Personal profile：

Dr. Cheng began his professional career at USTB as an assistant researcher in 2007, and he became a professor in 2018. Dr Cheng has also served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP).

He has received several “Science and Technology Progress Award” from State Council and Provincial Governments. Among these include: State Council (2016), Hubei Province (2015, 2016), Shandong Province (2016), Jiangsu Province (2017)

As the project leader, he conducted many National research projects, include: NSFC projects, 973 projects and 863 projects, and more than 100 projects from enterprise. He has obtained 25 patents for invention authorized by the state and 2 patents authorized internationally. He has published more than 50 research papers in top journals such as Correction Science and Electrochemical Acta.

Research direction：

1.Research and Development of Corrosion Resistant Steel

2. Corrosion and Protection in Industrial Environment

3. Surface Treatment of metal

Scientific research achievement :

[1] X. Cheng, Y. Wang, C. Dong, X. Li, The beneficial galvanic effect of the constituent phases in 2205 duplex stainless steel on the passive films formed in a 3.5% NaCl solution, Corrosion Science. 134(2018) 122-130.

[2] X. Cheng, Z. Jin, M. Liu, X. Li, Optimizing the nickel content in weathering steels to enhance their corrosion resistance in acidic atmosphere, Corrosion Science. 115 (2017) 135-142.

[3] X. Cheng, Z. Feng, C. Li, C. Dong, X. Li. Investigation of oxide film formation on 316L stainless steel in high-temperature aqueous environments. Electrochimica Acta, 56(17), pp 5860-5865, 2011.

[4] H. Tian, X. Cheng*, Y. Wang, et al., Effect of Mo on interaction between / phases of duplex stainless steel. Electrochimica Acta, 267(2018) 255-268.

[5] Y. Wang, X. Cheng* and X. Li, Electrochemical behavior and compositions of passive films formed on the constituent phases of duplex stainless steel without coupling. Electrochemistry Communications, 57(2015) 56-60.

[6] W. Wu, X. Cheng*, H. Hou, et al., Insight into the product film formed on Ni-advanced weathering steel in a tropical marine atmosphere. Applied Surface Science, 436(2018) 80-89.

[7] Z. Feng, X. Cheng*, C. Dong, X. Li. Passivity of 316L stainless steel in borate buffer solution studied by Mott-Schottky analysis, atomic absorption spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Corrosion Science, 52(11), pp 3646-3653, 2010.

[8] Z. Feng, X. Cheng*., C. Dong, X. Li. Effects of dissolved oxygen on electrochemical and semiconductor properties of 316L stainless steel. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 407(3), pp 171-177, 2010.

[9] M. Liu, X. Cheng*, X. Li, et al., Effect of carbonation on the electrochemical behavior of corrosion resistance low alloy steel rebars in cement extract solution. Construction and Building Materials, 130(2017) 193-201.

[10] X. Cheng, Y. Wang, X. Li, et al., Interaction between austein-ferrite phases on passive performance of 2205 duplex stainless steel, Journal of Materials Science and Technology (2018),

[11] System innovation and major engineering application of material marine environmental corrosion assessment and protection technology. National Science and Technology Progress Award, second prize, 2016