China Science and Technology Development Press has appointed Academician Zhang Liangchi as a senior academic advisor.
On October 11, 2025, China Science and Technology Development Press (INNOVIAIR) released an important announcement: Zhang Liangchi, an internationally renowned mechanician and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Engineering, will serve as the Press's Senior Academic Advisor with immediate effect. Leveraging his outstanding academic attainments, interdisciplinary experience, and international perspective, Academician Zhang will exert a far-reaching impact on the Press's academic strategic planning, interdisciplinary resource integration, and the further development of its international academic reputation. This move also marks a key step for the Press in fulfilling its mission of "Stimulating innovation through academic freedom, empowering development via professional publishing" and will help open up a new phase of high-quality development.
Information about Academician Zhang Liangchi
1. Details of Titles/Honors/Positions
• Academy Honor: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Engineering
• Current Key Positions: Chair Professor, Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech); Director, Institute of Innovative Manufacturing, SUSTech; Director, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Mechanics
• Important Academic Affiliations: Honorary Professor or Visiting Professor at multiple world-class universities; Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier Series on Tribology and Materials Surface Engineering and the Springer Series on Precision Manufacturing; Editorial Board Member of more than 20 renowned academic journals at home and abroad; Member of the International Nomination Committee for the Japan International Award; Nominator for the Material Science Prize of China's Future Science Prize
• Other Honorary Titles: Highly Cited Researcher; Top 2% Global Scientists; Recipient of more than 20 academic achievement awards
2. Background, Scientific Research, and Academic Achievements
• Background: An authoritative scholar in the international field of mechanics and manufacturing engineering. He obtained a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering from Zhejiang University, a Doctor of Science from Peking University, and a Higher Doctor of Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked at multiple world-renowned universities and research institutions, including Zhejiang University, the University of Cambridge (UK), the National Institute of Mechanical Engineering Technology under Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the University of Sydney, and the University of New South Wales.
• Overview of Scientific Research: He has made systematic and significant achievements in the fields of multi-scale mechanics, precision and ultra-precision manufacturing mechanics, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering, and has always adhered to the integration of basic research and applied practice. At the theoretical level, he systematically revealed the complex phase transformation mechanism of monocrystalline silicon, revising the existing understanding in the field; he was the first to clarify the nanoscale friction mechanism and non-destructive deformation conditions, and demonstrated the limitations of Coulomb's Law of Friction at the nanoscale, laying a key theoretical foundation for ultra-precision machining. At the engineering application level, the technologies he developed have brought significant benefits to enterprises; he once led the establishment of Australia's first university-based laboratory for precision machining and nanotechnology, and his theory on the rolling manufacturing of ultra-thin materials has been widely applied in the industry.
• Academic Works: As of 2024, he has published 7 academic monographs, more than 20 academic thematic collections, and over 500 SCI-indexed academic journal papers.
• Technical Patents: As of 2024, he holds more than 10 technical patents.
Statements and Information from China Science and Technology Development Press
1. The Press firmly believes that Academician Zhang Liangchi's joining will inject strong momentum into the building of an open and innovative academic platform with his outstanding academic insight and global perspective, marking a solid step for the Press in pursuing academic excellence and deepening global cooperation.
2. The Press will continue to focus on the core principles of "high quality, quick response, and wide coverage", optimize its ability to serve researchers worldwide, and aspire to become an academic bridge originating from China and benefiting the world.
3. Supported by global academic resources, the Press has built an innovative publishing ecosystem. Relying on top domestic and foreign scientific research institutions, it pioneered the "Agile Publishing System" to break through traditional barriers, and accelerated academic dissemination through mechanisms such as AI-powered manuscript review and open access. Focusing on cutting-edge technology fields, it has established an international professional team to strictly control academic quality, and its multiple international journals continue to lead the development of their respective disciplines.
4. The public can search for "INNOVIAIR" or "China Science and Technology Development Press" on relevant platforms to follow and obtain more latest information. The contact email is editorialoffice@innoviair.cn, and the submission website is https://www.innoviair.cn/