Dr. Daolun Chen is a world-leading expert in materials with 490 peer-reviewed journal (400) and conference (90) papers, plus over 230 additional non-refereed conference papers/abstracts and research reports. His pioneering research has led to improvements in safety and life prediction of lightweight components, enabling reductions in energy consumption and emissions. His groundbreaking work on nanocomposites led to the widely-known method that bears his name and was twice identified by the Council of Canadian Academies to be a top 1% most-highly-cited paper in his field worldwide. He has been recognized with numerous awards, including Canadian Metal Physics Award, MetSoc Award for Research Excellence and Distinguished Materials Scientist Award, and invited to serve on editorial boards of 28 journals. He is currently a professor at Toronto Metropolitan University.