Prof. LU Ke, Director of Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science (SYNL), received the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Fellow Award on March 1, 2017 at the TMS–AIME Awards Ceremony.

The Class of Fellow is TMS's highest honor. To be inducted, the candidate must be recognized as a leading authority and contributor to the practice of metallurgy, materials science, and technology. Prof. Lu is credited for “seminal contributions to the understanding of the mechanical properties of metals and nanocrystalline materials and for his world-class leadership of materials research”.

As a leading researcher in the field of nanostructured materials, Prof. Lu contributed to the advancement of materials science and engineering with world-class, trend-setting research. His highly cited research covers nanostructured metals, amorphous alloys, and thin films, dealing with thermodynamic and kinetics of processing and phase transformation, stability and melting, mechanical and tribological properties, physical and chemical properties, etc. His major scientific accomplishments include the discovery of nano-twinned materials and development of nano-twin strengthening methodology; the development of surface nanocrystallization technology and discovery of unique behaviors of gradient nano-grained structures in metals and alloys, and the stabilization and plastic deformation of nano-grained metals at extreme sizes.

Prof. Lu is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2003), the World Academy of Sciences for Developing Countries (2004), the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2005). Prof. Lu has received numerous awards from around the world including the National Nature Science Award, the CAS Nature Science Award, the Third World Academy TWNSO Technology Prize, ISMANAM'98 Gold Medal and Junior Scientist Award, SCI Citation Classic Award (ISI), Ho-Leung-Ho-Lee Technology Science Award, Humboldt Research Award.

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a professional society that connects minerals, metals, and materials scientists and engineers who work in industry, academia, and government positions around the world. It is one of the most influential societies in the history of materials science.

Prof. Lu Ke receieved the award at the TMS–AIME Awards Ceremony