Dr. Huang Boyun was born on 24 November 1945 into a farming family in Nan County, Hunan Province. Growing up as the son of farmers, he developed a character shaped by diligence and endurance.

In September 1964, he was admitted with outstanding results to the Department of Special Metallurgy at the Central-South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy to study powder metallurgy.

After graduating in August 1969, he remained at the university’s Institute of New Materials, where he engaged in research and teaching until August 1980.

In 1978, Dr. Huang took the national examination for overseas study candidates and ranked first among all participants from his university, earning selection as a visiting scholar sponsored by the Ministry of Metallurgy.

In August 1980, he began his studies and research at Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory in the United States. Shortly after his arrival, he earned the recognition of Professor McGee, a leading figure in American materials science, and, with approval from China’s Ministry of Education and a full doctoral scholarship from Iowa State University, formally became his graduate student.

Dr. Huang completed both his master’s and doctoral degrees in August 1986.

From August 1986 to May 1988, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Tennessee. During his eight years of study and research in the United States, he published more than ten influential academic papers that received high acclaim from scientists in the United States, France, Japan, and other countries.

On 13 September 1988, he returned to China with his wife and daughter and resumed work at his alma mater as a faculty member.

From September 1988 to September 1989, he served at the Powder Metallurgy Research Institute of the Central South University of Technology and was exceptionally promoted to Professor in December 1988.

From September 1989 to December 1990, he served as Chief Engineer of the institute,

and from December 1990 to December 1992, as its Director.

From December 1992 to June 1997, Dr. Huang served as Vice President of the Central South University of Technology and was appointed Doctoral Supervisor in 1993.

From June 1997 to April 2000, he served as President of the university. In December 1999, he was elected an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

In 2000, Dr. Huang founded Hunan Brake Material Industry Co., Ltd. and Hunan Yingjie New Materials Co., Ltd., serving as Chairman of both.

From April 2000 to December 2001, he served as a Standing Committee Member of the CPC Committee and Executive Vice President of the newly consolidated CSU.

In July 2001, he founded Hunan BoYun New Materials Co., Ltd. and became the company’s largest individual shareholder.

From December 2001 to August 2004, he served as a Standing Committee Member of the CPC Committee and President of CSU.

In November 2002, he was elected a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

From September 2004 to October 2011, he continued to serve as a Standing Committee Member of the CPC Committee and President of CSU, during which time the university was elevated to vice-ministerial status in 2004.

In May 2006, he was elected Vice Chairman of the Seventh National Committee of the China Association for Science and Technology.

In October 2007, he was elected a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

In March 2008, Dr. Huang became a Member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

On 1 October 2009, he was invited to the Tiananmen Rostrum to view the military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

On 30 May 2011, he was elected Vice Chairman of the Eighth National Committee of the China Association for Science and Technology.

On 26 October 2011, he stepped down as President of CSU due to age requirements, and Zhang Yaoxue succeeded him.

On 8 December 2011, he was unanimously elected Chairman of the Ninth Committee of the Hunan Association for Science and Technology.

In March 2013, Dr. Huang was elected a Member of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress.