BEIJING, JUN 25 (DNA): Yasir Sohail, a Pakistani doctoral candidate at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), has made a groundbreaking achievement in material science by developing an innovative FeNiCoAlTa alloy that combines ultrahigh strength with exceptional ductility, setting a record in mechanical property combinations.
The research, published as a first-author paper in the journal Nature, one of the world’s top three multidisciplinary scientific journals, under the title “Machine-learning design of ductile FeNiCoAlTa alloys with high strength”, addresses one of material science’s most persistent challenges: creating alloys that simultaneously achieve high yield strength and uniform elongation substantially exceeding 10%, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday.
Under the guidance of Prof Zhang Jinyu at XJTU’s School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sohail’s work demonstrates how machine learning can accelerate the design of next-generation structural materials.
The 2022 PhD candidate, who is academically ranked first among international students in his doctoral program and has three high-impact publications to his name, credits China’s robust scientific infrastructure and supportive academic environment for enabling this breakthrough.
“This success stems from XJTU’s world-class facilities and my supervisors’ visionary guidance,” said Sohail, whose work received support from China’s National Natural Science Foundation and other key scientific innovation initiatives, with critical testing conducted at XJTU’s advanced laboratories and the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
“Prof Zhang taught me not just advanced material science, but the Chinese philosophical approach to scientific life,” reflected Sohail, who has mentored 63 junior students through academic support programs. “SJTU’s inclusive environment allowed my research dreams to flourish.”
XJTU, which began its international education program in 1959 as one of China’s first universities authorized to host government scholarship students, has become a global hub for academic excellence.
By 2020, the institution hosted 2,891 international students from 134 countries.
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