* Building hydrophobic surface by cold sprayed single splats;
* Effect of mechanical alloying parameters on the microstructure, particle size and contamination for cubic cBN reinforced NiCrAl matrix;
* Study on the multiple strengthening mechanisms for cold-sprayed ceramic dispersoid reinforced metallic matrix nanocomposite coatings;
* Study on the high velocity impact induced microstructure evolutions of nanocomposite powders during cold spray and their effects on the mechanical properties of the coatings; 
* Effect of substrate temperatures on the solidification and nucleation of atmospheric plasma sprayed Al2O3 and ZrO2 splats; 
* Dual-scale oxide dispersoids reinforcement of Fe40at.%Al intermetallic coating for both high hardness and high fracture toughness

Jan. 17, 2016-Present 
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University 
Oct. 14, 2013- Jan. 16, 2016 
Lecturer, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Sept. 1, 2009-Sept. 25, 2013 
Ph.D student, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Material Science and Engineering 
Apr. 2011-Jul. 2011 
As a Research Fellow in Joint and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Japan 
May 2010-May 2010 
An internship in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Master of Engineering 
Sept.1, 2007-Sept. 24, 2009 
Master student, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Material Science and Engineering 2
Sept. 1, 2003-Jul. 1, 2007 
Bachelor student, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Material Science and Engineering

2012.12 The National Scholarship for Doctoral Students；(3%) 
2012.10 ‘Excellent Paper Award’ in the 9 th National Surface Engineering Conference of China (5 in total)
2010.5 ‘Excellent Student Award’ in the 4th Asia Thermal Spray Conference (3 in total)
2008.9 ‘Excellent Paper Award’ in Annual Meeting of Mechanical Engineering Association of Shaanxi Province

1)  Luo XT, Li CJ. Large sized cubic BN reinforced nanocomposite with improved abrasive wear resistance deposited by cold spray, Materials & Design, 83, (2015)249-256

2)  Luo XT, Wei YK, Wang Y, Li CJ. Microstructure and mechanical property of Ti and Ti6Al4V prepared by an in-situ shot peening assisted cold spraying, Materials & Design, 85 (2015)527-533

3)  Yang EJ, Luo XT, Yang GJ, Li CX, Li CJ, Takahashi M. Epitaxial grain growth during 8YSZ splat formation on polycrystalline YSZ substrates by plasma spraying, Surface and Coatings Technology, 274(2015)37-43

4)  Luo XT, Li CX, Yang GJ, Li CJ. WC-Co composite coating deposited by cold spraying of a core-shell structured WC-Co powder, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 24 (2015) 100-107

5)  Liu T, Luo XT, Chen, Xu, Li CJ. Morphology and Size Evolution of Interlamellar Two-Dimensional Pores in Plasma-Sprayed La2Zr2O7 Coatings During Thermal Exposure at 1300oC, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology,24(2015)739-748

6)  Luo XT, Yang Er-Juan, Shang Fu-Lin, Li C-J. Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Two-Body Abrasive Wear Behavior of Cold-Sprayed 20 vol.% Cubic BN-NiCrAl Nanocomposite Coating, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 23(2014)1181-1190

7)  Luo XT, Li C-J. High velocity impact induced microstructure evolution during deposition of cold spraycoatings: A review, Surface & Coatings Technology, 254 (2014) 11-20

8)  Dong H, Yang, G-J, Luo X-T, Li Cheng-Xin, Li C-J. Effect of TGO Thickness on Thermal Cyclic Lifetime and Failure Mode of Plasma- SprayedTBCs, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 97 (2014) 1226-1232

9)  Luo XT, Li C-J. Yang GJ. Correlations between milling conditions and iron contamination, microstructure and hardness of mechanically alloyed cubic BN particle reinforced NiCrAl matrix composite powders, Journal of Alloys and Compounds，548 (2013) 180-187

10)  Yang EJ, Yang GJ, Luo XT, Li CJ, Takahashi M. Epitaxial Grain Growth During Splat Cooling of Alumina Droplets Produced by Atmospheric Plasma Spraying[J]. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 22(2013)152-157

11)  Luo XT, Yang GJ, Li C-J.Preparation of cBNp/NiCrAl nanostructured composite powders by a step-fashion mechanical alloying process, Powder Technology, 217 (2012) 591–598

12)  Luo XT, Li C-J. Thermal Stability of Microstructure and Hardness of Cold-Sprayed cBN/NiCrAl Nanocomposite Coating, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 21(2012), 578–585

13)  Luo XT, Yang GJ, Li C-J. Dual-scale oxide dispersoids reinforcement of Fe40at.%Al intermetallic coating for both high hardness and high fracture toughness, Materials Science and Engineering A, 555 (2012) 85– 92

14)  Luo XT, Yang GJ, Li C-J. Kondoh Katsuyoshi, High strain rate induced localized amorphization in cubic BN/NiCrAl nanocomposite through high velocity impact, Scripta Materials, 65 (2011) 581–584

15)  Luo XT, Yang GJ, Li C-J. Multiple strengthening mechanisms of cold sprayed cBNp/NiCrAl composite coating，Surface & Coatings Technology, 205 (2011) 4808-4813

16)  Luo XT, Yang EJ, Yang GJ, Li C-J, Cold spraying deposition of cBN/NiCrAl nanocomposite coatings; Materials Engineering; S1 (2009) 43-47