Professor of Materials Engineering, Research Chair of Royal Academy of Engineering, University of Leicester

Hongbiao Dong is a Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Leicester, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering. He obtained his DPhil in Materials Science in Oxford and his Master and Bachelor Degree at University of Science and Technology Beijing. He has made significant contributions in solidification modelling and its application in casting and welding. His work has been exploited in various sectors, including in aerospace by Rolls-Royce, energy by the Welding Institute and steel by NISCO and Materials Processing Institute.