Congratulations to Dr. Tian Yiran on Recieving the National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists Fund (Category C) Project

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has recently announced the review results for its 2025 funding programs. We are delighted to announce that Dr. Tian Yiran from the AMIS Laboratory has been awarded the Young Scientists Fund (Category C) for his project entitled "Enhancing Nonlinear Ultrasonic Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring Capabilities via Active Meta-Transducers". Warm congratulations!

The Young Scientists Fund (Category C) is a fundamental type within the NSFC's talent program series. It aims to support young scientists in conducting basic research on self-directed topics, fostering their ability to independently lead research projects, stimulating innovative thinking, and cultivating future talents for the field of fundamental research.

Dr. Yiran Tian's major research area is elastic metamaterials for ultrasonic guided wave-based structural health monitoring. His research focuses on the manipulation of guided wave frequency, mode, and energy via metamaterial-based designs, targeting key challenges in conventional ultrasonic testing such as limited sensitivity, complex signal characteristics, and functional constraints of transducers. He has published 20 academic papers (15 as first author), comprising 9 SCI journal articles (6 as first author) in leading journals including MSSP, AFM, JSV, SMS, Ultrasonics, APL, JMPS, and ND, along with 11 EI conference papers (9 as first author) and 9 international conference oral presentations.His honors include the National Metamaterials "Excellent Young Scholar" award (2024) and election as a Youth Committee Member of the China Instrument and Control Society (2025), in addition to serving as a reviewer for the journal Structural Health Monitoring: An International Journal. His research has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists Fund (Category C), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant, and multiple industry-university collaborative projects.