Dr. Muhammad NAEEM

PhD (CityUHK)

Postdoc, Department of Physics

Contact Information

Office:	AE-020 Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, Academic Exchange Building
Phone:	3442 2309
Email:	mnaeem2@cityu.edu.hk

Research Interests

Neutron diffraction
Deformation behavior
Multicomponent alloys
Cryogenic deformation

Others

Google Scholar Profile

Dr. Muhammad Naeem is a Postdoc Fellow at the Department of Physics. The focus of his research is on the atomic structure and the deformation behavior of multicomponent alloys under extreme conditions. Dr. Naeem employs synchrotron and neutron scattering for the in situ structural evolution studies.

Awards and Achievements

Feb 2022 “AONSA Young Research Fellowship” Asia-Oceania Neutron Scattering Association.
Dec 2020 “Best Paper on Materials” Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
Sep 2018 “Outstanding Academic Performance Award” City University of Hong Kong.
Dec 2017 “Young Scientists Lecture Competition Award” NANOSMAT-Asia.
Nov 2016 “Academic Excellence Award” Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong.
Sep 2015 “Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship” City University of Hong Kong.
Sep 2015 “Hong Kong PhD Fellowship” Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee.

Patents

Q. Ruan, A.M. Qasim, P.K.H. Chu, X.-L. Wang, C. Huang, K. Fu, L. Liu & M. Naeem, Electrolytic Plasma Polishing Method, US Patent No. 63/391292, 21 Jul 2022.

Recent Publications

M. Naeem, H. He, F. Zhang, H. Huang, S. Harjo, T. Kawasaki, B. Wang, S. Lan, Z. Wu, F. Wang, Y. Wu, Z. Lu, Z. Zhang, C.T. Liu, X.-L. Wang, "Cooperative deformation in high-entropy alloys at ultralow temperatures", Science Advances, 6, eaax4002 (2020).
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aax4002
M. Naeem, H. He, S. Harjo, T. Kawasaki, W. Lin, J.-J. Kai, Z. Wu, S. Lan, X.-L. Wang, "Temperature-dependent hardening contributions in CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloy", Acta Materialia, 221, 117371 (2021).
DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117371
M. Naeem, H. Zhou, H. He, S. Harjo, T. Kawasaki, S. Lan, Z. Wu, Y. Zhu, X.-L. Wang, "Martensitic transformation in CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy at cryogenic temperature", Applied Physics Letters, 119, 131901 (2021).
DOI:10.1063/5.0067268
H. He, M. Naeem, F. Zhang, Y. Zhao, S. Harjo, T. Kawasaki, B. Wang, X. Wu, S. Lan, Z. Wu, W. Yin, Y. Wu, Z. Lu, J.-J. Kai, C.-T. Liu, X.-L. Wang, "Stacking Fault Driven Phase Transformation in CrCoNi Medium Entropy Alloy", Nano Letters, 21, 1419–1426 (2021).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04244
M. Naeem, H. He, S. Harjo, T. Kawasaki, F. Zhang, B. Wang, S. Lan, Z. Wu, Y. Wu, Z. Lu, C.T. Liu, X.-L. Wang, "Extremely high dislocation density and deformation pathway of CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy at ultralow temperature", Scripta Materialia, 188, 21–25 (2020).
DOI:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.07.004
W. Woo, M. Naeem, J.-S. Jeong, C.-M. Lee, S. Harjo, T. Kawasaki, H. He, X.-L. Wang, "Comparison of dislocation density, twin fault probability, and stacking fault energy between CrCoNi and CrCoNiFe medium entropy alloys deformed at 293 and 140K", Materials Science and Engineering: A, 781, 139224 (2020).
DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2020.139224
M. Naeem, S. Lan, B. Wang, X.Y. Wei, J. Zhou, Y. Ren, Z.P. Lu, D. Ma, A.D. Stoica, X.-L. Wang, "Suppression of crystallization in a Ca-based bulk metallic glass by compression", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 765, 595–600 (2018).
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.06.200

Conference Presentations

10th International Conference on Mechanical Stress Evaluation by Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation (MECASENS 2021), 25–27 Nov 2021, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. (Oral Presentation)
23rd Annual Conference of The Physical Society of Hong Kong, 24–25 July 2020, Hong Kong. (Invited Talk)
3rd Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering, 16–21 Nov 2019, Kenting, Taiwan. (Oral Presentation)
10th Anniversary J-PARC Symposium 2019: Unlocking the Mysteries of Life, Matter and the Universe, 23–26 Sep 2019, Tsukuba, Japan. (Poster Presentation)
Materials Research Society 2018-Fall Meeting & Exhibit, 25–30 Nov 2018, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA. (Oral Presentation)
3rd International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT-Asia 2017), 4–7 Dec 2017, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Oral Presentation)
9th International Conference on Mechanical Stress Evaluation by Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation (MECA SENS 2017), 19–21 Sep 2017, Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa. (Oral Presentation)
Gordon Research Conference on Neutron Scattering 2017: Structure and Dynamics of Materials on Many Length and Time Scales, 6–11 Aug 2017, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. (Poster Presentation)
Materials Research Society 2016-Fall Meeting & Exhibit, 27 Nov – 2 Dec 2016, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA. (Oral Presentation)

Training Schools

Central European Training School on Neutron Techniques, 5–10 May 2019, Budapest Neutron Centre, Budapest, Hungary.
Croucher Summer Course on Neutron Scattering, 9–14 July 2018, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
The Neutron and Muon School, 22–26 Nov 2016, Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, Tokai, Japan.

Media Coverage

Our recent paper “Cooperative deformation in high-entropy alloys at ultralow temperatures”, Science Advances, Vol. 6, No. 13, eaax4002 (2020), has been featured in several media outlets.
Local Newspaper Interview on the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (21 Aug 2018)
PhD fresh graduate wins HKIE Best Paper on Materials 2020 (3 Feb 2021)
Experimental physicists back in action at J-PARC (31 Oct 2022)

Last update date : 27 Jun 2023