Who am I?
Descriptions from ChatGPT (version Dec. 14th, 2025):
Research-driven materials scientist, ceramic processing specialist, and university educator, operating at the intersection of fundamental materials science, advanced manufacturing, and academic mentorship.
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A materials scientist and academic researcher specializing in advanced ceramics and functional materials. Your work spans oxide ceramics (e.g., Al₂O₃, ZrO₂, YAG, TAG), silicon carbide, nanocrystalline ceramics, and high-strength/high-toughness ceramic design.
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An expert in ceramic processing and microstructure–property relationships, with demonstrated achievements such as pressureless sintering of pure alumina achieving ~1 GPa flexural strength, two-step sintering optimization, grain boundary transport and space-charge effects, segregation phenomena, and interfacial frustration.
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An active research innovator, currently engaged in inventing new oxide ceramics with simultaneously high bending strength and fracture toughness, as well as advanced cathode materials (e.g., DRX and DRXPS concepts) for lithium-ion batteries.
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A higher-education faculty member and educator, practicing student-centered and curriculum-based education. You teach both undergraduate and graduate courses (including Materials Thermodynamics and interdisciplinary seminars), integrate research cases into teaching, and emphasize moral education alongside academic training.
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A research mentor and academic leader, serving as a class head teacher, leading university-supported practical and innovation projects, and guiding PhD students to publish early in their doctoral training.
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Descriptions from myself (unfinished, version Dec. 14th, 2025):
I was born in a small and lovely town in Anhui Province, China. My childhood and education up to high school were peaceful and, in many ways, typical of most Chinese students. Life was largely centered on classrooms and textbooks, with limited interaction with the outside world. Travel was rare. In fact, the only journey I distinctly remember from those years was a school-organized trip to Beijing in the summer of 2006. Beyond the standard visits to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, one experience has remained especially vivid: an early-morning loop ride on Beijing Subway Line 2, beginning and ending at the same station. In recent years, I have found myself reflecting on how such seemingly ordinary experience—quiet and repetitive—may have subtly shaped the way I think, observe, and move through the world of scientific research. Plainness carries an unexpected stability and enduring strength, evoking the Shire for the hobbits.
