Areas of Focus
- Continuous casting process simulation
- Macro-segregation control in large steel ingots/castings
- Directional solidification process of polysilicon
Work Experience
- 2010 - Director at Large Castings and Forgings Branch of China Heavy Machinery Industry Association
- 2007 - Vice Chairman of Continuous Casting Theory and New Technology Committee of The Chinese Society for Metals
- 2007 - Member of Youth Work Committee of China System Simulation Society
- 2008 - Expert reviewer for 'Ministry of Education Science and Technology Award'
- 2003 - Expert reviewer for 'Study Abroad Returnees Research Fund'
Academic Background & Achievements
- Professor at Tsinghua University, engaged in research and teaching in material processing and solidification simulation.
- Received Tsinghua University core talent fund, returned scholars fund, and National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Publications
- A Coupled Electrical-Thermal-Mechanical Modeling of Gleeble Tensile Tests for Ultra-High-Strength (UHS) Steel at A High Temperature, Zhang Changli, Bellet M, Bobadilla M, Shen Houfa, Liu Baicheng, 2010
- Finite Element Thermal-Mechanical Coupled Analysis of Strand Bulging Deformation in Continuous Casting, Zhang Jia, Shen Houfa, Huang Tianyou, 2010
- High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Micro-Alloyed Carbon Steel in the Mushy Zone, Guo Liangliang, Li Weipeng, Bobadilla M, Yao Man, Shen Houfa, 2010
Awards
- 2004 - Second Prize for Experimental Technology Achievement at Tsinghua University for 'Water Flow Hydrodynamics Simulation Experiment Technology in Continuous Casting of Steel'
- 2004 - First Prize for Technical Progress from Ma Steel and Third Prize for Metallurgical Science and Technology for the project 'Development of Large Cast Steel Parts for Ma Steel Thin Plate Rolling Mill Frame and 5000t Hydraulic Press Crossbeam'
