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Assoc Prof Hao Wang

Name :	Assoc Prof Hao Wang
Position :	Associate Professor (Manufacturing & Materials Engineering) & Director (Centre of Excellence in Engi
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Office :	P9
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1336
Extension :	1336
E-mail :
Qualifications :	GCertEd, PhD Qld

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)

Editorial member of Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys

Editorial member of Open Journal of Corrosion

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Semisolid Metal Processing Committee, Chinese Society of Metals
Member of International Coordinating Committee, Chinese Society of Plastic Engineering

Research Interests

Natural fibre biocomposites and bio-based polymers

Solidification and Semisolid Metal Processing

Amorphous and Nano Structured Materials

Metallic Bio-Materials

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

H. Wang, H.M. Fu (2007). Development of Bulk Metallic Glass Composites. Chapter 4 in book of The World of the Bulk Metallic Glasses, edit by C. Fan. Research Signpost

H. Wang, Y. Estrin, H.M. Fu, G.L Song and Z. Zúberová (2007). The effect of pre-processing and grain structure on the bio-corrosion and fatigue resistance of magnesium alloy AZ31. Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol 9, No 11, 967-972

H. Wang, H.M. Fu, H.F. Zhang and Z.Q. Hu (2007). A practical thermodynamic method to calculate the best glass-forming composition for bulk metallic glasses. International Journal of Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Vol 8, No 2, 191-198

Most notable :

H.M. Fu, H. Wang, H.F. Zhang and Z.Q. Hu (2006). In situ TiB-reinforced Cu-based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites. Scripta Materialia, Vol 54, 1961-1966.

H. Wang, J. Zou and M.X. Zhang (2005). Book of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering. Published by Journal of Materials Science & Technology.

H. Wang (2005). Bulk Metallic Glass Composites. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Vol 21, 86-90.

H. Wang, C.J. Davidson and D.H. StJohn (2004). Semisolid Microstructural Evolution of AlSi7Mg During Partial Remelting. Materials Science and Engineering, Vol A368, 159-167.

H. Wang, Y.B.Cheng, B.C.Muddle, L.Gao and T.S.Yen (1996). Preferred Orientation in Hot-pressed Ca-SiAlON Ceramics. Journal of Materials Science Letters, Vol 15, 1447-1449.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

MEC1201, Engineering Materials
MEC2202, Manufacturing Processes

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Course Strand Leader, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, USQ

Group Leader, USQ Materials and Manufacturing Group

Program Leader, Natural Fibre Composites, Centre for Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites (CEEFC)