Full Name

Hongbiao Dong

Title

Professor

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Institution

University of Leicester

Position

Associate Dean of International Enterprise Partnerships

Department

Engineering

Email

Hd38@le.ac.uk

Academic Field

Manufacturing and Materials

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Short Bio

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Professor Dong is a Research Chair of Royal Academy of Engineering, Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Leicester. He is the Associate Dean for International Enterprise Partnerships, and have collaborated extensively with industry in the UK, including Rolls-Royce, TWI Ltd, NPL Tata Steel, British Steel, and Doncasters.

He is leading an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Innovative Metal Processing (IMPaCT CDT), the Centre trains over 60 PhDs with over 12 industrials partners representing major metals industry in the UK.

He is the founder Director of NISCO (Nanjing Iron and Steel Company in Jiangsu, China) UK Research Centre. The Centre carries out research in the field of digital manufacturing, new metallic materials and processes, is a long term partnership with multi-million pounds investment from the University of Leicester and NISCO.

He is Science Director of TWI-UoL Materials Innovation Centre (MatIC), MatIC is a long-term strategic partnership between TWI and the University of Leicester, one of the world’s top universities. MatIC focuses on materials characterization, materials modelling and novel materials development

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Abstract of Presentation

If you are giving a presentation on the University-Industry-Research Collaboration Forum, please give a brief introduction on the technological advancement, research development, intellectual property rights, benefits, preferred enterprises & collaboration model, etc. 800 words max.

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The College of Science and Engineering at the University of Leicester comprises six research-led Schools: Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy and Geography, Geology and the Environment. The College of Science and Engineering is internationally leading in many of the fields covered by the wide range of research activities within the College.

Our vision is to conduct discovery led world leading research, addressing the challenges affecting the planet, industry and society. In order to achieve this, our research:

· Directly address the needs of our funders and stakeholders.

· Consolidate and grow our globally competitive research capability and capacity.

· Apply our research to reinforce the development and growth aspirations of our regional and national economy.

· Facilitate collaboration with leading academic, commercial and public sector partners.

· Deliver a nurturing environment which identifies, supports and develops future research leaders and directions.

· Measure our success through the demonstrable quality and impact of our research.

The College has several interdisciplinary research themes that are important to the UK's research base, economic development and social well-being. The College also hosts several major research centres, each of which has a specific expertise and facilities focused in the area. Our research activities can also be understood by department following the traditional scientific and engineering disciplines.

Environment

Materials and Manufacturing

Astronomy, Space & Earth Observation

Data Analytics and Computational Modelling (a cross-cutting theme)

Please return this form to Cynthia Wang via email  Y.C.Wang@liverpool.ac.uk

For senior management, representative & Panel speaker, please register before 9^th October 2020

For audience attendees, please register before 16^th October, 2020