Shaoxiong Zhou，
Affiliation: China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group
& Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd.
Title: Chief Engineer / Chief Technology Officer
Ph.D.: from Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Physics in 1993.
Work experience:
1978.9-1989.1 Central Iron & Steel Research Institute
1989.1-1990.7 Swedish Institute for Metals Research, Visiting scholar
1994.8-2011.10 Central Iron & Steel Research Institute / Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd., , Prof. / Chief engineer / Vice-President
2011.10-now Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd., Chief Engineer / CTO
Research work & principal scientific achievements
Built the first production line of amorphous ribbon with the annual capacity of 10 thousand tons in China ,the Core Patent was awarded as “The Gold Medal of National Invention Patent” by WIPO & SIPO.
Stabilized the nanocrystalline thin ribbon with 18 um thickness, designed and set up an automatic production line of nanocrystalline thin ribbon with annual capacity of 500 tons. Invented 2 kinds of nanocrystalline materials with high performance, and built 4 production lines of high-quality nanocrystalline winding core. Drafted and established 3 National Standards of nanocrystalline alloys and products.
Awards received:
The State Scientific and Technological Progress Award / Second Class Prize / 1st
The Gold Medal of National Invention Patent / First Class Prize / 1st
The State Scientific and Technological Progress Award / Second Class Prize / 6th
Scientific and Technological Progress Award of Beijing / Second Class Prize / 2nd
The State Scientific and Technological Progress Award / First Class Prize /9th
“Outstanding Young Expert Award” / “Outstanding Scholar Award” / “National Excellent Scientist Award” / “Outstanding Engineer Award”
Service for Societies & Inter. Journals and positions:
Chairman of Asian Union of Magnetic Societies (AUMS)
Director of China National Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Engineering Center
Vice Chairman of Chinese Materials Research Society (CMRS),
Chairman of China State Key Laboratory of Metamaterial Electromagnetic Modulation Technology
International Editorial Board Member of “Progress in Natural Science: Materials International”
Publications:
Lectures: 145 papers in diversified international journals and >30 invited speeches in international conferences
Patents: 92 ( 4 international patents)
Tech Application in industry and influence:
The market share of domestically produced amorphous ribbon has been increasing to 80% since its entering the Chinese market 5 years ago;
The nanocrystalline materials and core products were exported overseas with gaining market share more than 1/3 of the total global market.