Session 13. 3/4D Printing and Emerging Technologies

Session Information and Topics

The combination of 3D/4D printing technology and composites provides a new way and injects new vitality into the design and preparation of composites. Thanks to the design and manufacturing flexibility of 3D/4D printing, the "freeform fabrication" of lightweight and high-strength composite components are possible. This session will focus on the frontier and hotspots in composite 3D/4D printing regarding materials, theories, methods, technologies, etc. Sincerely call for presentations from experts and scholars in this field engaging in the following topics (including but not limited to): 3D printing (continuous) fiber-reinforced composites/particle-reinforced metal matrix composites, 4D printing of novel intelligent composites, 3D/4D printing composite composition and structure design, (large-scale) composite hybrid manufacturing with 3D printing, characterization of 3D/4D printing composite microstructure and performance, 3D/4D printing modeling and process optimization, etc.

Session Chairs

Prof. Xin Lin

 Northwestern Polytechnical University

Prof. Xin Lin (Northwestern Polytechnical University) has research interests, including metal additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing) and solidification. He holds 20 Chinese patents and has published two monographs and over 400 articles in journals, such as Acta Mater., Cor. Sci., Scripta Mater., Metal. Mater. Trans. A. His research on laser AM has found commercial applications in aviation, aerospace, power, energy and medical sectors and met the urgent needs for high-performance, light-weighting, high integration and high precision fabrication in these high-tech fields. He was appointed as a Young and middle-aged leading scientists, engineers and innovators by MOST of China in 2018，a New Century Excellent Talent by MOE of China in 2006, and awarded a Newton Fellowship by Royal Society in the UK in 2015.

Prof. Dongdong Gu

 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Prof. Dongdong Gu (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) is currently the Director of Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Laser Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Metallic Components. Prof. Gu is presently the Senior Editor of J Laser Appl and the Editorial Board Members, including Additive Manuf (Elsevier), Int J Mach Tool Manuf, Appl Surf Sci, etc. His principal research interest is laser-based additive manufacturing of high-performance/multi-function metallic components. Prof. Gu has authored/co-authored 1 book and more than 180 papers in international journals such as Int Mater Rev, Acta Mater, Scripta Mater, Additive Manuf, Int J Mach Tool Manuf, etc. He has been awarded the Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Germany, the Mercator Fellow Grant from the German Research Foundation, etc.

Prof. Xiaoyong Tian

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Prof. Xiaoyong Tian (Xi'an Jiaotong University) has a keen research interest in additive manufacturing of composites. Prof. Tian holds 30 Chinese patents and has published 70 articles in journals. Prof. Gu is presently the associate editor of Progress in Additive Manufacturing, CJME: AFM, etc. He has been awarded the Young scholar of K. C. Wong Education Foundation, Composites Part A Highly Cited Paper Award, Young Science and Technology Star and "Sanqin talent" of Shaanxi Province, Emerald Engineering Outstanding Doctoral Research Award- Highly Commended, etc.

Prof. Chunze Yan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Prof. Chunze Yan (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) conducts research works engaging in material preparation and additive manufacturing (AM) and focuses on micro/nano composites, metal lattice cellular structures, and powder bed fusion AM processes. Prof. Yan has authored more than 60 SCI papers in high-level international journals such as Adv. Mater., Acta. Mater., Adv. Sci., Nano Today, etc. He has published 8 monographs and textbooks, including 2 English Monographs by Elsevier; He leads/participates in the formulation of 3 national standards and has been awarded the second prize of the National Technology Invention Awards and the second prize of the National S&T Progress Awards.