Dr. Peidong Wu is an internationally renowned expert in the constitutive modelling of materials and in metal forming. His constitutive models have been widely used in industry. He pioneered rigorous crystal-plasticity-based methodologies used to construct technologically important forming limit diagrams for metal forming, and to assess roping-type surface defects in aluminum. He has made significant contributions to enhancing the use of aluminum in automobiles and to reducing the mass of aluminum cans, minimizing resource usage and protecting the environment. He was the recipient of the 2009 International Journal of Plasticity Medal and the 2020 International Magnesium Science & Technology Award.