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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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BSc(Eng), First
Class Honours and
Williamson Prizeman, Hong Kong University, 1969
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PhD, Hong Kong University, 1972
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DSc, University of Hong Kong, 1999
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DEng, University of Sydney, 1999
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ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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Fellow, Royal Society (Elected 2008)
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Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(Elected 1999)
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Fellow, Australian Academy of
Technological Sciences and Engineering (Elected 1992)
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Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of
Engineering Sciences (Elected 2003)
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Fellow, World Innovation Foundation
(Elected 2003)
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Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia (since 1984)
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Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of
Engineers (since 1994)
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PRESENT POSITIONS
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Professor (Personal
Chair) of Mechanical Engineering since 1987
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Director, Centre
for Advanced Materials Technology since 1988
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Australian Federation Fellow,
2002-2007
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University Chair, 2004-
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CAREER SUMMARY
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Management & Technology Trainer, Hong Kong Productivity
Centre (1973)
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant,
University of Michigan (1973-75) and Imperial College
(1976)
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Lecturer (December 1976-78), Senior Lecturer (1979-82),
Associate Professor (1983-September 1987),
Personal Chair (October 1987-present), University Chair (May 2004 - present), Sydney University
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Associate Dean (Research & Development) of Engineering
(1990-93, 1995-98), Pro-Dean of Engineering (1998-2004) University of Sydney
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Professor, Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology (1993-1995)
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Director, Graduate School of Engineering (1995-98), University of Sydney
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Chair Professor in Materials Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, China
(2000-2002)
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MAJOR AWARDS AND HONOURS
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Fellow, Royal Society (Elected
2008)
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Fellow, Hong
Kong Academy of
Engineering Sciences (Elected 2003)
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Fellow, World Innovation Foundation (Elected 2003)
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Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (Elected 2001)
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Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (Elected 1992)
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Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Elected 1999)
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Centenary Medal (Awarded in 2003) for service to Australian society and
science in materials engineering
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Honorary Fellow, International Congress on Fracture (Elected
2001). Awarded for distinguished contributions to fracture research
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Honorary Member, Gruppo Italiano Fracttura (Elected 2002) for
lasting contributions to fracture research
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Australian Research Council Federation Fellowship (2002-present)
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Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong
(2003-2004)
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President, International Congress on Fracture (2002-2005)
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Executive Council Member, International Committee on Composite
Materials (1997-)
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Founding President, the Asian-Australasian Association for
Composite Materials (1997-1998)
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AFG Achievement Award, Australian
Fracture Group, Inc. (2000) awarded for outstanding contributions to
fracture research
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Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science, honored by ISI's isihighlycited.com as a highly cited,
influential researcher in the past two decades
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UK
Science Research Council Senior Visiting Fellowship to Imperial College
(1980)
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RILEM Award and Robert L'Hermite
Medal, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for
Materials and Structures (1981) awarded for distinguished research on the
fracture-mechanical behavior of engineering structures for a scientist
under the age of 40
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Fulbright Senior Scholar (1988)
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Australian Academy of Science/Japan Society for Promotion of
Science Exchange Fellowship (1989,1996)
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Chan Kai Ming Prize, Hong Kong University
(1968) awarded
for best academic record in Year 2 Engineering
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Williamson Prize, Hong Kong University
(1969) awarded
for best academic record in Engineering as an undergraduate
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Hong Kong Government
Scholarship (1969)
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Hong Kong Productivity
Council PhD Research Scholarship (1969‑1972)
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Honorary, Adjunct and Guest Professors at: Tsinghua, Peking, Xi'an Jiaotong,
Tongji, Zhongshan, Hunan and Hong Kong universities; HKUST and CityU of Hong Kong, Harbin
Institute of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, South China University
of Science and Technology, and the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS.
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EDITORIAL BOARDS
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Editor: Key Engineering Materials;
Materials Forum; Asian and Australasian Editor: Composites Science &
Technology; Associate Editor: IMechE Journal of Aerospace Engineering.
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Member: Engineering Fracture Mechanics;
International Journal of Damage Mechanics; Advanced Composite Materials (Japan
Society of Composite Materials); ACTA Mechanica Solida; Strength, Fracture
and Complexity; Journal of Materials Science and Journal of Materials
Science Letters, Plastics, Rubber and Composites; International Journal for
Multiscale Computational Engineering; International Journal of Multidisplinary
Modelling in Materials and Structures; International Journal of Mechanics and Solids;
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Transactions and Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites.
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RESEARCH GRANTS (1995-)
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1995-1997
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ARC Large Grant on "Toughening Mechanisms and Mechanics of
Rigid-Rigid Polymer Blends" ($216,000)
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1996-1998
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ARC Collaborative Grant on "Pultruded Full-Scale Composite
Bridges with High Strength and High Toughness" with L Ye ($225,000)
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1996-1998
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ARC Institutional Grant on "Immiscible Polymer Blends and Related
Studies" ($55,000)
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1996-
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DSTO Airframes and Engines Division Centre of Expertise in
Damage Mechanics ($130,000-$150,000 per year)
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1997-1999
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ARC Large Grant on "Some Outstanding Interface
Characterisation Problems in Advanced Fibre Composites" ($264,000)
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1997-1999
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ARC Large Grant on "Fracture Mechanics and Residual
Stresses of Thin Film" ($179,000)
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1999-2001
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ARC Large Grant on "Toughening Recycled Poly(ethylene
terephthalate) (PET) with Functionalised Rubber" ($186,000)
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1999
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ARC Small Grant on "On the Impact Essential Fracture Work
of Ductile Polymers" ($22,000)
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2000-2002
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ARC Large Grant on "Modelling of Microstructural Influences
on Short Crack Growth and Damage Accumulation" with XP Zhang
($232,143)
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2000-2002
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ARC Large Grant on "Towards a Fundamental Understanding of
the Failure Mechanisms and Microstructures of a New Class of SFRP Blends"
(187,005)
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2000-2002
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ARC Large Grant on "Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Analysis of
Advanced Microelectronic Packages" with QH Qin ($192,836)
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2000-2002
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ARC SPIRT Grant on "Development of Models to Simulate
Pultrusion Process for Large Scale Aerospace Sections" with L Ye
($195,000)
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2000
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ARC RIEF Grant on "High Performance Data Acquisition an
Control Platform for Smart Materials and Structures" with L Ye
($300,000)
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2000
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ARC Institutional Grant on "Development of Functionally
Gradient Fibre-Polymer Composites for Application as Spinal disk
Prosthesis" ($29,500)
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2000
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ARC RIEF grant on "Excimer Laser Facility (ELF)," with
D M Kane, D J Brown, J A Piper, Macquarie University;
R N Lamb, UNSW; L Ye, University of Sydney ($135,000)
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2001-2003
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ARC Large Grant on "Fibre bridging stresses in mode I
fracture of active fibre composites," with Hong-Yuan Liu ($139,000)
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2001-2003
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ARC SPIRT grant on "Mechanics models for designing stitched
composite laminated structures," with Liyong Tong, University of Sydney; G
Clayton and A Duarte, ASTA Components ($233,736)
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2001
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ARC RIEF grant on "A manufacturing facility for
thermoplastic composites and eco-composites," with L Ye, University of Sydney; T
Langrish, A Crossky, UNSW; G L Heness, P Thomas, UTS ($135,000)
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2002-2004
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ARC Linkage Grant on Thermoforming mechanisms
for cost-effective manufacturing of advanced composite structures (L Ye and Y-W Mai, $177,000)
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2002-2007
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ARC Federation Fellowship on Deformation and fracture
studies on polymer nanocomposites (Y-W Mai, $1.50 M)
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2003-2005
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ARC Discovery Grant on Studies on nanocomposites coatings:
processing, characterisation and properties (Y-W Mai and YG Shen, $286,000)
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2004
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Australian Research Council Linkage - Infrastructure,
Equipment and Facilities Grant on "Multi-dimensional Polymer Characterization Facility"
(RG Gilbert, AK Whittaker, Y-W Mai, I Toth, $256.8 K)
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2004
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Australian Research Council Linkage - Infrastructure,
Equipment and Facilities Grant on "Integrated Precision Machining of Complex Profiles"
(L Zhang, Y-W Mai, P Mathew, KA Tieu, N Zhang, L Ye, AJ Ruys, I Zarudi, JA Arsecularatne,
ZY Jiang, $336.7 K)
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2003-2005
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Studies on nanocomposite coatings: processing,
characterisation and properties (Y-W Mai, $286K)
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2006-2009
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Some Outstanding Mechanics Problems in Layered
Ferroelectro-magnetic Composites with Enhanced Magnetoelectric Effect
(BL Wang and Y-W Mai, $490K)
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ARC & U2000 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
TENABLE AT THE CAMT (1992-)
(This list excludes two National Research
Fellowships awarded to me under a different scheme before the current scheme
was established).
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ARC Postdoctoral Fellowships (Dr Jang-Kyo Kim, 1992-93; Dr
Jingshen Wu, 1995-96; Dr Hong-Yuan Liu, 1998-2000; Dr Cheng Yan, 1998-2000;
Dr Josh SC Wong, 1999-offered but declined; Dr Bin Gu, 2005-2007; Dr Zhongzhen Yu, 2004-2006;
Dr Jun Ma, 2006-2008)
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ARC Research Fellowships (Dr Shang-Xian Wu, 1991-95; Dr Limin
Zhou, 1997-offered but declined; Dr Hong-Yuan Liu, 2003-2007; Dr Cheng Yan,
2003-2007; Dr Bao-Lin Wang, 2003-2007
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ARC QE2 Fellowships (Dr Qing-Hua Qin, 1997-2001; Dr Andrew Ruys,
2001-2005)
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ARC Professorial Fellowship (Dr Qing-Hua Qin, 2002-2006)
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ARC Inaugural Federation Fellowship (Professor Yiu-Wing Mai,
2002-2007)
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ARC International Fellowship (Professor Young S Chai, 1997,
$64,922; Professor Klaus Friedrich, 2006, $155,000)
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U2000
Fellowships (Dr Akbar Afaghi-Khatibi, 2000-2002; Dr Hong-Yuan Liu,
2001-2003; Dr Ninh Nguyen, 2000-2002)
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Sesqui Postdoctoral Fellowships (Dr Cheng Yan, 2001-2003; Dr
Zhong-Zhen Yu, 2003-2005)
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University Postdoctoral Fellowship (Dr Maosong Mo, 2006-2008))
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