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Dr Peng Gong is a Lecturer in Metallurgy at the University of Manchester's Department of Materials, joining in April 2024. She holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Sheffield (2016), where her research on low-energy consumption manufacturing of high-strength steels earned the prestigious Brunton Medal. Her work focuses on sustainable materials design and manufacturing for aerospace, nuclear reactors, and wind turbines, with a particular emphasis on hydrogen transmission/storage, recycling obsolete steels, advanced electrical steel development, and fusion reactor materials.
Dr Gong has secured significant funding, including a 2021 Early Career Researcher (ECR) grant from the EPSRC SUSTAIN Future Manufacturing Hub as Principal Investigator and a 2023 EPSRC Fellowship for designing reduced-activation ferritic-martensitic (RAFM) steels for fusion reactors. She is an active member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), contributing to the field since 2021.
Her research expertise spans thermodynamic analysis, microstructure characterization, and hydrogen embrittlement studies. Key contributions include advancing martensitic steel development and addressing strength-ductility trade-offs in materials for fusion reactors. She has also pioneered low-cost Ni-free maraging steels and explored magnetic properties of novel alloys.
- Grants: EPSRC ECR Grant (2021, PI), EPSRC Fellowship (2023)
- Awards: Brunton Medal (2016), EPSRC Fellowship (2023)
- Labs/Teams: Department of Materials at University of Manchester
