Kun Zhou is a Professor and Associate Chair (Research) in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Tsinghua University, China, and his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University.
His research focuses on additive manufacturing and mechanics of materials. In additive manufacturing, his work establishes quantitative links between materials, processing, structure, and performance in polymer and metal systems, with a focus on powder bed fusion, enabling control of mechanical properties and functional performance. In mechanics of materials, his work formulates methods to characterize material behaviour, particularly for heterogeneous materials under contact loading, providing predictive understanding of their response.
He has been elected a Foreign Member of Academia Europaea, a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He holds fellowships in several international scientific societies, including the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of the 2026 J. N. Reddy Medal. He serves as Chair of the Singapore Adhering Organization to the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
Professional position
- Professor, Associate Chair (Research) of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
