![Photo of Professor Yuyuan Zhao](https://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~yyzhao/images/zhao2010.jpg)
Professor Yuyuan Zhao BEng MSc DPhil FIMMM CEng
ZZ (DO NOT USE) was Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Eng
- Work email yuyuan_zhao@outlook.com
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Research
Powder Metallurgy
![Ivor Jenkins Medal](http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~yyzhao/images/IvorJenkinsMedal_YYZ_web.jpg)
Powder metallurgy is one of the main technologies we use to manufacture porous materials. I was awarded the Ivor Jenkins Medal in 2015 for an outstanding contribution to powder metallurgy in developing and commercialising innovative powder based technologies for manufacturing metal foams.
Porous Metals
![Porous titanium](http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~yyzhao/images/Porous_Ti.jpg)
Our current focus is to investigate the mechanical, thermal, electrochemical and acoustic properties of a range of porous metals, manufactured by the patented Lost Carbonate Sintering (LCS) process, for applications in energy, automotive, defence, aerospace and building industries.
Metal Matrix Syntactic Foams
![Aluminium matrix syntactic foam](http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~yyzhao/images/Syntactic_foam.jpg)
We manufacture and characterise metal matrix syntactic foams for applications in energy-absorption and lightweight structures.
Research Group Membership
- Structural Materials and Infrastructure
Research Grants
Impact Acceleration Account - University of Liverpool 2012
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2012 - March 2017
Enhancing Heat Transfer in Porus Metals through Optimisation of Flow Resistance.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2015 - July 2018
Micro-porous metals for lightweight thermal management.
INNOVATE UK (UK)
February 2008 - February 2011
Structure and energy-absorption capacity of metal foams.
DAPHNE JACKSON MEMORIAL F/SHIPS TRUST (UK)
January 2004 - January 2006
High Performance Computing for Materials Research.
HIGHER EDUCATION FUND COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND (UK)
January 2000 - December 2002
Liquid flow and heat transfer in centrifugal atomisation.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
June 2004
Powder Manufacturing by Transverse Induction Rotating Rod Process.
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION (UK)
January 2000 - December 2001