Post-doc

Xiaorong Cai

Tel:+86-021-54745567

Introduction

Biographical Information

Jan.2021 – present  China Post-doc in School of Materials Science and Engineering,  Advisor: Prof. Xuejun Jin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Aug.2016 – Dec.2020 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Marisol Koslowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Sept.2012 – Jun.2015  B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Research Interests

Shape memory alloy; Phase transformation; Finite element analysis; Phase field method

Selected Publications

[1] Xiaorong Cai, Carol A Handwerker, John E Blendell, and Marisol Koslowski. "Shallow Grain Formation in Sn Thin Films." Acta Materialia 192 (2020): 1-10

[2] Yifei Zeng, Xiaorong Cai, and Marisol Koslowski. "Effects of the Stacking Fault Energy Fluctuations on the Strengthening of Alloys." Acta Materialia 164 (2019): 1-11.

Research Projects

1. Study of mechanical behavior of smart medical knitted actuators based on shape memory alloy

2. Predictive Multiphysics Model for Solder Reliability

3. Controlling Heterogeneous stress relaxation in Tin films

Honors & Awards