3D Printing of Liquid-based Ceramics: Materials and Technologies

【Presentation Outline】

1. Classification and principles of 3D printing technology for liquid-based ceramics

2. Research and development of liquid-based ceramic materials for 3D printing

3. Applications of 3D printing of liquid-based ceramics

4. Conclusion and outlook

【Biography】

Professor Zhangwei Chen serves as a Tenured Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Shenzhen University (SZU), where he holds the distinguished position of Director at the Additive Manufacturing Institute and is recognized as an SZU Distinguished Scholar and Academic Leader in Additive Manufacturing. As the primary contributor, he has been honored with the China Invention Association Innovation Award (Second Class), China Industry-University-Research Collaboration Innovation Award, Guangdong Province Natural Science Award (Second Class), and Shenzhen Natural Science Award (First Class), among other prestigious accolades. His sustained academic impact is evidenced by consecutive inclusions in Stanford University's World's Top 2% Scientists Annual Impact List for four years. Professor Chen's extensive recognitions include the inaugural SZU Outstanding Teacher Award, Imperial College Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award, Chinese Ceramic Society Outstanding Youth Award in Special Ceramics, SZU Supervisor for Top 100 Outstanding Undergraduate/Master's Theses, SZU Distinguished Graduate Supervisor Award, Guangdong Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mentor Award, and the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Scientist Award. Pioneering ceramic additive manufacturing research in China since 2007, he has authored over 150 high-impact publications in authoritative journals spanning additive manufacturing and materials science, including Progress in Materials Science, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, Advanced Functional Materials, Nano Energy, Additive Manufacturing, and Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. His work has accumulated over 7,500 citations by leading scholars including U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Chinese Academy of Sciences members, with publications featured in Nature/Science sister journals and Advanced Materials. Notably, nine of his papers have been designated as ESI Highly Cited Papers or Hot Papers, including one with over 2,000 citations. He holds 30 invention patents and has received extensive media coverage from Science and Technology Daily, Xinhua Net, People's Daily Online, Global Times, and international platforms like 3DPRINT.com and 3D Printing Industry. Professor Chen actively shapes scholarly discourse through editorial roles at 11 SCI/EI-indexed journals, including Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Rare Metals, Engineering Reports, Journal of Inorganic Materials, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Journal of Materials Engineering, Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing Frontiers, and Precision Forming Engineering. He has guest-edited six special issues on additive manufacturing for journals such as Additive Manufacturing Frontiers and Journal of Inorganic Materials, and co-authored four volumes for the National Publishing Fund-supported "Additive Manufacturing Technology" series, including Ceramic Vat Photopolymerization Additive Manufacturing. His leadership extends to policy frameworks as an expert contributor to the ceramic additive manufacturing roadmap for the China Mechanical Engineering Technology Development Roadmap (2021 Edition). In 2021, he founded and chaired the First China Forum on Frontier Scientists in Ceramic Additive Manufacturing in Shenzhen, attracting over 250 scholars and earning designation in the China Association for Science and Technology Key Conference Guide. Additionally, he has organized and chaired Additive Manufacturing Forums at major international conferences including ICC8, ICACC22, PACRIM14, and CICC12 across the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Canada, delivering more than 20 invited keynote addresses to global academic audiences.