant, Thermal Shock-Resistant Materials and Their Industrialization, the First Prize of Shandong Province Science and Technology Progress Award, Ranked 1st.
5. In 2013, Controllable Preparation Technology of Wear- and Corrosion-Resistant Structural and Functional Materials and Coatings, the First Prize of Shandong Province Technological Invention Award, Ranked 1st.
6. In 2008, High-Temperature Plasma Jet Controlled In-situ Metallurgical Reaction Technology and Its Industrialization, the Second Prize of the Science and Technology Award of China Machinery Industry Federation, Ranked 1st.
7. In 2020, Reform and Practice of the Four-Stage Progressive Cultivation of the Innovation Ability of Materials Majors under the Deep Integration of Science Education and Research, the Second Prize of the Teaching Achievement Award of the National Coal Industry, Ranked 1st.
8. In 2014, Cultivating Innovative Talents Relying on Scientific Research: Expanding the Teaching with the Source of Scientific Research, the Third Prize of the Teaching Achievement Award of Shandong Province, Ranked 1st.
9. In 2018, Design and Preparation Technology of Powder Superalloy and Wear- and Heat-Resistant Materials, the Second Prize of the Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Aeronautical Society, Ranked 2nd.
10. In 1998, Research on Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Surface Composite Treatment Equipment and Its Application, the Fourth Prize of the National Technological Invention Award, Ranked 4th.
Projects:
1. The 14th Five-Year Plan Key Construction Project of Universities Affiliated to the Central Government in Shandong to Serve Shandong: Development and Demonstration Application of Corrosion and Wear Resistant, High-Strength and Tough Steel Plate for Offshore Equipment, 2023ZLGH05, 2024 - 2026, 20 million yuan, in charge
2. The Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Design and Performance Research of Multi - level Structural Materials against Ice Load Impact Wear in Polar Low - temperature and Corrosive Environments, 52331004, 2024 - 2028, 2.96 million yuan, in charge
3. The Key Program of the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Regulation and Basic Research of Interwoven Structure of Anti - corrosion and Wear - resistant Coatings, U2106216, 2022 - 2025, 3.152 million yuan, in charge
4. The Insight Action Project: Design and Preparation Technology of High***Conductivity and Wear***resistant Coatings, 2022 - 2024, 1.3 million yuan, in charge
5. The Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province: Impact***resistant Design***Technology and Application, 2022JM**0202, 2022 - 2024, 2 million yuan, in charge
6. The Key Basic Research Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province: Basic Research on the Construction and Performance Regulation of Multi - component Alloys for Offshore Engineering, ZR2022ZD12, 2022 - 2024, 1.85 million yuan, in charge
7. The National 863 Program Project: Plasma Spray Preparation and Characterization Technology of Wear - resistant and Corrosion - resistant Composite Coatings, 2015AA034404, 2016 - 2018, 7.5 million yuan, in charge
8. The National 863 Program Project: Research on Intermetallic Compound/Ceramic Carrier for Motor Vehicle Exhaust Purification, 2006AA06Z381, 2007 - 2009, 1 million yuan, in charge
9. The Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Province: Research, Development and Application of High - Throughput Parallel Anti - corrosion and Wear - resistant Materials Based on Material Gene Engineering, 2019JZZY010303, 2019 - 2021, 5 million yuan, in charge
10. The Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Province: Development and Industrialization of High - Strength, High - Toughness and Corrosion - resistant Aluminum Alloy Materials and Key Components for High - speed Trains, 2019JZZY010360, 2019 - 2021, 14.6 million yuan, in cooperation
11. The General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Structure Regulation and Abrasion - corrosion Mechanism of High - Entropy Amorphous Coatings by High - Throughput Non - equilibrium Plasma Spraying in Marine Environment, 51971121, 2020 - 2023, 0.6 million yuan, in charge
12. The General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Plasma - controlled Synthesis and Structure - property Relationship of Multistage Heterogeneous Photo - thermal Seawater Desalination Porous Membranes, 51772167, 2018 - 2021, 0.6 million yuan, in charge
13. The General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Structure Research of CNT/TiC - reinforced Porous Materials Synthesized by Non - equilibrium Plasma, 51272141, 2013 - 2016, 0.8 million yuan, in charge
14. The General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on Plasma - controlled Reaction Synthesis of TiB2 - TiC - NiAl Porous Membranes, 51072104, 2011 - 2013, 0.4 million yuan, in charge
15. The Marine Science and Technology Innovation Project of Qingdao: Development of Key Technologies for Producing High - Strength and High - Toughness Metal Materials for Deep - sea Tension Leg Platform Tendons, 22 - 3 - 3 - hygg - 27 - hy, 2020 - 2022, 4 million yuan, in charge
Research output:
1. Hongzhi Cui*, Di Jiang. Research Progress of High-Entropy Alloy Coatings. Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 2022, 58(1): 17-27
2. Hongzhi Cui*, Xiaojuan Lian. Research of corrosion and wear resistance coatings in marine engineering environment. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2023, 33 (04): 1179-1208.
3. Jingjing Li, Hongzhi Cui*, Yunlong Zi*, Xiaoyi Li*, et al. Triboelectric nanogenerator-based self-powered two-dimensional microfluidic system for biochemical reaction. Nano Energy, 2024, 119: 109061.
4. Ruiqi Xu, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Advanced design of bimetal sulfide/V2CTX MXene photothermal nanocomposites for integrated solar steam generation, electricity generation, and water purification. Desalination, 2024, 570: 117094.
5. Fan Cao, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Fabrication of multi-scale TiC and stainless steel composite coatings via circular oscillating laser towards superior wear and corrosion resistance of aluminum alloy. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024, 177: 191-204.
6. Xiaoping Hu, Na Wei*, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Polydopamine wrapped polyaniline nanosheets: Synthesis and anticorrosion application for waterborne epoxy coatings. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024, 176: 155-166.
7. Xiaojuan Lian, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Tailoring the amorphous-nanocrystalline structures of TiNbZrNx films towards improving the anti-corrosion and mechanical properties by controlling nitrogen flow ratio. Surface and Coatings Technology, 2024, 476: 130274.
8. Yang Zheng, Shaobo Cheng*, Hongzhi Cui*, Xiaoyi Li*, et al. MoSe2 Enhanced Raindrop Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Its Energy Conversion Analysis. Advanced Functional Materials, 2023: 2307669.
9. Hongwei Zhang, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. The tribocorrosion resistance of TiN+TiB /TC4 composite coatings and the synergistic strengthening effects of multi-level reinforcements. Corrosion Science, 2023, 219: 111224.
10. Xiaoshun Zhang, Hongzhi Cui*, Yizhou Li*, et al. The stress corrosion cracking behavior of N80 carbon steel under a crevice in an acidic solution containing different concentrations of NaCl. Corrosion Science, 216, 2023: 111068.
11. Xiaojuan Lian, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Micro/nanostructured amorphous TiNbZr films to enhance the adhesion strength and corrosion behavior of stainless steel. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2023, 164: 1-1
12. Na Xue, Hongzhi Cui*, Heqing Jiang*, Na Wei*, et al. Multifunctional hydrophilic MXene/Gelatin composite aerogel with vertically aligned channels for efficient sustainable solar water evaporation and Oil/Water separation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 455: 140614.
13. Li Lei, Zhongyu Cui*, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Effect of extrusion on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of Mg-Zn-Mn-(0, 1.5)Sr alloys in Hank’s solution. Corrosion Science, 2022, 195: 109975.
14. Hongwei Zhang, Cheng Man*, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and corrosion behavior of Ti6Al4V fabricated by laser beam powder bed fusion. Corrosion Science, 2022, 219: 110789.
15. H. Yan, R.S. Chen*, H.Z. Cui*, et al. Synergization of ductility and yield strength in a dilute quaternary Mg-Zn-Gd-Ca alloy through texture modification and Guinier–Preston zone. Scripta Materialia, 2022, 207: 114527.
16. Feng Ge, Zhongyu Cui*, Hongzhi Cui*. Influence of ammonium sulfate on the corrosion behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy in chloride environment. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2022.
17. Ruiqi Xu, Hongzhi Cui*, Na Wei*, et al. Controllable 3D interconnected featured pore structure of transition metal borides-carbonitride/MoS2 for efficiently solar evaporation and wastewater purification. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 446: 137275.
18. Di Jiang, Hongzhi Cui*, Xiaojie Song*, et al. Synergistic improvement of wear and corrosion resistance of CoCrNiMoCB coatings obtained by laser cladding: Role of Mo concentration. Materials& Design, 2022, 219: 110751.
19. Di Jiang, Hongzhi Cui*, Xiaojie Song*, et al. Wear and corrosion properties of B4C-added CoCrNiMo high-entropy alloy coatings with in-situ coherent ceramic. Materials & Design, 2021, 210: 110068.
20. Mingliang Wang, Hongzhi Cui*, Qiang Song*, et al. Enhanced strength and ductility in a spark plasma sintered CoCrCu0.5NiAl0.5 high-entropy alloy. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019, 762: 138071.
21. Mingliang Wang, Hongzhi Cui*, Qiang Song*, et al. A simple strategy for fabrication of an FCC-based complex concentrated alloy coating with hierarchical nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties. Materials & Design, 2019, 180: 107893.
22. Xiaojie Song, Hongzhi Cui*, Qiang Song*, et al. Ti2Al(C, N) Solid Solution Reinforcing TiAl-Based Composites: Evolution of a Core-Shell Structure, Interfaces, and Mechanical Properties, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 19: 16783-16792.
23. Mingliang Wang, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. A New Design of In Situ Ti(C, N) Reinforced Composite Coatings and Their Microstructures, Interfaces, and Wear Resistances. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018,10, 4: 4250-4265.
24.By Hongzhi Cui*. 《Plasma Beam Surface Strengthening Technology》, Chemical Industry Press， 2023.
25. By Hongzhi Cui*, Na Wei. 《Porous Intermetallic Compounds/Ceramic Composites》, Chemical Industry Press， 2021.
26.Ruiqi Xu, Hongzhi Cui*, et al. Biomimetic Micro-Nanostructured Evaporator with Dual-Transition-Metal MXene for Efficient Solar Steam Generation and Multifunctional Salt Harvesting. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 102(17).
Representative Patents：
1. Hongzhi Cui, Xiaojuan Lian, Quanzhi Wang, et al. A Corrosion-resistant, Anti-friction and Anti-icing Coating with a Multilevel Structure and Its Preparation Method, ZL202210299064.0, Invention Patent, July 18, 2023.
2. Hongzhi Cui, Yulong Gao, Xiaohong Sun, et al. A Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Method Combining Plasma and Laser, ZL202210274501.3, Invention Patent, November 15, 2022.
3. Hongzhi Cui, Di Jiang, Hao Chen, et al. A Corrosion-resistant and Wear-resistant Coating with a Gradient Composite Structure and Its Preparation Method, ZL202110449916.5, Invention Patent, April 5, 2022.
4. Hongzhi Cui, Xiaojie Song, Yong Bi, et al. An Ultra-thick Gradient Wear-resistant Layer for High-speed Railway Brake Discs and Its Preparation Method, ZL202110448668.2, Invention Patent, May 31, 2022.
5. Hongzhi Cui, Xiaojie Song, Zhongyu Cui, et al. A Coating with a Cellular and Columnar Combined Structure for Marine Environment and Its Preparation Method, ZL202110449831.7, Invention Patent, March 25, 2022.
6. Hongzhi Cui, Na Wei, Minggang Zhao, et al. A Porous Composite Material of Intermetallic Compound-Carbon Nanotube and Its Preparation Method, ZL202110448602.3, Invention Patent, April 5, 2022.
7. Hongzhi Cui, Ruiqi Xu, Na Wei, et al. A Multilevel Porous Ceramic Material for Photothermal Seawater Desalination, Its Preparation Method and Application, ZL202110449827.0, Invention Patent, June 24, 2022.
8. Hongzhi Cui, Na Wei, Minggang Zhao, et al. A Three-dimensional Integrated Photothermal Conversion Material and Its Preparation Method, ZL202110463440.0, Invention Patent, April 19, 2022.
9. Hongzhi Cui, Mingliang Wang, Canming Wang, et al. A Plasma Cladding Preparation System for High-flux Wear-resistant and Corrosion-resistant Materials and Its Implementation Method, ZL201811307160.5, Invention Patent, September 15, 2020.
10. Hongzhi Cui, Mingliang Wang, Xiaojie Song, et al. A Corrosion-resistant and Wear-resistant Coating with a Lamellar and Columnar Composite Structure and Its Preparation Method, ZL201811386847.2, Invention Patent, September 22, 2020.
11.Hongzhi Cui, Ruiqi Xu, Na Wei, et al. Composite Film with Double-Layer Structure for Photothermal Seawater Desalination, Its Preparation Method and Application. ZL202211105978.5, Invention Patent, June 14, 2024.
12.Hongzhi Cui, Ruiqi Xu, Na Wei, et al.Aerogel with Hierarchical Pore structure Formed Using Pulsed Laser Technology, and Preparation Method and use thereof，US12.110,377B1, Invention Patent, October 8, 2024.
