Prof. Dr. Zhiling Tian was elected as the executive vice president of the Chinese Society for Metals on Oct. 25th. 2021.

 

Until June 2021, Prof. Dr. Zhiling Tian had served as vice President in charge of R&D at China Iron and Steel Research Institute (CISRI) for 20 years. He joined CISRI in 1991 as a research engineer. In 1996 he became the director of the sub institute for new materials. In 2001, he was promoted as vice president of CISRI.

 

His major research area has been focused on structural steels, welding technologies and welding materials. He has been an active member of the CSM for years. Since 2005 he has been a member of the standing council of the CSM and served as the director of foreign affairs committee, director of special steel branch, deputy director of academic committee, respectively.