Pipeline engineering, materials engineering

2024-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor
2012–2024: University of Calgary, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Professor
2009–2012: University of Calgary, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
2005–2009: University of Calgary, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor
2002–2005: University of New Brunswick, Nuclear Center, Researcher
2000–2002: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Postdoctoral Fellow
1996–1999: University of Alberta, Materials Engineering, Ph.D.
1995–1996: Institute of Metal Research, CAS, Assistant Researcher
1993–1995: Institute of Metal Research, CAS, Research Intern
1990–1993: Institute of Metal Research, CAS, Master’s Degree
1986–1990: Hunan University, Bachelor’s Degree

Lee Hsun Lecture Award, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2024)
Fellow, the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) (2024)
Advanced Materials Laureate, International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden (2024)
Fellow, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) (2023)
Distinguished Materials Lectureship, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China (2023)
Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden (2023)
Olafis Troconis de Rincón Award, Association for Materials Protection & Performance, US (2023)
Distinguished Lecturers Award, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (2022)
M. Brian Ives Lectureship Award, American Society for Materials (ASM) International (2022)
Service Award, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (2022)
Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), UK (2021)
Fellow, Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (2021)
Fellow, Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), UK (2021)
Medal, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden (2021)
Technical Achievement Award, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), US (2021)
Distinguished Materials Scientist Award, Canadian Metallurgy and Materials Society (2019)
Metal Chemistry Award, Canadian Metallurgy and Materials Society (2017)
Fellow, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), US (2016)
H.H. Uhlig Award, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), US (2014)

1.\tLu, H. & Cheng, Y. F.* (2025). Include climate impacts when protecting infrastructure. Nature, 645, 41.
2.\tLu, H., Song, K., Shan, Y., & Cheng, Y. F.* (2025). Quantifying greenhouse gas emission risks from natural gas pipeline incidents. Nexus, 2(4), 100097.
3.\tLu, H. & Cheng, Y. F.* (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Energy Pipelines: Opportunities and Risks. Engineering.
4.\tLu, H., Xie, D., & Cheng, Y. F.* (2025). Methane emissions from the oil and gas supply chain: Characteristics and mitigation. Nexus, 2(3), 100087.
5.\tLu, H., Xi, D., Guo, T.*, & Cheng, Y. F.* (2025). Environmental impacts of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Cell Reports Sustainability.
6.\tMen, J., Lu, H.*, & Cheng, Y. F.* (2025). Continuous Time-dependent System Resilience Evolution Behaviors of Hazardous Energy Systems subjected to Cascading Disaster Chains. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 267(B), 111918.
7.\tFan, X., & Cheng, Y. F. (2025). Hydrogen pipelines and embrittlement in gaseous environments: An up-to-date review. Applied Energy, 387, 125636.
8.\tFan, X., Hu, Q., & Cheng, Y. F. (2025). Corrosion and Material Degradation in Geological CO2 Storage: A Critical Review. Engineering, 48, 41-58.
9.\tLu, H., Xi, D., & Cheng, Y. F. (2025). Hydrogen production in integration with CCUS: A realistic strategy towards net zero. Energy, 315, 134398.
10.\tPu, Y., Chen, S., Hou, Y., Hou, S., Feng, F., Guo, Z., ... & Cheng, Y. F. (2024). Unlocking the effect of interfacial microstructure and Desulfovibrio vulgaris on corrosion characteristics in copper-nickel alloy welded joint. Corrosion Science, 230, 111947.