Assist. Prof. Dr Hang Xu | Smart Materials | Best Researcher Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Hang Xu is an Assistant Professor at Concordia University, specializing in mechanical metamaterials, aerospace structures, and soft robotics 🚀🤖. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University and an M.Sc. in Aircraft Design from Beihang University 🏫✈️. Before joining academia, he worked as a Research Associate at Imperial College London and a Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellow at Siemens. His research focuses on programmable materials for sensors, actuators, medical devices, and aerospace applications ⚙️🏥. By integrating advanced materials and additive manufacturing, he aims to revolutionize engineering performance and functionality 🚀🏆.

Assist. Prof. Dr Hang Xu, Concordia University, Canada

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Education 🎓

Dr. Hang Xu holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Canada (2013-2018) 🎓🔬, where he specialized in mechanical metamaterials and additive manufacturing. He earned his Master of Science in Aeronautic Science and Engineering from Beihang University, China (2011-2013) ✈️⚙️, focusing on aircraft design and aerospace structures. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering at Shenyang Aerospace University (2007-2011) 🏫🚀. His strong academic foundation in mechanical and aerospace engineering has shaped his research in advanced materials, soft robotics, and multi-scale mechanics, driving cutting-edge innovations in engineering 🔍🏆.

Experience 🏫

Dr. Hang Xu is currently an Assistant Professor at Concordia University, Canada (2022-present) 🏫🚀, specializing in mechanical metamaterials, aerospace structures, and additive manufacturing. Previously, he was a Research Associate at Imperial College London (2020-present) 🔍⚙️, focusing on 3D-printable materials and advanced manufacturing. He also worked as a Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellow at Siemens, Canada (2019-2020) 🔥🛠️, researching combustion systems. Before that, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at McGill University (2018-2019) 📚, exploring mechanical properties of materials. His diverse experience in academia and industry bridges engineering research with real-world applications 🚀🏆.

Research Focus 🔬

Dr. Hang Xu specializes in mechanical metamaterials, lightweight structures, and multi-scale material mechanics 🏗️⚙️. His research explores aircraft structure design, focusing on strong yet ultra-light materials for aerospace applications ✈️🛠️. He advances multi-material additive manufacturing, enabling precision-engineered components for robotics and biomedical devices 🦾🏥. His work in soft robotics enhances flexible, programmable materials that adapt to changing environments 🤖🔍. By integrating computational design and experimental mechanics, his research pushes the boundaries of high-performance, reconfigurable materials, driving next-generation innovations in aerospace, robotics, and advanced manufacturing 🚀🏆.

Contributions 🚀

Dr. Hang Xu has made significant contributions in mechanical metamaterials, additive manufacturing, and deployable medical devices ⚙️🏗️. His work on metamaterials with designable thermal expansion enables precision-controlled deformation, allowing materials to switch between high-stiffness and high-strength modes 🦾📏. These multi-stable materials have broad applications in soft robotics, aerospace structures, and smart wings ✈️🤖. His research has led to a patent and publications in top-tier journals like Acta Materialia and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, driving next-generation innovations in reconfigurable materials and biomedical engineering 🏆.

Publications 📄

“Multiscale Isogeometric Topology Optimization for Lattice Materials” ⚙️📊
👨‍💻 Authors: Y. Wang, H. Xu, D. Pasini
📚 Journal: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Citations: 249, 2017)

“Structurally Efficient Three-Dimensional Metamaterials with Controllable Thermal Expansion” 🏗️🌡️
👨‍💻 Authors: H. Xu, D. Pasini
📚 Journal: Scientific Reports (Citations: 166, 2016)

“Routes to Program Thermal Expansion in Three-Dimensional Lattice Metamaterials Built from Tetrahedral Building Blocks” 🔍📏
👨‍💻 Authors: H. Xu, A. Farag, D. Pasini
📚 Journal: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (Citations: 94, 2018)

“Multilevel Hierarchy in Bi-Material Lattices with High Specific Stiffness and Unbounded Thermal Expansion” 🔬⚙️
👨‍💻 Authors: H. Xu, A. Farag, D. Pasini
📚 Journal: Acta Materialia (Citations: 90, 2017)

“Thermally Actuated Hierarchical Lattices with Large Linear and Rotational Expansion” 📡🔩
👨‍💻 Authors: H. Xu, A. Farag, R. Ma, D. Pasini
📚 Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics (Citations: 22, 2019)

“Embedded Pressure Sensing Metamaterials Using TPU-Graphene Composites and Additive Manufacturing” 🦾📡
👨‍💻 Authors: I. Sanz-Pena, M. Hopkins, N.R. Carrero, H. Xu
📚 Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal (Citations: 6, 2023)

Dr. Hang Xu’s highly cited research in metamaterials, additive manufacturing, and multi-scale mechanics is driving innovation in aerospace, robotics, and smart materials 🚀🏆.