Long-term research experience in the corrosion and protection of key marine materials, focusing on enhancing the protective performance of metal oxide films and investigating their damage mechanisms. Author of more than 20 SCI/EI-indexed papers in authoritative journals such as Nature Communications and Corrosion Science. Involved in more than 10 high-tech projects, including the National Key R&D Program, the 2030 Major Projects, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Pioneer B Program. Filer of four national invention patent applications.

2022/07-2025/07: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Postdoctoral
2025/11-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Associate Professor

First Prize of Science and Technology Progress from the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (2024)

1. Wang J., Gong K., Hu X., et al. “Regeneration-Repair-Strengthening” mechanism in the oxidation film damage region of copper-nickel alloys under magnetic field effects[J]. Nature Communications, 2025, Accept
2. Hu X., Gong K., Xue F., et al. Correlation mechanism between corrosion product film evolution and corrosion resistance for 70/30 Cu-Ni alloy combining DFT calculation and experiments [J]. Corrosion Science, 2026, 258: 113405.
3. Hu X., Wang J., Gong K., et al. Enhancing protective oxide films on 70/30 copper-nickel alloy through magnetic field modulation [J]. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1036: 181604.
4. Gong K., Liu C., Yang M., et al. Effect of multivariable interaction on the corrosion behavior of Q355B steel in simulated concrete pore solutions [J]. Construction and Building Materials, 2023, 409: 134060.
5. Gong K., Wu M., Liu G. Stress corrosion cracking behavior of rusted X100 steel under the combined action of Cl- and HSO3- in a wet–dry cycle environment [J]. Corrosion Science, 2020, 165: 108382.