Recently, Professor Sun Lidong is elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (FIMMM) and is awarded the IAAM Scientist Medal, in recognition of his significant contributions to material surfaces and interfaces.

Sun Lidong, a professor and doctoral tutor of the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University and a doctor of Nanyang Technological University and a post-doctor of National University of Singapore, has been engaged in the research of surface modification of metal materials for a long time. He focuses on surface modification of finite space and special functional coatings. He has published more than 70 SCI papers in related fields. He is the first/corresponding author of papers such as Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Materials. In the past five years, he has applied for 2 PCT international patents and 26 Chinese invention patents, and 16 of which have been authorized. His ultra-fine tube modification technology has been applied to medical devices---high-performance sampling needles, substituting imported products. He was awarded the Outstanding Young Academic Achievement Award of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection. He is the leader of key special projects of national key research and development plan "Helping Economy with Science and Technology 2020", general projects/youth projects of National Natural Science Foundation and projects of Chongqing Excellent Young Scientists Fund. Among the papers of students under his guidance, two papers have been praised as Excellent PhD Theses of Chongqing and one has been praised as Excellent PhD Thesis of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection. As the first supervisor, he has guided post graduate students to win 3 golden awards in Chongqing Region of China College Students "Internet+" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining ("IOM3") can be traced back to the Iron and Steel Institute which was founded in 1869 and granted with Royal Charter in 1899 and 1957. In June 2002, the Institute of Materials and the Institution of Mining and llurgy were merged into the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining ("IOM3"). IOM3 is committed to the promotion and development of materials science and engineering, geology, mining and related technologies, mineral and petroleum engineering, metallurgy and other research fields. It is a global authority in materials and mining. IOM3 elects fellows from persons who have made significant contributions and achievements internationally in materials, minerals, mining or other technical disciplines covered by IOM3.

International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) is a non-profit international academic organization that is dedicated to the innovative development of advanced materials. Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in Sweden. Candidates for the IAAM Scientist Medal are nominated by leading scientists and evaluated by academic committees. The medals are finally awarded to researchers who have made significant contributions to advanced material science and technology in the last decade in recognition of their outstanding professional achievements.