Engagement and undergraduate activities:
@ 2017: Trip to Germany organized by Germen Chamber of Commerce June and Study Abroad to UK January
@2024: Professor Alan Luo of Ohio State University and Dr. Corey Vian of Stellantis visiting Purdue Smart Foundry on March 26th
Accepting applicantions for PhD and MS students for fall 2023.
(244th commentment of Purdue University 8/7/2021 with Corey)
(243rd commentment of Purdue University 5/16/2021 with Aoke)
(TMS2019 in San Antonio Texas where Siming gave his first presentation to an international conference 3/12/2019)
1) Grain refinement with Al-Ti-B and Al-Ti-C type master alloys
3) In-situ fabrication of aluminum matrix composites
2) Additive manufacture of aluminum matrix composites
4) Specialty Al alloys (Al-Sc related)processing
5) Diecasting of aluminum and magnesium alloys
Principle Investigator (PI):
A.I. Vision System for Automated Casting Quality Inspection, Stellantis Corporation, $225,000 (2022)
Modeling Conformal Cooling of Additively manufactured Dies (#234), North American Die Casting Association, $50,000 (2021)
Advanced Casting Rework, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, $200,000 (2019)
Modeling conformal cooling of dies made by additive manufacture, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, $8,000 (2019)
On-demonding Casting of Net-shape Titanium Components for Improved Weapon Systems, Advanced Technology International, $400,000 (2018)
Refractory for Melting Aluminum, Ryobi Diecasting INC, $5,000 (2018)
Additive Manufacture of High Strength Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites, PRF, $37,000 (2017 and 2020)
Purdue Polytechnic Post-Doc Award Competition, two years postdoc fellowship, 2016-2018
Magnesium diecasting alloy development, Eon Technology, $26,000 (2016)
Microstructure characterization of titanium wires, Medtronic INC, $18,000 (2015 and 2016)
Rheocasting of metal matrix composites for automotive applications, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, $1,1000 (2015)
Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI):
Laboratory & University Core Facility Research Equipment: High Cycle Fatigue Test System, Purdue University, $20,000 of a total of $100,000 (2015)
Die Lube Chemistry Optimization, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, $80,000 of a total of $200,000 (2015)
Investigation of Squeeze Casting vs Die Casting for Structural Aluminum Parts, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, $80,000 of a total of $2000,000 (2015)
Founder/President, AlComp 3D LLC. a company produces aluminum alloy matrix composite powders for additive manufacturing (Patented technology), 2024-
Member of TMS Honors & Professional Recognition Committee, 2019-
Chairman of Early Career, Weertman, and Hume-Rothery Committee of TMS, 2018-2019
Member of Early Career, Weertman, and Hume-Rothery Committee of TMS, 2017-2018
Lifetime member of TMS, 2014-
Member of Light Metals Committee, MetSoc of CIM Canada, 2014-
Organizer/Coorganizer, Symposia on Light Metal Technology (MS&T) 2018-
Organizer/Co-organizer, Symposia on Light Metal Technology/Multifunctional ceramic- and Metal-matrix Composites in Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) 2019, Portland OR, USA
Organizing and Academic Committee Member, COM2020, Toronto, Canada
Founder/Co-Owner, CastArmor LLC. a company produces active lubricant for the die-casting of high strength and high ductility aluminum alloys (Patented technology), 2018-2024
Member of Board of Review (Key Reader), Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, since 2016-
Member of Board of Review (Key Reader), Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, since 2018-
Member of Materials Section Committee, Metallurgy and Materials Society, Canada, since 2016-
Co-organizer for symposia on Light Metal Technology (co-organizing with CIM) /Multifunctional ceramic- and Metal-matrix Composites in Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) 2018, Columbus OH, USA
Invited talk and session chair, TMS 2018, Phoenix, USA
Organizer, the first symposium on Light Metal Technology in Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) 2016, Salt Lake City USA
Organizing and Academic Committee Member and Session chair, COM2014, Vacouver, Canada
Organizing and Academic Committee Member and Session chair, COM2015, Toronto, Canada
Invited talk, TMS 2016, Nashville, USA
Reviewer for journals and NSF(USA) & NSERC (Canada) proposals
Entrepreneureship Learning Academy Award to Xiaoming Wang, Purdue Discovery Park (April 2019)
PhD students:
Dr. Corey Vian PhD 2018-2021, from Purdue
Dr. Aoke Jiang PhD 2017-2021, From Shanghai Jiaotong University
Dr. Siming Ma PhD 2017-2021, From Shanghai Jiaotong University
Dr. Mohamad Yasin PhD 2015-2019, from Malaysia
Dr. Xuezhe Zhao PhD 2016-2019, from Illinois Tech
Dr. Yanfei Liu PhD 2015-2019, from Beijing University of Transportation
Dr. Jianyue Zhang PhD 2016-2019, From Chongqing University
Master students:
Mr. Haibin Ma Master 2015-2016, From Purdue
Mr. Xingtao Liu Master 2015-2017, from Central South University
Miss. Dan Huang Master 2016-2018, from Central South University
(234th commentment of Purdue University 5/12/2018 with Dan)
Postdocs:
Dr. Jianyue Zhang Postdoc 1-7/2020, PhD of Purdue
Dr. Jie Song Postdoc 2/28/2017- 8/27/2018, PhD of Purdue
Visiting Scholars:
Dr. Hongmei Zhu 10/2017-7/30/2018, From Southern Chinese University
Dr. Jian Liu 2/22/2017-2/23/2018. from Xi'an University of Technology
Dr. Yuqing Wang 2019.07- 2020. 07, from Shangdong Institute of Technology
Dr. YongSheng Wang 11/01/2017-11/01/2018, from Taiyuan University of Technology
Dr. Shuei-wan Juang 6-8/2022, from Taiwan Ocean University
Visiting Students:
Mr, Jinyao Yu 1-5/2016, from Central South University
Mr. He Li 09/2017-03/2018, from Beijing University of Technology
Mr. Chuqi Sun 8-9/2022, from Tsinghua University
Imcompleted PhD students:
Haoliang Zhang (2015-2016 TA, from Central South University)
Xingtao Liu (2017-2018 RA, from Central South University)
Chenglu Tang (2022-2023 RA, from Central South University)
Imcompleted master students:
Mengying Wang (2016-2017 TA, from Central South University)
X. Wang, Q. Han, Method of making components with metal matrix composites and components made therefrom, US Patent 11242582 B2;
X. Wang, Q. Han, Compositions for use as lubricants in die casting, methods of using the same, and products produced therewith, International Patent (PCT) 11,390,824;