Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences to deliver seminar on shape memory polymer composites

PAIR cordially invites you to join our seminar on 15 July 2024 (Monday) at 2:30pm–4:00pm (Hong Kong time) on PolyU campus. The seminar titled “Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Programmability, 4D Printing and Applications” will be delivered by Prof. LENG Jinsong, Dean of School of Future Technology, Director of the Center for Smart Materials and Structures (CSMS), Director of International Center for Applied Mechanics at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of HIT, China.

Shape memory polymers and their composites are smart materials with excitation response. They have the ability to maintain temporary shape and return to their original shape under specific external environment excitation. At present, shape memory polymers such as epoxy, cyanate ester, styrene, polyimide, polylactic acid, and polyurethane with adjustable glass transition temperatures have been developed. Smart structures prepared based on shape memory materials have unique shape memory properties and characteristics of lightweight and high strength and have the functions of active deformation, self-sensing and self-repairing. Prof. Leng and his research team have developed a variety of shape memory smart structures, which have been initially applied in aerospace, biomedical, 4D printing, and other fields. These materials offer significant promise for future smart products in many areas of science and technology.

Prof. Leng is a Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Foreign Member of Academia Europaea, Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. His research fields include smart materials and structures, sensors and actuators, stimulus-responsive polymers (shape memory and electro-active polymers) and their composites, multifunctional nanocomposites, space deployable structures, 4D printing and biomedical applications, etc. He currently serves as Vice President of the International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM), Vice President of Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA), and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials (IJSNM). He was elected as Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Fellow of Institute of Physics (IOP), Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IMMM) and Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Don’t miss the chance to learn from Prof. Leng!

Fine out more and register at: https://polyu.hk/wxlgD