Xiaogang Hu received his Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in December 2016. He has also spent one year in University of Leicester, UK as a joint Ph. D student funded by China Scholarship Council. After two years of postdoctoral research, Xiaogang takes the position of research assistant/associate professor in the department of mechanical and energy engineering, SUSTech. His research interests include the metal additive manufacturing technology and the semi-solid processing of alloys and composites.
Education:
◆2010.09-2016.12 University of Science and Technology Beijing,Doctor of Philosophy.
◆2015.03-2016.02 University of Leicester,Training jointly Ph. D.
◆2006.09-2010.07 Sichuan University,Bachelor of Science.
Experiences:
◆2022.07-present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Research associate professor
◆2019.06-2022.06, Southern University of Science and Technology, Research assistant professor
◆2017.05-2019.05, Southern University of Science and Technology, Postdoctoral fellow.
◆2017.01-2017.04, Southern University of Science and Technology, Visiting scholar
Papers:
[1] X. Hu, Q. Zhu, H.V. Atkinson, H. Lu, F. Zhang, H. Dong, Y. Kang. A time-dependent power law viscosity model and its application in modelling semi-solid die casting of 319s alloy [J]. Acta Materialia, 2017, 124:410-420.
[2] X. Hu, Q. Zhu, S.P. Midson, H.V. Atkinson, H. Dong, F. Zhang, Y. Kang. Blistering in semi-solid die casting of aluminium alloys and its avoidance [J]. Acta Materialia, 2017, 124:446-455.
[3] W. Qu, J. Chen, Z. Li, M. Luo, H. Lu, X. Hu*, Q. Zhu*. Rheological modeling and simulation of semi-solid slurry based on experimental study [J]. Scripta Materialia, 220 (2022) 114932.
[4] L. Wen, X. Hu*, Z. Li, Z. Wang, J. Wu, Q. Zhu. Anisotropy in tensile properties and fracture behaviour of 316L stainless steel parts manufactured by fused deposition modelling and sintering [J]. Advances in Manufacturing, 2022, 10:345-355.
[5] Z. Yu, C. Guo, S. Han, X. Hu*, L. Cao, Z. Xu, H. Ding, Q. Zhu. The effect of Hf on solidification cracking inhibition of IN738LC processed by Selective Laser Melting [J]. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 804 (2021) 140733.
[6] W. Qu, D. Li*, F. Zhang, M. Luo, X. Hu*, Y. Zhang. Multiphase Modelling of the Transient Flow for Sn-15Pb and 357.0 Alloys in Semi-Solid Die Casting Process [J]. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 278 (2019) 116534.
[7] X. Hu, Z Hu, W Qu, X. Li, Z. Li, Y. Zhou, S. Midson, Q. Zhu*. A novel criterion for assessing the processability of semi-solid alloys: the enthalpy sensitivity of liquid fraction [J]. Materialia 8 (2019) 100422.
[8] J. Gao†, X Hu†, Q. Zhu*, D. Li, Y. Kang. Cooling Behavior and Microstructure of Semisolid A201 Aluminum Alloy Prepared by the SEED Process [J]. Metals, 2019, 9(9), 922.
[9] X. Hu, Q. Zhu, H.X. Lu, F. Zhang, S.P. Midson. Microstructural evolution and thixoformability of semi-solid aluminum 319s alloy during re-melting [J]. Journal of Alloys & Compounds, 2015, 649:204-210.
[10] (Book) Qiang Zhu, Ahmed Rassili, Stephen P. Midson, Xiaogang Hu, Semi-Solid of Alloys and Composites XV, Trans. Tech. Publications, 2018.
Honors and Awards:
[1] 2017.01 Distinguished Dissertation in University of Science and Technology Beijing .
[2] 2016.04 Advances in Engineering (AIE) “Key Scientific Article”.
[3] 2014.03 New star of the academic in National Engineering Research Center for Nonferrous Metal Composites.
[4] 2013.12 Annual excellent postgraduate in Beijing Advanced Manufacturing Center.