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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Aijun Huang’s research covers the entire spectrum of metal additive manufacturing (AM). Research efforts have covered; AM specific alloy design; metal powder manufacturing technology; component design for AM; AM process optimisation; post-AM process development including inspection, qualification, and certification of final AM parts. Conventional physical metallurgy of aerospace materials particularly titanium and Ni-based superalloy has also part of his research portfolio. Prof. Huang’s research group currently has nine postdoctoral research fellows, five professional staff, and ten PhD students.
Prior to his appointment at Monash University, Prof. Huang was an industry technical expert for a number of multinational corporations. Prof Huang held the position of the Executive Vice President of The High Performance Materials Business Unit of the Baosteel Group; a Fortune Global 500 company. As leader of the business unit from 2013-2016, Prof. Huang managed 1300+ employees and supervised production of all aerospace material within the Baosteel Group. Before stepping into the role of Executive Vice President he held the position of Chief Engineer for titanium products in the Baosteel Group central R&D Centre. From 2006 to 2012, Prof Huang was the Titanium Specialist of Rolls Royce Derby. Here, he was elected to the Rolls Royce Engineering Leadership List in 2011; a prestigious training programme for employees with high potential.
Prof. Huang’s extensive industrial experience has significantly supported his academic career. Since joining Monash in 2017, his research has attracted approximately $10m AUD of external funding directly from industry. His current research projects focus on understanding the process-microstructure-mechanical property relationship in AM. This supports the implementation of AM in various industrial sectors such as aerospace and energy. In addition, he is also leading several industrial research project to develop a hybrid additive manufacturing process; integrating the conventional forging process into additive manufacturing to reduce component cost and improve innovation efficiency.
Prof Huang holds degrees from: BSc, Northeastern University, China; MSc, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; and PhD, University of Birmingham, UK. He is a Fellow, Chartered Engineer and Chartered Scientist of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining UK. His awards include UK Titanium Research Award 2009 and Vice-Chancellor Award for Enterprise (2017 MCAM Group Award).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Baosteel Group Corporation
Research area keywords
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aerospace Materials
- Light Metals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Powder Manufacturing Facility for Additive Manufacturing
Proust, G., Ringer, S., Paradowska, A. M., Ma, Q., Feih, S., Sun, S., An, X., Huang, A. & Fabijanic, D.
23/07/24 → 22/07/25
Project: Research
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Fundamental research advancing remanufacturing with a 3D printing technique
Yan, W., Rolfe, B. & Huang, A.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
12/04/23 → 11/04/26
Project: Research
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As-printed titanium alloys with exceptional strain hardening
Huang, A., Hodgson, P. & Wang, Y.
3/03/25 → 2/03/28
Project: Research
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Free Float or support free: a new generation metal 3D printing facility
Ma, Q., Easton, M. A., Proust, G., Huang, A., Lu, G., Zhang, M., Beirne, S., Li, X., Molotnikov, A., Tan, Q. & Leary, M.
25/10/23 → 24/10/24
Project: Research
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AI-driven DfAM of aeronautical hydrogen gas turbine combustors
Boretti, A. & Huang, A., 5 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 77, p. 851-862 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Application of melt pool profiles for parameter calibration of Goldak's heat source model
Hu, X., Chiu, L. N. S., Huang, A., Liu, M. & Yan, W., 25 Jul 2024, In: Additive Manufacturing. 92, 19 p., 104379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Corrigendum to “Effect of in-situ layer-by-layer rolling on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of a directed energy deposited 316L stainless steel” Addit. Manuf. 55 (2022) 102863 (Additive Manufacturing (2022) 55, (S2214860422002627), (10.1016/j.addma.2022.102863))
Kan, W. H., Jiang, D., Humbert, M., Gao, X., Bhatia, V. K., Proust, G., Zhu, Y., Hodgson, P. & Huang, A., 5 Jan 2024, In: Additive Manufacturing. 79, 1 p., 103871.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other
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Dispersoid coarsening and slag formation during melt-based additive manufacturing of MA754
Stubbs, T., Hou, R., Leonard, D. N., DeBeer-Schmitt, L., Zhu, Y., Cordero, Z. C. & Huang, A., Apr 2024, In: Additive Manufacturing Letters. 9, 7 p., 100195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Effects of oxygen on microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted Ti–6Al–4V annealed at different temperatures
Nurly, H. F., Ren, D., Cai, Y., Ji, H., Wang, H., Huang, A. & Yang, R., Mar 2024, In: Materials Science and Engineering: A. 894, 16 p., 146170.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Equipment
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Centre for Additive Manufacturing (MCAM)
Aijun Huang (Manager)
Materials Science & EngineeringFacility/equipment: Facility