Professor Zonghan Xie

• Biography/ Background

  Zonghan Xie holds the position of Professor in Materials Science and Surface Engineering at the University of Adelaide. Originating from Huaibei, once a small town in the northern region of Anhui Province, Eastern China, he pursued studies in 'Metallic Materials and Heat Treatment' at Northeastern University, followed by 'Metal Matrix Composites' at Southeast University. In 2004, he was awarded a PhD in Technical Ceramics from the University of New South Wales, supported by the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship from the Australian Government. That same year, Dr. Xie received the Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Australian Research Council to conduct research on industrial coatings in partnership with the CSIRO Thin Films group in Lindfield, Sydney.

  Following positions at the University of Sydney Dental School and the Centre for Integrated Nanotechnologies at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, USA, Dr. Xie returned to Australia. There, he established and led an engineering and biological materials research group at ECU in Western Australia. In July 2012, he joined the faculty at the University of Adelaide, where his research now encompasses engineering and functional coatings, high-strength alloys, and the study of calcified tissues.

  In addition to his research, Dr. Xie has contributed to international academic relations as Associate Dean (International) within the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. In this role, he oversees the development of strategic partnerships with overseas institutions particularly in East Asia, including China, Japan, and Korea.

• Qualifications

  2000-2004, PhD, Materials Science and Engineering , University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia

  1997-2000, Master, Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, PR China

  1986-1990, Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, PR China

• Awards & Achievements

  • 2018 University Internationalization Excellence Award, University of Adelaide
  • 2008-2014 Visiting Fellow of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • 2007 Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow of Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA
  • 2007 University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellow, Australia
  • 2006 Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Fellow, Department of Education, Science and Training of Australian Government
  • 2006 Scientific Visit to Taiwan, Australian Academy of Science
  • 2006 National Finalist for the Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, the Australian-American Fulbright Commission
  • 2004 – 2006 Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (APD), Australian Research Council
  • 2003 1st Place in Ceramographic Poster Competition (Problem solving), 105th American Ceramic Society Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • 2002 1st Place in Poster Competition, Solid State Studies in Ceramics, Gordon Research Conference, NH, USA
  • 2000 International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), Department of Education, Science and Training of Australian Government

• Teaching Interests

  Materials 1, Materials and Manufacturing, Mechanics of Solids, Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics 

• Research Interests

  Biological and bio-inspired materials, including nanomaterials and hierarchically structured materials

  Surface science and engineering for self-cleaning and antibacterial purposes

  Deformation and fracture mechanisms of engineering structural materials over multiple length scales 

  Wear and corrosion of materials, including thin films and coatings

  Materials characterization techniques: Nanoindentation, electron microscopy, Synchrotron, X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and u-CT

  First-principles calculations and finite element modelling of material behaviours

• Research Funding

  2020 Discovery Projects, Australian Research Council

  2016 Discovery Projects, Australian Research Council

  2015 Discovery Projects, Australian Research Council

  2015 Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities, Australian Research Council

• Publications

  Referred Journal Articles (since 2002)

  https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/zonghan.xie#publications

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