Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Ma | Bioprinting Awards | Best Researcher Award 

Zhiyong Ma, PhD in Engineering, is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at Huzhou University, where he also serves as the Head of the Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering major. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Electronic Engineering in 2003 and his PhD in Engineering from the Institute of Mechanical Design at Zhejiang University in 2010. Dr. Ma has extensive experience in academia and research, having worked at the School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Ningbo University from 2010 to 2018. During this period, he was a visiting scholar (2014–2015) at the Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, USA. Since joining Huzhou University in 2018, Dr. Ma has been actively engaged in theoretical and applied research in additive manufacturing, 3D bioprinting, mechanical innovation design, and mechatronics systems. He has led and participated in numerous research initiatives, including three National Natural Science Foundation projects, three Zhejiang Provincial Fund projects, and four city-level scientific research projects. Dr. Ma has authored over 30 SCI and EI-indexed papers, holds more than 10 invention patents, and has received several accolades, including the Second Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, the First Prize of Ningbo University Teaching Achievement Award, and the Second Prize of Huzhou University Teaching Achievement Award. His contributions to research and education have established him as a prominent figure in his field.