Professor Fan Bingbing’s Research Group at Zhengzhou University

Professor Biography:

Professor Fan Bingbing holds a Ph.D. in Materials Physics and Chemical Engineering from Zhengzhou University and serves as an associate professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University. Leveraging the mechanisms by which microwaves interact with materials, Professor Fan has conducted in-depth research on key technologies for thermal-field control in microwave-assisted heating of advanced ceramics. Her work has identified the critical factors underlying efficient microwave energy conversion, uniform microwave-induced thermal fields, and the induction of multiple microwave effects, thereby enabling the efficient and stable large-scale production of various high-performance ceramics and ceramic powders. Over the past five years, she has published 35 SCIE-indexed papers as first or corresponding author in the field of microwave–material interactions, including 17 in journals ranked in Zone 2 or above by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She has also been granted 11 invention patents, 3 utility model patents, and 1 software copyright, all as the primary inventor. In addition, she has led eight research projects, including two National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, the Henan Provincial Outstanding Young Scientists Fund, the Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Key Research Project of Henan Provincial Universities, the Open Fund of the Ministry of Education’s Key Laboratory, and several industry-sponsored open technology projects. She has received one First-Class Henan Provincial Natural Science Award, one First-Class and one Second-Class China Building Materials Federation–Chinese Ceramic Society Building Materials Science and Technology Awards, two Second-Class Henan Provincial Science and Technology Awards, and two First-Class Henan Provincial Department of Education Science and Technology Achievement Awards.

Paper Introduction:

Professor Fan Bingbing’s research group’s paper, “Rapid densification mechanism and properties of h-BN/ZrO” ₂ “Composites with Oxide Additives by Spark Plasma Sintering” was published in the Journal of the European Ceramic Society, which is classified as a Q1 journal with an impact factor of 6.364. This paper was awarded the Second Prize under our company’s Paper Award Program.

Central Instruments:

The high-temperature deformation visualization analyzer used in this paper was supplied by Tianjin Zhonghuan. The paper also specifically acknowledges Tianjin Zhonghuan Electric Furnace Co., Ltd., and we would like to express our gratitude to the faculty for their recognition of Tianjin Zhonghuan’s instrumentation. Tianjin Zhonghuan will continue to support researchers in their scientific investigations and technological innovation.

Equipment Introduction:

The visual high-temperature deformation analyzer consists primarily of an intelligent heating system, an automated sample-delivery system, a custom LED blue-light telecentric illumination source, a high-precision optical imaging system, and an image-processing system. Its high-precision optical imaging system enables precise measurement of dimensional and shape changes in the sample, while the automated data-acquisition and processing system presents expansion and contraction data in graphical form for intuitive and accurate visualization. This instrument is used in materials research and development as well as manufacturing, helping to optimize sintering and heat-treatment processes, improve product quality, and reduce production costs. It is widely employed for analyzing and testing the high-temperature physical properties of various materials, including ceramics, ceramic glazes, refractories, and minerals.