（1）先进铝、Mg合金及其复合材料

（2）金属材料凝固

（3）核能屏蔽材料

工作经历：

2021.1-至今：西安交通大学材料学院铸造所 教授

2015.6-2020.12：西安交通大学材料学院铸造所 副教授

2012.12-2015.5：Purdue University Research Associate

教育经历：

2012/08-2014/12  Purdue University 工程技术 哲学博士

2008/09-2012/12  上海交通大学 材料加工工程 工学博士

2009/09-2011/09  上交，普渡 国家公派 联合培养博士生

2005/09-2008/07  西安交通大学 材料加工工程 工学硕士

2001/09-2005/07  武汉科技大学 矿物加工工程 工学学士

1. 国家自然科学面上基金（52174372）

2. 陕西自然科学面上基金（2020JM-047）

3. 国家自然科学面上基金（51974224）

4. 国家自然科学青年基金（51604211）

5. 陕西省自然科学青年基金（2016JQ5052）

6. 中国博士后基金特别资助（2017T100743）

7. 中国博士后面上基金 （2015M580839）

8. 陕西省博士后基金 （2016BSHEDZZ05

代表性论文（2020年至今，一作/通讯）

1.Zhiwei Liu*; Zhifei Hao; Bin Tan; Mi Chen; Ultrasound Induced a More Homogeneous Distribution of TiB2 Particles in Al Matrix During Solidification, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2023, 54B: 1605-1611.

2.Chen M, Liu ZW*, Tao L, et al. Effects of Gd addition on the hot deformation behaviors of B4Cp/Al6061 neutron absorber composites[J]. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2023, 54: 1379-1397.

3.Long GG, Liu Y, Chen M, Liu ZW*, et al. Effects of ultrasound on synthesis and performance of mangansesbased/graphene oxide oxygen reduction catalysts for aluminum-air batteries[J]. Journal of Power Sources, 2023, 573: 233150.

4.Mi Chen, Zhiwei Liu*, et al. Effects of B element on microstructure and mechanical properties of B4Cp/Al composites fabricated by ultrasound assisted casting method. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2023, 33: 1644-1654.

5.Zhiwei Liu*; Cheng Peng; Qingyou Han*; Capturing TiB2 Particles Within Globular Grains in Al-4.5Cu-2TiB2 Alloy During Isothermal Coarsening, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2022, 54B: 29-33.

6.Mi Chen; Zhiwei Liu*; Cuicui Yang; Peng Xiao; Weitao Yang; Zhiliang Hu; Liang Sun; Yudong Jia ; A novel (B4Cp+Gd)/Al6061 neutron absorber material with desirable mechanical properties, Materials Science and Engineering:A, 2022, 861.144376.

7.Chen M, Liu ZW*, Zheng QL, et al. Rapid preparation of B4Cp/Al composites with homogeneous interface via ultrasound assisted casting method[J]. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021, 858: 157659.

8.Zhiwei Liu*, Peipei Xie, Mi Chen, Qiaoling Zheng, Yanfei Liu, Xizhou Kai. Low-temperature synthesis of nano-sized TiC particles by ultrasound assisted melt-reaction of Al-K2TiF6-C system. Materials Letters, 2021, 285: 129192.

9.Zhiwei Liu*, Peipei Xie, Mi Chen, Qiaoling Zheng, Yimin Gao, Yanfei Liu, Xizhou Kai. Effects of ultrasound assisted solidificaiton on the microstructure and mechanical properties of nano-sized TiB2/Al-4.5Cu composites. Materialia, 2021, 15:101024.

10.Mi Chen,  Zhiwei Liu*. Ultrasound assisted casting method for fabricating B4Cp/Al composites with the addition of K2ZrF6.  Materials Letters, 2020, 280: 128545.

11. Zhengxiao bo, Ting Zhang, Hejie Yang, Qiaoling Zheng, Yimin Gao, Zhiwei Liu*, Wen Wang, Kuaishe Wang.Friction stir processing induced elctrochemical performance improvement of commercial Al for Al-air battery. Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 354:1-10.

12.Ying Zhao, Qiaoling Zheng, Zhiwei Liu*. Ultrasound-induced distribution of nano-sized TiB2 particles within α-Al grains during solidification of Al-7Si alloy. Materials Letters, 2020,274: 1-4.