- Dean of College of Engineering, CityUHK
- Chair Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering , Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, CityUHK
- Director of Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center
His research interests are surface science and engineering, processing and mechanical properties of nanomaterials and advanced materials, experimental mechanics and residual stress. Prof. Jian Lu has published more than 550 journal papers including papers in Nature (cover story), Science, Science Advances, Nature Materials, Nature Communications, Materials Today, Advanced Materials, Physical Review Letters, Acta Materialia, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. His publications have been cited more than 50,000 times. He is the inventor of more than 84 granted patents in USA (50), Europe and China with international extension.
He was awarded in 2006 the French Knight Order of National Merit (Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite); and in 2017 the Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Legion D’honneur); In 2011, he was elected as an Academician of the National Academy of Technology of France. He was the recipient of the 12th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award in 2018, which was regarded as “the most prestigious award for engineering and technology achievement in China”.
Personal Webpage: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/jian-lu(2e28d779-1155-49a2-bd2a-81aa891225cf).html