PhD fresh graduate wins HKIE Best Paper on Materials 2020

Dr Muhammad NAEEM

[Photo caption] Muhammad Naeem prepares the experiment at TAKUMI, an engineering materials diffractometer at Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) used to perform in-situ neutron diffraction measurements multiple HEA samples, which all showed a multi-stage deformation process. 

 

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
Best Paper on Materials Record

Dr Muhammad NAEEM, graduate of PhD Physics 2020, has been awarded the First Prize (Postgraduate group) in the Best Paper on Materials 2020 Competition by the HKIE Materials Division this year, for the paper entitled "Cooperative deformation in high-entropy alloys at ultralow temperatures", which was published in Science Advances.  Dr Naeem’s PhD thesis was supervised by Professor Xun-Li Wang.

The Best Paper on Materials Competition is an annual event organized by the Materials Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) for all undergraduate and postgraduate students from tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong studying in the field of materials science and engineering. The competition aims to promote the general interest and understanding on the proper and wise use of materials in various engineering fields.

 



3 February 2021  #achievement