Unveiling the mysteries of complex material properties through gradient-based strategies


EXTENDED ABSTRACT: Functionally Gradient Materials (FGMs) are advanced composites characterized by systematic variations in composition, structure, and morphology across spatial and temporal dimensions, enhancing service performance and achieving "structure-function integration." A controllable loading platform leveraging FGMs under dynamic high pressure conditions is essential for evaluating the complex behavior of critical materials used in advanced weaponry and highend manufacturing under extreme conditions. In response to the urgent need for complex performance databases of materials under extreme conditions in materials genomics, this report presents advancements in high-throughput numerical simulation techniques for materials under such conditions. It also discusses gradient strategy-based controlled loading, machine learning design, and high-throughput measurement technologies. Additionally, the development of a dynamic high-pressure loading and high-throughput testing platform with controllable stress and strain rates, along with a database of material properties under extreme conditions and its applications, is detailed.
Keyword: Functionally gradient materials; High-pressure physical property database; Materials genome initiative; controllable loading.

Brief Introduction of Speaker
Guoqiang Luo

Prof. Luo is a distinguished researcher and Ph.D. supervisor at Wuhan University of Technology, with expertise in materials science. Currently, he serves as the Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the Deputy Director of the Faculty of Materials, Civil, Environmental, and Resource Engineering. Recognized as a national high-level talent, he leads the Ministry of Education’s pioneering “Double Leader” Teacher Party Branch Studio, directs a national science and technology innovation team, and is the Chief Scientist of a National Key Research and Development Program. Professor Luo’s research primarily focuses on advanced functional composite materials and gradient strategies, achieving significant breakthroughs in the design, innovative technologies, and engineering applications of gradient composite materials. Over the past five years, he has authored 61 publications and holds 23 authorized national invention patents, being the primary inventor on 11 of them. His work has been applied to major national projects and has earned 6 prestigious awards, including the First Prize for
Technological Invention of Hubei Province, the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in the military, and the Second Prize for National Technological Invention.