Awards:

2015 TMS FMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), USA, 2015
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Australian Research Council, Australia, 2014 (with a grant of AU$373,536)
The UOW Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship, University of Wollongong, Australia, 2013 (with a grant of AU$350,000)
The CASS ECR Travel GrantAward, The CASS Foundation, Australia, 2011
ARC Australian Postdoctoral Research (APD) Fellowship, Australian Research Council, Australia, 2010 (with a grant of AU$330,000)
NIMS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, 2009 (with a grant of JP¥9,000,000 )
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2009 (with a grant of EU€54,000)
“Shi Chang-Xu” Award, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
“Outstanding Graduate Student” Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2008-2009