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Associate Professor LaiChang Zhang
Associate Professor LaiChang Zhang
Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering
| Telephone: | (61 8) 6304 2322 |
|---|---|
| Facsimile: | (61 8) 6304 5811 |
| Email: | l.zhang@ecu.edu.au |
| Campus: | Joondalup |
| Room: | JO23.203 |
Current Teaching
- ENS1115 - Materials and Manufacturing 1
Background
Dr Laichang Zhang was awarded his PhD at the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has considerable researches on the alloy development, synthesis and microstructure characterisation and properties evaluation of advanced engineering materials, including nanocrystalline / ultrafine-grained metallic materials, bulk metallic glasses, biomaterials, and high-strength steels. He is an internationally recognised expert in the alloy development of advanced metallic materials (including nanocrystalline / ultrafine-grained materials, bulk metallic glasses) as well as the understanding of their processing-microstructure-property relationships. Dr Zhang has extensively contributed to a number of research grants supported by Australian Research Council, European Union, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China. He also has good links to industry both for teaching and research.
Prior to joining the Edith Cowan University, Dr Zhang has worked at The University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia) in 2009-2012, University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia) in 2007-2009, Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden (Dresden, Germany) in 2006-2007 and Darmstadt University of Technology (Darmstadt, Germany) in 2005-2006. Dr Zhang is currently the Program Leader of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering. He is in charge of two materials research labs at the School, i.e., the Engineering Materials Laboratory and the Nanomechanical Testing Laboratory. Dr Zhang has also established several ongoing collaborations with The University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia), University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia), and Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden (Dresden, Germany), Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shenyang, China), The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA), Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research (Xi’an, China), and East China Normal University (Shanghai, China).
Awards and Recognition
National and International Awards
- 2011: "Hundred Talents Program" Scholar (Shaanxi Provincial Government of China)
- 2005: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany)
- 2004: Presidential Award (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
- 2002: Liu Yongling Award (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
National and International Research Positions
- June 2011: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shenyang, China)
- June-July 2009: Guest Scientist, IFW Dresden (Dresden Germany)
- 2011-present: Adjunct Professor of Curtin University (Perth, Australia)
- 2011-present: Adjunct Professor of Jinggangshan University (Jiangxi, China)
Research Areas and Interests
- Alloy development, materials processing, microstructure characterisation in light-weight alloys and steels
- Mechanical behaviour and deformation mechanism
- Metallic biomaterials and composites
Staff Qualifications
- PhD (Doctoral Degree), China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), 2005 .
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
- Master of Engineering Science, Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of Cold Drawn Steel Wires.