Biography: 

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Xiaosu Yi is Chair Professor in Advanced Materials and Composites at the Nottingham University Ningbo China (UNNC) and CEO of Yangtze Delta Carbon Fiber and Composite Materials Innovation Centre (CCIC), Fellow of SAMPE (F. SAMPE), Academician of APAM (Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials), and Chairman of SAMPE Global China. His major research interests include composites science and technology, multifunctional composite technology, green materials and composites, polymer materials and plastic process engineering, and adhesive bonding etc.

About University of Nottingham Ningbo China:

Yangtze River Delta Carbon Fiber & Composites Innovation Center (CCIC) is located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, which is established by Changzhou Municipal Government, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) and Changzhou National High-Tech Development Zone. The director of Center is Prof. Yue Qingrui and the executive director is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Xiaosu Yi. The objective of CCIC is to enable mutually beneficial cooperation in pre-competitive research fields with a significant potential for the transfer of the research results into commercial applications. The CCIC aims to be a source of technological innovation and leading position in industrial innovation of CF composites. CCIC focuses on the development and application of CF composites in aerospace, civil engineering, clean energy, sustainability and circularity fields.