一直从事耐火材料教学与科研工作。

主持973计划1项，国家自然科学基金5项，省市项目及校企合作项目40余项，发表论文100余篇,获国家科技进步二等奖、省自然科学进步奖等多项。主要研究方向有：1 耐火原料研究与开发；2 冶炼新技术用耐火材料；3 非氧化物陶瓷材料

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