Researcher Introduction
Elements Strategy Initiative for Structural Materials, Kyoto University Program-Specific Researcher GONG Wu

Motivation for Becoming a Researcher

I was born in the countryside of China. At an early age, it was not my dream to become a researcher. I discovered an interest in science while taking my master’s course. New conclusions were verified one-by-one through daily experiments, which stimulated my interest in research. This curiosity about research eventually guided me onto a path to becoming a researcher.

Your Greatest Strengths

I am accomplished in various analytical testing methods for the characterization of material microstructures. I was first attracted by the powerful neutron diffraction technique when I was Ph.D. student at Ibaraki University. Then, I started researching metal materials using in-situ neutron diffraction. Neutron diffraction and microstructure observations can provide comprehensive information on materials, such as bulk average and microscopic information.

What Makes Your Research Interesting or Worthwhile

Research is boundless not only in breadth, but in depth. I can find things that interest me in a wide range of fields. Answers emerge eventually after continuously and thoroughly delving into the research, resulting in a sense of achievement that becomes the driving force in the next study.

Other Research That Interests You

Pulsed neutron scattering techniques are currently under development at one of the world’s top class facilities known as the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). However, these neutron diffraction/scattering techniques have rarely been used in research on metal materials before now. I would like to continue this research utilizing my knowledge of engineering materials and the neutron diffraction technique in order to make a contribution to materials research development.

Interests Other Than Research You Would Like to Pursue

I am interested in all kinds of ball sports, such as basketball, badminton, and tennis. In the near future, I would also like to try baseball or softball.

GONG Wu

Elements Strategy Initiative for Structural Materials, Kyoto University Program-Specific Researcher

Principal Work History:

I finished my Ph.D. coursework at the Tomota Lab of Ibaraki University in March 2012, with the research topic of “Bainite transformation in nano-bainite steel during thermomechanical treatment using microstructure observation and neutron diffraction.” In April 2012, I started research on “Deformation behavior in LPSO magnesium alloys” at J-PARC Center as a special subject researcher. The study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, “Synchronized Long-Period Stacking Ordered Structure,” from the MEXT, Japan. In April 2016, I subsequently joined the Tsuji Lab at Kyoto University,,where I began my current study.

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Notable Articles:

  • [1] Wu Gong, Kazuya Aizawa, Stefanus Harjo, Ruixiao Zheng, Takuro Kawasaki, Jun Abe, Takashi Kamiyama, and Nobuhiro Tsuji. “Deformation behavior of as-cast and as-extruded Mg97Zn1Y2 alloys during compression, as tracked by in situ neutron diffraction.” International Journal of Plasticity (08/2018). DOI:10.1016/j.ijplas.2018.08.001
  • [2] W. Gong, Y. Tomota, Y. Adachi, A.M. Paradowska, J.F. Kelleher, and S.Y. Zhang. “Effects of ausforming temperature on bainite transformation, microstructure and variant selection in nanobainite steel.” Acta Materialia 61(11) (06/2013): 4142–4154. DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.03.041

E-mail Address

gong.wu.3x(at)kyoto-u.ac.jp
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