The Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was founded in 1953. Since then, IMR has firmly established itself as an indispensable base for materials science and engineering research in China. Research at IMR focuses mainly on high performance metallic materials, new types of inorganic nonmetallic materials, and advanced composite materials. IMR’s research is directed towards the understanding and characterization of materials properties, structure and performance, as well as materials synthesis and fabrication, processing, and application. Our mission is to excel in materials research, develop advanced materials technology and foster exceptional talents, thus serving the nation, society and mankind.

IMR is home to the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shi Changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Materials Corrosion and Protection Center, the National Engineering Research Center for High Performance Homogenized Alloys, the National Engineering Research Center for Corrosion Control of Metals, CAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, CAS Key Laboratory of High Temperature Structural Materials and CAS Laboratory of Corrosion Control Engineering.

IMR has gathered together outstanding scientists and technical experts in the field of materials research. IMR has more than 1800 staff, including 5 members of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. IMR scientists are actively involved in widely international academic affairs. Among them, 14 scientists serve in 25 international academic organizations and 25 scientists serve academic positions in 49 international journals.

IMR is one of the first organizations authorized to confer doctoral degrees in materials science and engineering in China. IMR has an enrollment of more than 1000 graduate students who have the opportunity to conduct on a wide variety of topics such as atomic scale modeling, characterization and fabrication, and complex manufacturing technologies in modern aerospace engineering.

IMR emphasizes fostering cooperative relationships with scientific research institutes and organizations in materials science and engineering both at home and abroad. In addition, IMR frequently organizes international academic conferences and bilateral seminars. For example, IMR has established the “Lee Hsun Lecture Series” awards to honor scientists who have made important contributions to materials science. Theses awards are now world-known in the field of materials science.

IMR also publishes several academic journals in cooperation with various academic societies. These journals include Acta Metallurgica Sinica、the Journal of Materials Science & Technology、Chinese Journal of Material Research、the Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection、and Corrosion Science and Protection Technology.

During the past over 60 years, IMR has made strategic contributions to China’s economic growth and has achieved many landmark technological breakthroughs. IMR has received more than 400 awards, including 90 national awards. Many of its important research results have been published in top scientific journals in the field of materials science and engineering.