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Senior Lecturer

Current Teaching

• Materials and Manufacturing 2
• Fluid Mechanics
• Engineering Mechanics

Background

Dr Zonghan Xie was awarded his PhD in May 2004. Over the past 5 years, he has held research and teaching positions at three Australian universities and a major overseas research institution as follows:

• December 2007–present: School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Position: Senior lecturer (full-time), Number of PhD students currently supervised: 4;
• August 2007–November 2007: Centre for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA, Position: Director's Postdoctoral Fellow;
• February 2007–July 2007: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Position: University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellow;
• January 2005–January 2007: School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Position: ARC Postdoctoral Fellow (APD).

Dr Xie is currently in charge of two materials research laboratories, i.e., the Engineering Materials Laboratory and the Nanomechanical Testing Laboratory, at the School of Engineering.

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

• 2005 Ian Potter Foundation Award, Australia

University and National Teaching Awards

• 2008 Executive Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence

National and International Research Positions

• 2008 Visiting Fellow of University of New South Wales
• 2007 Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
• 2007 University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellow
• 2006 Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Fellow, Department of Education, Science and Training of Australian Government, Host institution: City University of Hong Kong
• 2004 Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian Research Council

Other

• 2006 Scientific Visit to Taiwan, Australian Academy of Science (AAS)
• 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

Research Areas and Interests

• Structure and mechanical behaviour of biological and engineering materials, including coatings and films, at multiple length scales.
• Bioinspired and biomimetic materials
• Nanomaterials
• Advanced ceramics and composites
• Dental tissues and dental materials
• Nanomechanical behaviour of engineering and biological materials
• Deformation, fracture and failure
• Friction and wear
• Corrosion
• Materials characterisation

Staff Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, The University of New South Wales .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Development of Superhard, Tough and Wear Resistant Nanocomposite Coatings,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant(**),  2010,  $5,500.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Ahmed, M., Zhou, Z., Munroe, P., Li, LK., Xie, Z., (2011), Control of the damage resistance of nanocomposite TiSiN coatings on steels: Roles of residual stress. Thin Solid Films, 519(15), 5007-5012 , DOI: doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.070.
• Ahmed, M., Zhao, X., Zhou, Z., Munroe, P., Tan, NC., Li, LK., Xie, Z., (2011), Effect of Thermal Annealing Upon Residual Stress and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured TiSiN Coatings on Steel Substrates. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94(5), 1546-1551, United States, DOI: DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04280.x.
• Ahmed, M., Munroe, P., Jiang, Z., Zhao, X., Rickard, W., Zhou, Z., Li, L., Xie, Z., (2011), Corrosion behaviour of nanocomposite TiSiN coatings on steel substrates. Corrosion Science, 53(11), 3678-3687, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.07.011.
• Zhao, X., Xie, Z., Munroe, P., (2011), Nanoindentation of hard multilayer coatings: Finite element modelling. Materials Science and Engineering A, 528(3), 1111-1116, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2010.09.073.
• Xu, J., Xie, Z., Munroe, P., (2011), Effect of Cr alloying on friction and wear of sputter-deposited nanocrystalline (MoxCr1-x)5Si3 films. Intermetallics, 19(8), 1146-1156, DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2011.03.019.
• Yin, CY., Minakshi, M., Ralph, DE., Jiang, ZT., Xie, Z., Guo, H., (2011), Hydrothermal synthesis of cubic ?-Fe2O3 microparticles using glycine: Surface characterization, reaction mechanism and electrochemical activity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509(41), 9821-9825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.08.048.
• Lai, D., Xu, J., Xie, Z., Munroe, PR., (2011), Structure-property-performance of nanocomposite Cr?Si?N films synthesized by a duplex surface treatment technique. Journal of Materials Research, 26(24), 3020-3031.
• Xu, J., Mao, X., Xie, Z., Munroe, P., (2011), Damage-tolerant, hard nanocomposite coatings enabled by a hierarchical structure. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(39), 18977-18982, DOI: 10.1021/jp204091e.
• Wo, PC., Munroe, PR., Xie, Z., Zhou, Z., Li, KY., (2011), Three-dimensional visualization of scratch-induced subsurface damage in TiSiN/TiN multilayer coating using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopic tomography technique. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94(5), 1598-1604, DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04285.x.
• Wo, P., Munroe, P., Zhou, Z., Xie, Z., Li, K., (2010), Cross-sectional Transmission Electron Microscopy on Deformed Microstructures in Monolithic and Multilayer TiSiN/TiN Films. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 24(1-2), 18?25, Singapore, DOI: 10.1142/S0217979210063934.
• Singh, RK., Zhou, Z., Li, LK., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., Xie, Z., (2010), Design of functionally graded carbon coatings against contact damage. Thin Solid Films, 518(20), 5769?5776, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.05.109.
• Wo, P., Munroe, P., Zhou, Z., Li, K., Xie, Z., (2010), Effects of TiN sublayers on the response of TiSiN nanocomposite coatings to nanoidentation and scratching contacts. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 527(16-17), 4447-4457, Switzerland, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2010.03.100.
• Vasiliev, M., Wo, P., Alameh, K., Munroe, P., Xie, Z., Kotov, V., Burkov, V., (2009), Microstructural characterization of sputtered garnet materials and all-garnet magnetic heterostructures: establishing the technology for magnetic photonic crystal fabrication. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42(13), Article number 135003, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/13/135003.
• Wo, P., Munroe, P., Vasiliev, M., Xie, Z., Alameh, K., Kotov, V., (2009), A Novel Technique for Microstructure Characterization of Garnet Films. Optical Materials, 32(2), 315-322, The Netherlands, DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2009.07.025.
• Xie, Z., Swain, M., Hoffman, M., (2009), Structural integrity of enamel: experimental and modeling. Journal of Dental Research, 88(6), 529?533, United States, DOI: 10.1177/0022034509337130.
• Xie, Z., Swain, M., Swadener, G., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., (2009), Effect of microstructure upon elastic behaviour of human tooth enamel. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(8), 1075-1080, United States, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.02.004.
• Xie, Z., Hoffman, M., Munroe, P., Bendavid, A., Martin, P., (2008), Deformation mechanisms of TiN multilayer coatings alternated by ductile or stiff interlayers. ACTA MATERIALIA, 56(4), 852-861, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England.
• Singh, RK., Tilbrook, M., Xie, Z., Bendavid, A., Martin, P., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., (2008), Contact damage evolution in diamondlike carbon coatings on ductile substrates. Journal of Materials Research, 23(1), 27-36.
• Singh, R., Xie, Z., Bendavid, A., Martin, P., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., (2008), Effect of substrate roughness on the contact damage of DLC coatings. Diamond and Related Materials, 17(6), 975-979, Switzerland.
• Xie, Z., Swain, M., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., (2008), On the critical parameters that regulate the deformation behaviour of tooth enamel. Biomaterials, 29(17), 2697-2703, Netherlands.
• Xie, Z., Kilpatrick, N., Swain, M., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., (2008), Transmission Electron Microscope Characterisation of Molar-Incisor-Hypomineralisation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19(10), 3187-3192, US.
• Xie, Z., Singh, R., Bendavid, A., Martin, P., Munroe, P., Hoffman, M., (2007), Contact damage evolution in a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating on a stainless steel substrate. Thin Solid Films, 515(6), 3196-3201.
• Xie, Z., Hoffman, M., Munroe, P., Singh, R., Bendavid, A., Martin, P., (2007), Microstructural response of TiN monolithic and multilayer coatings during microscratch testing. Journal of Materials Research, 22(8), 2312-2318.
• Tilbrook, MT., Paton, D., Xie, Z., Hoffman, M., (2007), Microstructural Effects on Indentation Failure Mechanisms in TiN Coatings: Finite Element Simulations. ACTA MATERIALIA, 55(7), 2489-2501, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England.
• Xie, Z., Mahoney, E., Kilpatrick, N., Swain, M., Hoffman, M., (2007), On the structure-property relationship of sound and hypomineralized enamel. Acta Biomaterialia, 3(6), 865-872 .