 Amorphous carbon-based films
 Advanced nanostructured protective coatings for harsh environments
 Plasma discharge technologies and surface modifications

 1994-1998: Northwestern Polytechnical University, Bachelor
 1998-2003: Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D
 2003-2005: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Postdoctor
 2005-2006: Korea JNL Tech. Co. Ltd. Senior Research Scientist
 2006/12-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science. Professor, Group leader
 2025/01-present:, Deputy director of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials,  Director of Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Extreme-environmental Materials Surface and Interface

 National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (2020)
 National Science Foundation for outstanding Young Scholars of China (2015)
 First prize for Ningbo municipality science and technology progress award (2021, 2025)
 National outstanding female models (2023)

1. Guanshui Ma, Anfeng Zhang, Zhenyu Wang*, Kaihang Wang, Jiayue Zhang, Kaixuan Xu, Yuxi Xu, Shenghao Zhou, Aiying Wang*, MAX phase coatings: synthesis, protective performance, and functional characteristic, Mater. Horiz. 2025. 12, 1689-1710
2. Jiayue Zhang#,Yan Zhang#, Zhenyu Wang, Guanshui Ma*, Anfeng Zhang, Kwang-Ryeol Lee, Aiying Wang*, Enhancing corrosion resistance of Ti₂AlC MAX phase through Sn solid solution in harsh acidic environments, Corros. Sci., 2025, 255, 113073
3. Yuxi Xu#, Guanshui Ma#, Zhongchang Li, Yan Zhang, Anfeng Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Aiying Wang*, Valence-dependent TiO2 inhibition for enhancing oxidation resistance in Ti2AlC via Zr/Nb Solid Solution, Corros. Sci. 2025, 257, 113351
4. Wei Yang, Jianxiao Shen, Zhenyu Wang, Guanshui Ma, Peiling Ke, Aiying Wang*, Mechanical and electrochemical properties of (MoNbTaTiZr)1-xNx high-entropy nitride coatings, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 2025, 208, 78
5. Yan Zhang#, Shuowen Zhang#, Anfeng Zhang, Guanshui Ma, Kaihang Wang, Zhenyu Wang, Aiying Wang*, Breaking the trade-off of hardness-ductility in (Cr1-xMox)2AlC MAX phase coatings via hierarchical structure, J. Adv. Ceram.  2024, 13, 1748-1758
6. Yingpeng Zhang, Hao Li, Li Cui, Wei Yang, Guanshui Ma, Rende Chen, Peng Guo*, Peiling Ke, Aiying Wang*, Comparative study on tribocorrosion behavior of hydrogenated/hydrogen-free amorphous carbon coated WC-based cermet in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. Corros. Sci., 2024, 227, 111738
7. Zhongchang Li, Yan Zhang, Kaihang Wang, Zhenyu Wang*, Guanshui Ma, Peiling Ke, Aiying Wang*, Highly dense passivation enhanced corrosion resistance of Ti2AlC MAX phase coating in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, Corros. Sci., 2024, 228, 111820
8. Jianghuai Yuan, Shenghao Zhou, Haichen Wu, Zhenyu Wang*, Yan Zhang, Guangxue Zhou, Guanshui Ma, Peiling Ke, Aiying Wang*, Ultrahigh strength-ductility of nanocrystalline Cr2AlC coating under micropillar compression. Scripta Mater., 2023, 235:115594
9. Zhenyu Wang*, Guanshui Ma, Zhognchang Li, Haitao Ruan, Jianghuai Yuan, Li Wang, Peiling Ke, Aiying Wang*, Corrosion mechanism of Ti2AlC MAX phase coatings under the synergistic effects of water vapor and solid NaCl at 600 ℃, Corros. Sci., 2021, 192:109788
10. Xiao Zuo, Dong Zhang, Rende Chen, Peiling Ke*, Magus Odén, Aiying Wang*, Spectroscopic investigation on the near-substrate plasma characteristics of chromium HiPIMS in low density discharge mode, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 2020, 29:015013