Lee Hsun Research Award honors outside scientists and engineering experts who have made great contribution to materials science and engineering and also are willing to irregularly attend long-term research collaboration, give lectures and participate other activities.
Lee Hsun Research Award is aiming at continuously and regularly encouraging scientists with great influence on materials science and engineering to visit IMR to accomplish academic communication and cooperation, promoting the establishment of new subject areas, etc.

2019.6
Prof. Yutaka Ohno
Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Japan
Topic: Carbon nanotubes for flexible electronics applications

2018.12
Prof. Shouheng Sun
Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Brown University
Topic: Monodisperse Magnetic Nanoparticles:Chemical Synthesis and Potential Applications

2018.11
Dr. AngelosMichaelides
Thomas Young Centre, UCL, London, UK
Topic: Cold water and ice: Insights from computer simulations

2017.8
Prof. Rahul R. Nair
National Graphene Institute and School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Topic: Tunable graphene-based membranes

2017.6
Levente Vitos
Applied Materials Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Royal Institute of Technology
Topic: First principles modeling of high-technology alloys

2017.6
G.A. Botton
Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy,
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering,
McMaster University， Canada
Topic: Probing the Structure of Nanoscale Materials with Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy in the Transmission Electron Microscope

2017.4
Dr. Vincent BOUCHIAT
Research director at Néel Institute, CNRS-Grenoble,
Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
Topic: Injecting superconducting and normal currents in ultrathin metal structures and carbon nanocompounds

2017.3
Prof. Dr. Giuliano Giambastiani
Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds ICCOM-CNR,
Florence research area, Sesto Fiorentino - Florence - Italy
Topic: Looking Beyond the Classical N-Doping of Carbon Nanomaterials in the Preparation of Metal-Free (electro) Catalysts

2016.6
Prof. Hermenegildo Garcia
Instituto de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 460922 Valencia, Spain
Topic: Graphenes as metal-free or metal containing (photo) Catalysts.

2016.6
Prof. Dong-Zhi Sun
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Freiburg Germany
Topic: Characterization and modeling of damage behavior of metals under different stress states and strain rates

2015.10
Prof. Israel E. Wachs
Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Topic: Heterogeneous Catalysis Research in the 21st Century:Application of Operando Molecular Spectroscopy

2015.5
Prof. David Tománek
Physics and Astronomy Department, Michigan State University, USA
Topic: Progress in 2D electronic materials beyond graphene

2014.12
Prof. José L. Figueiredo
Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM,
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Topic: Carbon materials as metal-free catalysts

2014.7
Prof. De Chen
Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Topic: Pave the way for improving carbon nanomaterials supported catalysts: learning from natural catalysts

2014.5
Prof. D. Juul Jensen
Section for Materials Science and Advanced Characterization,
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Ris？ Campus,Denmark
Topic: Studies of recrystallization today and tomorrow

2013.10
Prof. Vincent G. Harris
University Distinguished Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, USA
Topic: Modern microwave ferrites: The quest for microwave circuit integration

2013.9
Prof. Michael Giersig
Free University of Berlin
Topic: Sophisticated Nanomaterials for Electronic Applications

2013.5
Dr.Thorsten Staedler
Head of the analytics section, Institute of Materials Science, University of Siegen
Topic: Advanced strategies in mechanical and tribological materials characterization on the nanoscale

2013.3
Prof. Gary L. Haller
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
Topic：Catalysis as Nanotechnology: Catalytic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) and use of CNT as Catalysis Supports for Metals and Oxides

2012.9
Prof. Vinayak P. Dravid
NU President Abraham Harris Chaired Professor，
Materials Science & Engineering,Director, NUANCE Center
Director, Global McCormick Initiative (GMI)
Founding Member, International Institute for Nanotechnology，
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Topic: Teaching "Old" Materials "New" Tricks: Nanopatterning&Microscopy of Multifunctional Materials

2012.7
Prof. Sang-Wook Cheong
Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials, Rutgers University, USA
Topic: Multiferroics

2012.6
Prof. Shigeharu Kamado
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology
Director of Research Center for Advanced Magnesium Technology,
Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Topic: Development of high performance wrought magnesium alloys containing only common metals by conventional hot extrusion

2011.5<
Dr. Robert Hurt
Brown University, USA
Topic: Molecular Approaches to the Assembly and Biocompatibility of Nanocarbons

2011.4
Prof.Digby D. Macdonald
Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Course: Corrosion Science and Engineering

2011.4
Prof. Dr. Peter L. Andresen
GE Global Research Center, One Research Circle, USA
Topic: Stress Corrosion Cracking and Environmental Effects on Fracture of Structural Materials in Nuclear Power Systems

2010.8
Prof. Dr. Yves Brechet
The Technical University of Grenoble INPG, France
Topic1: Architectured materials
Topic2: Phase Transformations
Topic3: Bainite
Topic4: Small scale and work hardening
Topic5: Integrated modelling

2010.5
Prof. Dr. R.C. Batra
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Topic1: Adiabatic Shear Bands in Particulate Composites
Topic2: Strain Localization in Polycarbonates Deformed at High Strain Rates
Topic3: Deduction of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes from Molecular Static/Dynamics Simulations

2010.5
Prof. Esko I Kauppinen
NanoMaterials Group, Department of Applied Physics,Aalto University School of Science and Technology
Puumiehenkuja 2, FI-02150 Espoo, Finland
Topic: Synthesis and Dry Deposition of NanoCarbons for Flexible, Transparent Conducting Electrode (TCE) and Thin Film Field Effect Transistor (TFT-FET) Applications

2009.4
Masahiro YOSHIMURA
Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yokohama, Japan :yoshimura@msl.titech.ac.jp
Topic: Soft Processing for Ceramics: Single-Step Fabrication of Nano-Structured Ceramics (Films,Integrated Layers and Patterns) from Solution without Firing

2008.11
Prof. Marc Andre' Meyers
Materials Science, UC San Diego
Topic: Mechanical BTalk Abstraact-Meyersehavior of Materials

2008.11
Prof. Young Hee Lee
Department of Physics, Center for Nanotubes and Nanostructured Composites,
Sungkyunkwan Advanced Institute of nanotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University,
Suwon 440-746, Korea
Topic: Doping strategy of carbon nanotubes

2008.8
Prof. Peter Frank de Chatel
Van der Waals-Zeeman Instituut，Universiteit van Amsterdam
Topic: Physics of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

2008.7
C. SURYANARAYANA
Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Topic: Glass Formation By Mechanical Alloying

2008.5
Prof. John David Embury
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Topic1: Fundamental Physical Metallurgy of Structural Steels
Topic2: Fundamentals of the mechanical Behaviour of Materials

2008.4
Prof. Frank Roelof de Boer
Van der Waals-Zeeman Instituut，Universiteit van Amsterdam

2007.7
Prof. Qi Li
104 Davey Laboratory，Department of Physics
Pennsylvania State University,USA
Topic1: Two Superconductors in One Material: a case for MgB2 and its potential applications
Topic2: Strain-induced anomalous magnetoresistance effect in ultrathin manganite films and nanostructures

2007.4
Dangsheng Su
Doctor, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber
Institute of the Max Planck Society
Topic1: New Trends in Electron Microscopy
Topic2: Transmission Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience

2006.10
R. Saito
Department of Physics, Tohoku University and CREST JST, Sendai Japan
Topic: Excitonic states and resonance Raman spectroscopy of single wall carbon nanotubes

2006.7
Patrick VeyssiEre
Laboratoire d’Etude des Microstructures,
CNRS-ONERA,BP 72, 92322 Chatillon cedex, France
Topic: Crystal plasticity: state of the art, methods and some reflections on its future

2006.6
Yunzhi Wang
The Ohio State University, 2041 College Road, Columbus, USA
Topic: Multiscale Phase Field Modeling of Phase Transformation and Plastic Deformation

2006.5
E. M. Gutman
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Topic: Mechanochemical Interactions in Metals

2005.6
Hans-Eckhardt Schaefer
Professor, University of Stuttgart
Topic: Course on Nanoscience

2005.2
Prof. U. Koster
Biology and Biotechnology of TU Dortmund University
Topic: Phase Transformation in Metastable Materials

2004.7
Dr. Senior Prof. Xiaoxu Huang
Risoe National Laboratory
Topic：Deformation Induced Nanostructures

2003.8
Associate Professor, Yi Li
Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Topic: Bulk Metallic Glasses, ten year development and future directions

2001.12
Prof. Xiaofeng Jin
Fudan University
Topic 1：The Review and Current Progress of Lower-dimensional Magnetics Research
Topic 2：Recent Research Progress