Professor Liangchi Zhang
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Director, Graduate School on Engineering, University of Sydney Address: School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, J07 The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Phone: 61 2 9351 2835 Fax: 61 2 9351 7060 Email: zhang@aeromech.usyd.edu.au Webpage: http://nt-542.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/ Research Group: USyd, Engineering, AMME, Centre for Advanced Materials Technology (CAMT) |
Role in the network
Experienced Researcher (ER)Materials Research Focus
Materials solutions for advanced manufacturingCurrent Research Activities
Ultra-precision manufacturing; Multi-scale mechanics; multi-scale tribology; Characterization of advanced materials; nanocomposites; Solid mechanics; NanotechnologySelected Publications
External Publication ListK Mylvaganam and L Zhang, Nanotube bending due to central loading, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (CTN), (2005) in press.
C Y Tang and L Zhang, A molecular dynamics analysis of the mechanical effect of water on the deformation of silicon monocrystals subjected to nano-indentation, Nanotechnology, 16 (2005) 15-20.
K Mylvaganam and L Zhang, Nanotube bending due to central loading, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (CTN), (2005) in press.
T Nguyen and L Zhang, Modelling of the mist formation in a segmented grinding wheel system, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 45 (2005) 21-28.
K Mylvaganam and L Zhang, Nanotube functionalization and polymer grafting: an ab-initio study, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108 (2004) 15009-15012.
K Mylvaganam and L Zhang, Important issues in a molecular dynamics simulation for characterising the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, Carbon (2004)
Y Ali and L Zhang, Relativistic heat conduction, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, (2004).
Y Ali and L Zhang, Relativistic moving heat source, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, (2004).
T Vodenitcharova and L Zhang, A new constitutive model for the phase transformations in mono-crystalline silicon, International Journal of Solids and Structures , 41 (2004) 5411-5424
Membership/Fellowship of Key Organisations
Member of ASMESenior Member of SME
Member of ASPE & JSPE
Awards and Distinctions
Distingushed Achievement Award in Machining Technology (2000), for remarkable contribution to the development and research of machining technology, granted in: the 5th International Conference on Progress of Machining Technology, Beijing, 16-20 September 2000, organised by Japan Society for Precision Engineering and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.Finalist of Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (one of the top five), for nano-friction and nano-wear and stress criterion for onset of phase transformation in mono-crystalline silicon, Foresight Institute, USA, 1999 to 2002.
Second Prize, for "Indentation Induced Damage in Silicon - New Findings (microphoto poster)" by L Zhang and I Zarudi, in The 12th International Conference on Wear of Materials, held in Atlanta USA 25-29 April 1999.
Two Best Paper Awards: (1) Best Paper Award in Advanced Materials and Structures and (2) Best Overall Congress Paper Award, for "Nano-Mechanics in the Indentation of Mono-Crystalline Silicon" by L Zhang and H Tanaka, in The 2nd Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, held in Canberra 10-12 February 1999.
Annual Scholarship Award, for "The Dislocation Structure in Alumina Associated with Ultra-precision Grinding" by I Zarudi and L Zhang, in The 10th Annual Conference of the American Society for Precision Engineering, held in Austin USA 15-20 October 1995.
Professional Recognition and Outreach
3 international journal editorial boards6 keynote lectures for international conference
18 conference advisory boards or chairmen
Member of National Committee on Applied Mechanics
Guest editor of 3 international journal issues
Guest professor of 2 universities
