Professor | Yiu-Wing Mai | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Yiu-Wing Mai
Contact Information	yiu-wing.mai@sydney.edu.au
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	New South Wales

Name

Yiu-Wing Mai

Contact Information

yiu-wing.mai@sydney.edu.au

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

New South Wales

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology
Faculty	Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Academic Background & Achievements	1969 - Bachelor of Engineering, University of Hong Kong 1972 - PhD in Materials Science and Fracture Mechanics, University of Hong Kong Fellow of multiple academies including the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Work Experience	1973 - Hong Kong Productivity Council, Management and Technical Instructor 1974-1975 - University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Research Assistant 1976 - Imperial College London, Postdoctoral Research Assistant 1976-1978 - University of Sydney, Lecturer 1979-1982 - University of Sydney, Senior Lecturer 1983-1987 - University of Sydney, Associate Professor 1987-present - University of Sydney, Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering 1988-2010 - Director, Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, University of Sydney 1995-1998 - Dean of Graduate School, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney 1998-2004 - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney 1997-2003 - Director, Centre for Damage Mechanics, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia 2002-2007 - Australian Research Council Federation Fellow 2004-present - Distinguished Professor, University of Sydney 2017-present - Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Awards	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1992) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2001) Fellow of the Royal Society of London (2008) Member of European Academy of Sciences (2008) International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering of the United Kingdom (2011) Foreign Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering (2017)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Academic Background & Achievements

1969 - Bachelor of Engineering, University of Hong Kong
1972 - PhD in Materials Science and Fracture Mechanics, University of Hong Kong
Fellow of multiple academies including the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

Work Experience

1973 - Hong Kong Productivity Council, Management and Technical Instructor
1974-1975 - University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Research Assistant
1976 - Imperial College London, Postdoctoral Research Assistant
1976-1978 - University of Sydney, Lecturer
1979-1982 - University of Sydney, Senior Lecturer
1983-1987 - University of Sydney, Associate Professor
1987-present - University of Sydney, Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering
1988-2010 - Director, Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, University of Sydney
1995-1998 - Dean of Graduate School, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney
1998-2004 - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney
1997-2003 - Director, Centre for Damage Mechanics, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
2002-2007 - Australian Research Council Federation Fellow
2004-present - Distinguished Professor, University of Sydney
2017-present - Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Awards

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1992)
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2001)
Fellow of the Royal Society of London (2008)
Member of European Academy of Sciences (2008)
International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering of the United Kingdom (2011)
Foreign Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering (2017)

Areas of Focus	Polymer Chemistry and Physics Material Service Failure Behavior
Publications	Elastic and Plastic Fracture: Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composites, Biological Materials, AG Atkins, Y-W Mai, 1985 On the essential work of ductile fracture in polymers, Y-W Mai, B Cotterell, 1986 The essential fracture work concept for toughness measurement of ductile polymers, JS Wu, Y-W Mai, 1996 Fracture Mechanics of Cementitious Materials, B Cotterell, Y-W Mai, 1996 Part II: theoretical fracture mechanics model, Y-W Mai, BR Lawn, 1987 Crack growth resistance curves in strain-softening materials, RML Foote, Y-W Mai, B Cotterell, 1986 Fracture of fiber-reinforced composites, YC Gao, Y-W Mai, B Cotterell, 1988 Engineered Interfaces in Fibre-Reinforced Composites, JK Kim, Y-W Mai, 1998 On the effects of stitching in CFRPs - I. Mode I delamination toughness, KA Dransfield, LK Jain, Y-W Mai, 1998 Influence of the aspect ratio on barrier properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites, CS Lu, Y-W Mai, 2005

Areas of Focus

Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Material Service Failure Behavior

Publications

Elastic and Plastic Fracture: Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composites, Biological Materials, AG Atkins, Y-W Mai, 1985
On the essential work of ductile fracture in polymers, Y-W Mai, B Cotterell, 1986
The essential fracture work concept for toughness measurement of ductile polymers, JS Wu, Y-W Mai, 1996
Fracture Mechanics of Cementitious Materials, B Cotterell, Y-W Mai, 1996
Part II: theoretical fracture mechanics model, Y-W Mai, BR Lawn, 1987
Crack growth resistance curves in strain-softening materials, RML Foote, Y-W Mai, B Cotterell, 1986
Fracture of fiber-reinforced composites, YC Gao, Y-W Mai, B Cotterell, 1988
Engineered Interfaces in Fibre-Reinforced Composites, JK Kim, Y-W Mai, 1998
On the effects of stitching in CFRPs - I. Mode I delamination toughness, KA Dransfield, LK Jain, Y-W Mai, 1998
Influence of the aspect ratio on barrier properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites, CS Lu, Y-W Mai, 2005

Polymer Chemistry Physics Materials Service Failure Behavior Composite Mechanics Fracture

Yonggui Liao - Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology

Xingmei Lu - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yan Zhang - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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