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Prof Zhou Kun
Associate Chair (Research), School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Prof. Zhou is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He currently serves as Associate Chair (Research) in the school and Programme Director (Marine & Offshore) in Singapore Centre for 3D Printing. He received his B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Tsinghua University, China and his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University, USA and a visiting scholar at Harvard University, USA.
Prof. Zhou has been conducting multidisciplinary research at the crossroads of mechanics, additive manufacturing, materials science, and molecular physics. He was elected a Fellow of European Academy of Sciences and a Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was also elected a Fellow of American Physical Society, Institute of Physics (UK), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), Royal Aeronautical Society (UK), Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), and Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (UK).
Prof. Zhou has authored more than 530 journal articles and two books "Metal Powder–Based Additive Manufacturing" (320 pages, Wiley, 2023) and "Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Fundamentals and Applications" (345 pages, Elsevier, 2022) and filed six US patents. He has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field (2022 & 2023) and in Materials Science (2024) by Clarivate.
Prof. Zhou has co-founded Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics and serves as its Co-Editor-in-Chief. In addition, he serves as a Co-Editor-in-Chief of Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences and an Associate Editor / Editorial Board Member of several reputable international journals, including International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Mechanics Research Communications, Materials Today, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Friction, and International Journal of Fatigue.
Prof. Zhou is devoted to educating young researchers. His Ph.D. students received awards for their outstanding research theses from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in three consecutive years. More than 40 of his former Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers have become faculty members in academia.
Prof. Zhou was General Chair of the 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES) held in Singapore during August 3-6, 2024, which has attracted over 1,300 participants worldwide. He will continue to co-chair the 31st ICCES to be held in Changsha, China during May 25-29, 2025.
Prof. Zhou has been conducting multidisciplinary research at the crossroads of mechanics, additive manufacturing, materials science, and molecular physics. He was elected a Fellow of European Academy of Sciences and a Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was also elected a Fellow of American Physical Society, Institute of Physics (UK), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), Royal Aeronautical Society (UK), Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), and Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (UK).
Prof. Zhou has authored more than 530 journal articles and two books "Metal Powder–Based Additive Manufacturing" (320 pages, Wiley, 2023) and "Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Fundamentals and Applications" (345 pages, Elsevier, 2022) and filed six US patents. He has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field (2022 & 2023) and in Materials Science (2024) by Clarivate.
Prof. Zhou has co-founded Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics and serves as its Co-Editor-in-Chief. In addition, he serves as a Co-Editor-in-Chief of Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences and an Associate Editor / Editorial Board Member of several reputable international journals, including International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Mechanics Research Communications, Materials Today, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Friction, and International Journal of Fatigue.
Prof. Zhou is devoted to educating young researchers. His Ph.D. students received awards for their outstanding research theses from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in three consecutive years. More than 40 of his former Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers have become faculty members in academia.
Prof. Zhou was General Chair of the 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES) held in Singapore during August 3-6, 2024, which has attracted over 1,300 participants worldwide. He will continue to co-chair the 31st ICCES to be held in Changsha, China during May 25-29, 2025.
Additive Manufacturing; Mechanics of Materials; Modeling and Simulation;
- Machine Learning–based Atomistic Modelling for Material Imaging and Recognition in Integrated Circuit Devices
- Additive Manufacturing of Copper Windings for Motors
- Advanced models for Additive Manufacturing (AM2)
- 3D printing of multifunctional impact-protective materials
- Auxiliary Heating System for Large-Scale Fused Deposition Modelling
- Atomistic Modelling and Conceptual Design of Highly Efficient Contacts in IC Packaging for Sustainable Energy-Wise Applications
- Electrochemical Water Treatment System for the Selective Recovery of Resources from Wastewater
- Process and Material Optimization for Selective Laser Sintering of Polyamides
- WP2 - Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Family of Fatigue Design Curves and Database
- Development of a Fatigue Design Methodology and Defect Tolerance Analysis for Accelerating Metal Additive Manufacturing Part Qualification
- Fatigue Life Prediction and 3D Defect Tolerance Analysis Validated by Fatigue Tests and X-ray Computed Tomography methods
- MAE - Cat8 EOM
- WP4 - Advanced Fatigue Design and Damage Tolerance Analysis Methodology and Database
- Atomistic Modelling of Contact Intermittency in IC Packaging for Energy and Environmental Applications II
- 4D printing of cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers for advanced optics
- MAE CAT8 EOM account
- 4D Additive Manufacturing (4DAM) of Smart Structures