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Atomic structure, assembly, interactions and engineering of functional amyloids

This project aims to engineer hydrophobins for a range of biotechnological applications from coating of medical implants to formulation of drug delivery vehicles. The work includes more...

Supervisor(s): Kwan, Ann (Dr)

Exploring the field-dependent structural evolution of ferroelectric materials using in-situ transmission electron microscopy

This project aims to investigate the dynamical field-dependent structural responses of ferroelectric materials under mechanical and electrical excitations at different temperatures more...

Supervisor(s): Liao, Xiaozhou (Professor)

System reliability based design for locally unstable steel structures

The topic of this project is to develop a reliability-based design guideline for thin-walled steel structures through a statistical framework and advanced nonlinear finite element a more...

Supervisor(s): Zhang, Hao (Dr)

Mechanical behaviour of semiconductor nanowires

This project aims to apply in-situ deformation transmission electron microscopy and finite element analysis to explore the effect of materials dimensions on the mechanical behaviour more...

Supervisor(s): Liao, Xiaozhou (Professor)

Dynamic Responses of Granular Materials to Impact Loading

This project aims to experimentally investigate the dynamic responses of granular materials to high strain rates loading using split Hopkinson bar. The experimental data will be use more...

Supervisor(s): Shen, Luming (Associate Professor)

Non-destructive techniques for detecting damage in structures

The purpose of this research is to develop non-destructive techniques for assessing, measuring and characterising the structural response of structures.  more...

Supervisor(s): Dias-da-Costa, Daniel (Dr)

Concrete and rock hydro-cracking

The purpose of this research is to identify the micro-mechanisms governing the permeability of concrete and rocks featuring cracks, and those governing the crack opening induced by more...

Supervisor(s): Dias-da-Costa, Daniel (Dr)

Damage, fracture and fragmentation of concrete at high strain rates

The project aims to characterize and model concrete at high strain rates, and to study the damage, fracture and fragmentation of concrete subjected to high rate loads through an int more...

Supervisor(s): Shen, Luming (Associate Professor)

Dynamic deformation of polycrystalline metals under impact

The project aims to develop a physics-based crystal plasticity model for predicting the dynamic deformation of polycrystalline metals under the high-strain-rate and shock loading co more...

Supervisor(s): Shen, Luming (Associate Professor)

Origin of the superplastic-like cold workability in Gum Metals

This project aims to apply ex-situ and in-situ straining transmission electron microscopy to explore the mechanisms behind the phenomenon of room temperature superplastic-like cold more...

Supervisor(s): Liao, Xiaozhou (Professor)