Dr. Lei Lu is a distinguished professor in Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she received her Ph.D. degree in 2000. Lu‘s research focuses on the fundamental research of the synthesis, microstructure characteristic and mechanical properties of nanostructured metallic materials. She authored and co-authored more than 150 peer-review international journal publications (including Science, Nature, Acta Mater. etc) with total citations exceeding 23000 and presented more than 100 invited or plenary lectures at international conferences. She is the member of International Community of Nanostructured Materials and International conference on the Strength of Materials (ICSMA). She was selected as Thomson Reuters highly cited Researcher from 2014 to 2016. Now, she is serving Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia journals as an editor.

The team primarily focuses on fundamental research related to bulk nanostructured metallic materials, including sample preparation, microstructure characterization, structural stability, comprehensive mechanical properties, and physical-chemical properties. By understanding the relationship between their structure and performance, we aim to unveil the strengthening and toughening mechanisms and overall enhancement of the comprehensive performance of metallic materials. We are committed to achieving breakthroughs in the structural design and preparation technology of multiscale nanostructured metallic materials.