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Prof Zhou Kun
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 received both 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 Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, and Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining.
Prof. Zhou has authored more than 460 journal articles, three books including "Metal Powder–Based Additive Manufacturing" (320 pages, Wiley, 2023) and "Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Fundamentals and Applications" (345 pages, Elsevier, 2022), and 39 book chapters, and edited three books. He has also filed six US patents. He was listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field by Clarivate in 2022.
Prof. Zhou has founded the journal Smart Manufacturing and serves as its Editor-in-Chief. He has also co-founded Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics and serves as its Co-Editor-in-Chief. In addition, he serves as an Associate Editor / Editorial Board Member of several reputable international journals, including Mechanics Research Communications, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Friction, and International Journal of Fatigue.
Prof. Zhou is devoted to educating budding researchers. His Ph.D. students received awards for their outstanding research theses from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in three consecutive years. Hitherto, 37 of his former Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers have become professors at various levels in academia.
Prof. Zhou will chair the 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Singapore in August 2024. This conference will attract over 1,000 participants from around the world.
Prof. Zhou has been conducting multidisciplinary research at the crossroads of mechanics, additive manufacturing, materials science, and molecular physics. He was elected Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, and Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining.
Prof. Zhou has authored more than 460 journal articles, three books including "Metal Powder–Based Additive Manufacturing" (320 pages, Wiley, 2023) and "Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Fundamentals and Applications" (345 pages, Elsevier, 2022), and 39 book chapters, and edited three books. He has also filed six US patents. He was listed as a Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field by Clarivate in 2022.
Prof. Zhou has founded the journal Smart Manufacturing and serves as its Editor-in-Chief. He has also co-founded Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics and serves as its Co-Editor-in-Chief. In addition, he serves as an Associate Editor / Editorial Board Member of several reputable international journals, including Mechanics Research Communications, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Friction, and International Journal of Fatigue.
Prof. Zhou is devoted to educating budding researchers. His Ph.D. students received awards for their outstanding research theses from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in three consecutive years. Hitherto, 37 of his former Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers have become professors at various levels in academia.
Prof. Zhou will chair the 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Singapore in August 2024. This conference will attract over 1,000 participants from around the world.
Additive Manufacturing; Mechanics of Materials; Modeling and Simulation;
- Application of design methodologies and tools for novel design and redesign of metal additive manufacturing products for marine and offshore applications
- Atomistic Modelling of Contact Intermittency in IC Packaging for Energy and Environmental Applications II
- Electrical & Thermal Measurement At Front-Of-Line Interconnections For Energy And Environmental Applications
- Electrochemical Water Treatment System for the Selective Recovery of Resources from Wastewater
- Extremely high-density grain boundary of wafer-size atom-thin materials for hydrogen production
- Fatigue Life Prediction and 3D Defect Tolerance Analysis Validated by Fatigue Tests and X-ray Computed Tomography methods
- Innovative design and development of adaptive and smart rail steel clamps for rail defect isolation on track
- Investigation on the processing-microstructure-property correlation to establish qualification requirements for 3D printed metals for marine and offshore applications
- Machine Learning–based Atomistic Modelling for Material Imaging and Recognition in Integrated Circuit Devices
- Project Argo– 3D extrusion printing of oxidation resistant MXene for harsh environments
- Project Wukong - Multi Jet Fusion Printing of High-Performance Ceramic Components for Defense Applications
- South East Asia MArine Plastics (SEAmap): Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Reduction, Control and Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in the Philippines
- Structure and Material Design of PA11 3D Printed Parts for Automotive with Improved Impact Resistance and Energy Absorption Properties