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“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to
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San-Qiang Shi, Ph.D.
Chair Professor and Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D.(1991, Materials Science, McMaster)
M.Sc.(1984, USTB), B.Sc.(1982, USTB)
Office: FG611
Phone: (852) 2766-7821
Fax: (852) 2364-7183
Email: mmsqshi@polyu.edu.hk
(This page was updated on Aug 31, 2016)
Research Grants, Projects and Collaborations
Consultancy Interests & Projects
Taught Courses
Academic and Industrial Experience
Publications (in Journals/books, Patents, or at Conferences)
Research Personnel & Job Opening
Student Final Year Projects
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Research Grants
Research grants (PI = Principal Investigator; CoI = Co-Investigator)
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National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (国家自然科学基金, 面上项目)
(2017~2020), ￥620, 000RMB; PI
General Research Fund (GRF) of Hong Kong (2016-2019), $482k; PI
Hong Kong Scholars Scheme (2017 ~ 2019), $600k; PI.
PolyU Post-Dr Research Grant (2016 ~ 2018), $700k; PI.
NSFC (2016~2019), ￥752, 000RMB; CoI
Hong Kong Scholars Scheme (2015 ~ 2017), $600k; PI.
Collaborative Research Fund (RGC) “Equipment Grant” (2014/15), $20 million; Co-PI.
GRF (2014~2017), $500k; PI
PolyU Post-Dr Research Grant (2015 ~ 2017), $690k; PI.
NSFC (2013~2016), ￥800, 000RMB; PI
Shenzhen Fundamental Research Scheme on “New Energy Sources” (2012~2015),
￥800, 000RMB; PI
GRF (2010~2012), $462k; PI
PolyU Post-Dr Research Grant (2010 ~ 2012), $696k; PI.
RGC Central Allocation Collaborative Project (2009~2012), $5.4 million; CoI.
RGC Central Allocation Collaborative Project (2009~2012), $4.1 million; CoI.
GRF (2008 ~ 2011), $693,846; PI.
AREVA (France) Research Project (2008 ~ 2012), €61,000 Euro (HK$737k); PI.
PolyU Niche Area Grant (2008 ~ 2012), $3,080,000, CoI.
PolyU Post-Dr Research Grant (2008 ~ 2010), $696k; PI.
Competitive Earmark Research Grant (CERG) of Hong Kong (2007 ~ 2009), $418k; PI.
CERG (2006 ~ 2009), $534k; PI.
RGC Central Allocation Collaborative Project (2005~2008), $3.48 million; CoI.
Research grant from Electrical & Mechanical Service Department of Hong Kong (2006
~ 2007), $130k; PI.
CERG (2004 ~ 2006), $390k; PI.
CERG (2003 ~ 2006), $565k; PI.
CERG (2003 ~ 2005), $455k; CoI.
CERG (2002 ~ 2004), $478k; PI.
NSFC/RGC Joint Research Project (2002~2005), $700k; CoI.
CERG (2001 ~ 2004), $619k; PI.
CERG (2000 ~ 2002), $467k; PI.
IGARD fund (2000 ~ 2001), $560k; PI.
President Special Fund for Corrosion Laboratory (1999 ~ 2001), $4.5m; PI.
6 PolyU Central Research Grants (1999 ~ 2005), $559k; PI;
PolyU Post-Dr Research Grant (2002 ~ 2004), $951k; CoI;
2 PolyU Inter-faculty Research Grant (2003 ~ 2008), $500k; CoI and Co-PI.
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Research Projects & Collaborations
Some of Current Research Projects
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Development of phase-field modeling framework for localized corrosion kinetics in
metals/gas bubble evolution in nuclear fuel (in collaboration with Dr. Shenyang Hu and Dr.
Yulan Li of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Prof. Jingli Luo of University of
Alberta)
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Stress Corrosion Cracking of alloys used in nuclear power plants (in collaboration with Prof.
Jingli Luo of University of Alberta, Prof. Lijie Qiao of USTB and Yuchen Lu of AECL)
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Modeling of microstructures and mechanical properties of engineering materials and defect
interaction in solid crystals from atomic scale to macro scale (in collaboration with Prof.
Chung Ho Woo and Prof. Jian Lu of CityU, Prof. Limin Zhou of PolyU, Dr. Kaiguo Chen of
Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics);
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Phase-field Modeling of phase transformation and morphology evolution under externally
applied fields (in collaboration with Prof. Long-Qing Chen of Penn. State University, Prof.
Jie Wang of Zhejiang University, Dr. Xianghua Guo of BIT and Prof. Xing-Qiao Ma of
USTB); (simulated morphology of hydride precipitation under tensile stress)
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Modeling of nano-materials (in collaboration with Prof. Youdi Kuang of Jinan University,
Guangzhou, China)
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Fabrication of organic and inorganic hybrid solar cells (in collaboration with Dr. Paddy Chan
of HKU)
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Development of high entropy alloys (in collaboration with Prof. Chain Tsuan Liu of CityU)
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Properties of metallic glasses (in collaboration with Dr. Yong Yang of CityU)
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Mechanical properties of teeth and bone (in collaboration with Dr. Haimin Yao and Dr. Xia
Guo of PolyU and Prof. Lin Qin of Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Some of Past Research Projects
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Failure Behavior of Conducting and Insulating Cracks in Ferroelectric Ceramics under
Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical Loading (in collaboration with Prof. Tong-Yi Zhang of
HKUST, and Prof. Lijie Qiao of USTB);
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Mechanical properties of advanced carbon nano-materials (in collaboration with Prof. Ping
Sheng of HKUST, Prof. Hui-Ming Cheng of Institute for Metal Research and Prof. Rui Yang
of Institute for Metal Research, Dr. Long-Guang Zhou of RPI of USA, and Dr. Fan-Yan
Meng of USTB);
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Fabrication of lead-free solid state cooling device (in collaboration with Prof. Yang Bai of
USTB and Dr. Guang-Ping Zheng of PolyU)
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Development of Micro-Finite Element Model for Quantifying Mechanical Properties of
Trabecular Bone (in collaboration with Prof. Ming Zhang of BME at PolyU, Prof. Ling QIN
of Orthop. & Traum. at CUHK); Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging and Measurement Using
Vibration (in collaboration with Prof. Yong-Ping Zheng of BME at PolyU);
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Nanolithography & nano-materials: research and development of micro- and nano- structures
and nanomaterials using Scanning Probe Microscopy and other means (in collaboration with
Dr. Qian Tang of SWU of China, Prof. Chunhua Xu of China, Prof. Charles Surya of EIE,
PolyU);
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Modeling of nonlinear diffusion under stress and/or temperature gradients;
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Hydrogen permeation, trapping, and induced cracking in structural materials.
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Consultancy Interests
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Environmental degradation and protection of structural materials, aging problems in
power plants
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Computer-aided materials & product design
Examples of Past and Current Consultancy Projects
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Modeling of hydrogen isotope effect on delayed hydride cracking in zirconium
alloys;
Assessment of corrosion damages on cars;
Research study on waste-to-energy incineration facilities;
Analysis of collapse of mobile crane;
Replacement and rehabilitation of water pipe coating;
Internal coating of steam irons;
Failure analysis of broken water pipe;
Failure analysis of cranes;
Evaluation of mechanical properties of zinc came;
Failure of oil supply pipes in diesel engine.
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Taught Courses (courses in red are offered in this year)
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ME206: Materials Selection and Design
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ME263/3302: Engineering Materials
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ME362: Mechanics of Solids
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ME412: Non-Destructive Evaluation of Materials
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ME414/4307: Environmental Degradation of Materials
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ME4201: Design Project
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ME4301: Biomechanics & Its Applications in Health Products
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ME4206: Advanced Materials for Design and Technology
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ME520: Theory of Plasticity
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ME542: Pollution, Its Prevention and Control
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ME571: Corrosion Control
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ME550: Materials and Smart Structural Design
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ME558: Advanced Materials and Structural Design
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ENG2001: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
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ENG225: Introduction to Engineering
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ENG232: Engineering Science
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ENG240: Materials Technology for Products
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Academic & Industrial Experiences
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Education
 Post Doctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1991;
 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Canada, 1991;
 M.Sc., Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, 1984;
 B.Sc., Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, 1982.
Honors and Awards
 Award Appreciation of Research Achievement (Natural Science Foundation of China)
by the Committee of Science and Technology Innovation of Shenzhen, China, 2013;
 Award Appreciation of Research Achievement (Shenzhen Major Fundamental
Research) by the Committee of Science and Technology Innovation of Shenzhen, China,
2012;
 Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, since 2011;
 Merit Award in Research and Scholarly Activities, FENG of PolyU, 2009;
 Research Grant Achievement Award, FENG of PolyU, 2008;
 Research Grant Achievement Award, FENG of PolyU, 2005;
 Merit Award in Research and Scholarly Activities, FENG of PolyU, 2003;
 Research Grant Achievement Award, FENG of PolyU, 2003;
 Chinese National Education Commission Visiting Scholarship, 2000~2001;
 Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post Doctoral
Fellowship, 1991;
 Canadian International Development Agency Scholarship, 1986-1991;
 Top 10 Outstanding Graduate Prize, University of Science and Technology Beijing,
1982.
Academic & Industrial Experiences
07/2015-now Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Administrative Responsibilities at PolyU:
 Head of the Department of ME (since July, 2015);
 Interim head of the Department of ME (07/2014~07/2015);
 Associate head in research (07/2010~08/2010, and 09/2011~06/2014);
 Acting head of the Department of ME (09/2010~08/2011);
 Director, Research Center for Integrated Product Development (09/201009/2015);
 Director, Research Center for Mechanical Engineering, PolyU Shenzhen
Research Institute (01/2012-09/2015).
09/05-06/2015 Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
04/02-08/2005 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University
11/98-03/2002 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University
01/92-11/98
Research Scientist & Project Leader, Materials and Mechanics Branch (92-96),
Reactor Engineering Services Department (96-98), Atomic Energy of Canada
Limited (AECL)
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12/84-08/86
Leader of a research team with an annual budget of CAD$0.4 million,
conduct theoretical and experimental studies on metal hydride cracking;
 Leader of a task team on reliability and safety assessment of metallic
structural components in Canadian nuclear power plants;
 Member of a joint task team which oversees R&D programs performed at
several research centers for a total annual budget of CAD$5 millions;
 Analyst in theoretical and numerical simulations of stresses in metal
structures, hydrogen diffusion, hydride formation and fracture under
temperature and stress gradients.
Junior Lecturer, Department of Applied Physics, University of Science and
Technology Beijing, China
Journal Editorial Services
 Associate Editor, Science of Advanced Materials (SCI journal);
 Associate Editor, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SCI journal);
 Associate Editor, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (SCI journal);
 Advisory Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and
Materials (SCI journal);
 Asian Editor (2008-2013), Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research, American Scientific
Publishers;
 Editor-in-Chief (2005-2008), Journal of Scanning Probe Microscopy, American Scientific
Publishers;
 Member of Advisory Board (2004-2005), international journal “Surface and Interface
Analysis”, John Wiley & Sons, (SCI journal);
 Advisory Member of Editorial Board (since 2000~2008) of Journal of University of
Science and Technology Beijing (English Edition, SCI journal);
Professional Activities
 Member of Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Engineering Panel.
 Fellow: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
 Director of Far East and Oceanic Fracture Society (FEOFS)
 Member of Executive Committee (2012), HKIE Nuclear Division.
 Member: The Metals, Minerals and Materials Society (TMS, USA); Materials Research
Society (MRS, USA); Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
(HKSTAM)
 Co-Chairman of Organizing Committee (Dec 4-7, 2016), 3rd International Conference on
Metallic Materials and Processing (3rd ICMMP), Hong Kong, China
 Member of the Scientific Committee (August 19-20, 2016), 7th International Conference on
Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, Budapest, Hungary.
 Member of the Scientific Committee (July 15-17, 2015), 6th International Conference on
Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, Barcelona, Spain.
 Session Chair: 23rd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, May 17-20, 2015,
Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
 Member of International Organizing Committee (Aug. 26-29, 2014), The 3rd International
Symposium on Phase-field Method, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
 Member of Organizing Committee (Nov. 4~Nov.7, 2013), 8th International Conference on
High-performance Ceramics, Chongqing, China;
 Session Chair (July 29~Aug.3, 2013), 21st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering,
organized by ASME, JSME and CNS, Chengdu, China;
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Session Chair (June 2013), 13th International Conference on Fracture, Beijing, China;
Chairman of Local Organizing Committee and Session Chair (2011), The 8th
International Conference on Bulk Metallic Glasses, Hong Kong, China;
Member of Organizing Committee (2011), ASME/CMES/PolyU International Leadership
Summit, Hong Kong, China;
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Member of Organizing Committee (2011), The 1 International Aeronautical Science
and Engineering Workshop, Hong Kong, China;
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Member of Organizing Committee and Session Chair (2008), The Eighth International
Conference on Fundamentals of Fracture (ICFF VIII), Hong Kong, China;
Member of Organizing Committee and Session Chair (2008), the 6th International Forum
on Advanced Materials Science and Technology (IFAMST VI), Hong Kong, China;
Member of Executive Committee (2004-now), Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and
Applied Mechanics;
Member of Organizing Committee & Session Chair (2006), 5th Asian-Australasian
Conference on Composite Materials, Hong Kong, China;
Session Chairman (2005), the 18th International Conference on STRUCTURAL
MECHANICS IN REACTOR TECHNOLOGY (SMiRT 18), Beijing, China;
Session Chairman (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), the Annual Conference of Hong Kong
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Society;
Member of Organizing Committee and Session Chair (2004), The 3rd International
Conference on Environmental Sensitive Cracking and Corrosion Damage, Qingdao, China;
Member of Organizing Committee & Session Chair (2003), International Symposium on
Macro-, Meso-, Micro-, and Nano-Mechanics of Materials (MM2003), Hong Kong, China;
Session Chair (1999), International Symposium on Mechanical Deformation of Materials
under Extreme Conditions, Hong Kong, China;
Adjunct Professor (2000-2001), The Key Lab “Environmental Fracture”, University of
Science and Technology Beijing;
Assessor (1996 - 1998), United States NRC on metal hydride fracture mechanisms;
Invited Thesis Examiner, PhD. thesis (2004), Department of Physics, Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology; PhD thesis (2005), Department of Chemistry,
University of Hong Kong; PhD thesis (2006), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology; M.Phil thesis (2006), Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong; PhD thesis (2008), Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong; MPhil thesis (2011), Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong; PhD thesis (2013), Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong; PhD thesis (2015), Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; PhD thesis
(2015), Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong
Kong.
External Supervisor/advisor, Ph.D. candidate (1995-1998), Department of Chemical and
Material Engineering, University of Alberta; Ph.D. candidates (1994 and 1995) from
University of Manitoba, Canada; PhD. candidate (2003~2005) from Institute of Metal
Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences; PhD. candidates (2002~2004) from University of
Science and Technology Beijing; PhD candidate (2012-now) from University of Manchester.
Co-opt Committee Member (1999-2004), HKIE Nuclear Division.
Keynote/Plenary and Invited Talks
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Keynote (May 29, 2015) at 5th East Asia Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Workshop,
“Quantitative phase-field model of microstructure evolution for binary alloys”, Seoul, Korea.
Keynote (May 21, 2014) at NACE International Annual Conference & Expo 2014,
“COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION MODEL FOR Pb2+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ ON ALLOY 800 IN
SIMULATED CREVICE CHEMISTRY AT HIGH TEMPERATURE”, Beijing, China
Keynote at 2013 China Environmental Fracture Conference, “Overview of the application of
phase-field method in hydrogen embrittlement and localized corrosion”, Wu Yuan, Jiangxi,
China, Oct. 9~12, 2013.
Keynote at the 13th International Conference on Fracture, “Quantitative Modeling of Hydride
Blister in Zirconium”, Beijing, China, June 17-22, 2013.
Keynote (April 2011) at International Conference on Computational & Experimental
Engineering and Sciences (ICCES’11), Nanjing, China.
Keynote (July 2009) at China 2009 Environmental Induced Fracture Conference, “Modeling
of Hydrogen Damage in Materials”, Xining, Qinghai, China.
Plenary (Oct 2007) at the 5th China Conference on Hydrogen Embrittlement and Stress
Corrosion Cracking, Sichuan, China.
Keynote
(Oct
2001)
at
International
Workshop
“Nano-scale
Materials
Testing: Challenge & Approach”, Beijing, China, Investigation of Mechanical Properties of
Materials Using Nano-Indentation Technology.
Plenary (June 2001) at 3rd International Conference on Materials Structure &
Micromechanics of Fracture, Brno, Czech Republic: Interactions between Transonic
Dislocation and Defects.
Invited Talk (May 19, 2015) at Coupled Problems 2015, “Quantitative, Elastoplastic Phase
Field Model for Hydride Precipitation in Zirconium under Stress and Temperature
Gradients”, Venice, Italy.
Invited Talk (Dec. 16, 2014) at the International Workshop on Computational Science and
Engineering, “3D Quantitative, Elastoplastic Phase Field Model for Microstructural
Evolution during Hydride Precipitation in Zirconium under Stress and Temperature
Gradients”, Hong Kong,
Invited Talk (Aug. 28, 2014) at the 3rd International Symposium on Phase-field Method,
“Effect of Temperature on Hydride Morphology in Zirconium: A Phase-field Study”, State
College, USA.
Invited Talk (June 21, 2013) at China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co., “Modeling of
microstructure evolution in nuclear materials”, Suzhou, China.
Invited Talk (March, 2012) at TMS Annual Meeting, “Modeling of Hydride Formation and
Fracture in Zirconium”, Orlando, USA.
Invited Talk (August 20, 2012) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, “Modeling of
Hydrogen Diffusion, Hydride Precipitation and Fracture Initiation in Zirconium Alloys”,
Richland, Washington State, USA.
Invited Talk (August 28, 2012) at The 3rd International Symposium on Materials for
Enabling Nanodevices, “Twin/Fault Structures and Their Effect on Mechanical Properties of
Nanostructured Copper”, Aug. 27~29, 2012, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.
Invited Talk (December 21, 2012) at State Key Lab on Surface Physics and Chemistry,
“Some recent research work on modeling of microstructure evolution from macro to meso to
atomic scales”, Sichuan, China.
Invited Talk (November, 2011) at Hong Kong – Mainland Symposium on Nanomechanics,
“Deformation twin induced by multi-strain in nanocrystalline and hierarchy twin/fault
structure in copper”, Hong Kong, China.
Invited Talk (Feb 2008) at International Workshop on Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals,
“Elastoplastic Phase-field model for time-dependent hydrogen diffusion, hydride
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precipitation and fracture in Zr”, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Department of Atomic
Energy, Government of India, Mumbai, India.
Invited Lecture Series (Oct.12~17, 2008), National Key Laboratory for Nuclear Fuel and
Materials, Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC), Chengdu, China.
o Review on Delayed Hydride Cracking (DHC) in Zr Alloys (basic experimental
observations, theoretical modeling of DHC initiation, modeling of DHC velocity,
introduction to phase-field method, applications of phase-field method in hydrogeninduced cracking in PZT, hydride embrittlement, and void lattice formation, mechanical
properties of 100% pure solid hydrides, tensile properties, fracture properties and DHC
properties of radial hydrides in Zr alloys)
Invited Talk (May 2005) at the 8th International Conference on Applications of Diamond
and Related Materials/1st NanoCarbon Joint Conference, Formation of Junctions and Defects
in Carbon Nanotubes, Argonne National Laboratory, USA.
Invited Talk (June 2004) at IUTAM Symposium on Size Effects on Material and Structural
Behavior at Micron- and Nano-scales, Size Effect in Carbon Nanotubes, HKUST, China.
Invited Talk (June 2004) at IUTAM Symposium on Size Effects on Material and Structural
Behavior at Micron- and Nano-scales, Size Effect in Surface Corrosion of Steel, HKUST,
China.
Invited Talk (August 2004) at 3rd International Conference on Environment Sensitive
Cracking and Corrosion Damage, Prediction of Hydrogen Diffusion and Hydride
Precipitation Processes at a Stress Concentrator in Zirconium, Qing Dao, China.
Invited Talk (September 2002) at International Conference on Hydrogen Effects on
Materials Behavior and Corrosion Deformation Interaction, The Effect of Applied Stress on
the Accommodation Energy and the Solvi for the Formation and Dissolution of Zirconium
Hydride, Jackson Lake Lodge, USA.
Invited Talk (July 2001) at Dalian Marinetime University, Computer Modeling in Materials
Science.
Invited Talk (July 2001) at Institute for Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes in Hydrogen Environment.
Invited Talk (December 2001) at The Key Lab “Environmental Fracture” of USTB:
Modeling of Phase Transformation.
Invited Talk (2000) at HKIE: CANDUTM – The Canadian Effort;
Invited Talk (2000) at International Workshop on Ultra High Speed Deformation,
Hiroshima, Japan: Interaction between Supersonic Dislocation and Subsonic
Dislocation/Point Defect Clusters;
Invited Talk (2000) at HKUST: Modeling of Defect Interaction and Hydrogen Storage
Materials.
Invited Talk (1998) at Tsinghua University: The Advances in the Theory of Delayed Hydride
Cracking;
Invited Talk (1993) at Ontario Hydro Technology: The Development of K1H Theory;
Invited Talk (1991) at Canadian Fusion Project Center: Hydrogen Induced Helium Release
in Ion Implanted Nickel;
Invited Talk (1991) at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited: Hydrogen Induced Helium
Release in Ion Implanted Nickel;
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Patents
"Methods for Manufacturing Metal Oxide Nanowires" by C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi, Y. Liu and C.H.
Woo, US Patent No. 7,410,912 B2, Aug.18, 2008.
“一种应用无铅铁电 材 料的片式微制冷器及 其 制备方法 (The Multilayer Electrocaloric
Refrigerator Using Lead-free Ferroelectric Material)” by Y. Bai, G.P. Zheng and S. Q. Shi,
China Patent No. ZL201010146958.3 (2012).
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Peer Reviewed Publications
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publishers.)
S. Wang, Y.F. Ye, S.Q. Shi and Y. Yang, “The effect of thermal history on shear band initiation
in metallic glass”, Journal of Applied Physics, 119, 245113, 2016.
W.Y. Leung, S.Q. Shi, J. Lu, H.H. Ruan and L.M. Zhou, “A constitutive model on flow stress
prediction from the contribution of twin and grain refinement, strain and strain rate during
surface mechanical attrition treatment of metals”, accepted for publication by Journal of
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, July 12, 2016.
Y.D. Kuang, L. Lindsay, S.Q. Shi, X.J. Wang and B.L. Huang, “Thermal conductivity of
graphene mediated by strain and size”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 101,
772-778, 2016.
K.G. Chen, Y.Y. Yu, Z.G. Zhang, S.Q. Shi, “Shock-induced time-dependent strength behavior in
amorphous alloys from a microscopic view”, Scripta Materialia, 120, 62-66, 2016.
Y.D. Kuang, L. Lindsay, S.Q. Shi and G.P. Zheng, “Tensile strains give rise to strong size effects
for thermal conductivities of silicene, germanene and stanine”, Nanoscale, 8, 3760-3767, 2016.
Z.Y. Zhong, W.B. Liu, N. Li, J.Z. Yan, J.W. Xie, D. Li, Y. Liu, X.C. Zhao, S.Q. Shi, “Mn
segregation dependence of damping capacity of as-cast M2025 alloy”, Materials Science &
Engineering A, 660, 97-101, 2016.
N.N. Li, S.Q. Shi, J.L. Luo, J. Lu, N. Wang, “Lead induced stress corrosion cracking behavior of
mechanically surface treated alloy 690”, Materials Research Letters, published online 30 March
2016.
W.B. Liu, C.L. Xin, L. Chen, J.Z. Yan, N. Li, S.Q. Shi and S.C. Zhang, “A facile one-pot
dealloying strategy to synthesize monolithic asymmetry-patterned nanoporous copper ribbons
with tunable microstructure and nanoporosity”, RSC Advances, 6, 2662-2670, 2016.
B. Meng, M.W. Fu and S.Q. Shi, “Deformation behavior and microstructure evolution in
thermal-aided mesoforming of titanium abutment”, Materials & Design, 89, 1283-1293, 2016.
B.T. Lu, L.P. Tian, R.K. Zhu, N.N. Li, S.Q. Shi and J.L. Luo, “Effects of Dissolved Ca2+ and
Mg2+ on Passivity of UNS N08800 Alloy in Simulated Crevice Chemistries with and without Pb
Contamination at 300 oC”, Corrosion Science, 100, 1-11, 2015.
S. Wang, Y.F. Ye, B.A. Sun, C.T. Liu, S.Q. Shi and Y. Yang, “Softening-Induced Plastic Flow
Instability and Indentation Size Effect in Metallic Glass”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics
of Solids, 77, 70-85, 2015.
W.B. Liu, L. Chen, J.Z. Yan, N. Li, S.Q. Shi and S.C. Zhang, “Nanoporous copper from dualphase alloy families and its technology application in lithium ion batteries”, Corrosion Reviews,
33, 203-231, 2015.
K.G. Chen, S.Q. Shi, W.J. Zhu and X.J. Peng, “Plastic deformation due to interfacial sliding in
amorphous/crystalline nanolaminates”, Computational Materials Science, 109, 266-276, 2015.
W.B. Liu, L. Chen, C. Ye, S.C. Zhang, R.X. Lin, S.Q. Shi, “Template-assisted Assembly of High
Quality Three-Dimensional Porous Sn Anodes for Enhanced Lithium Storage”, International
Journal of Electrochemical Science, 10, 5358-5364, 2015.
M.S. Blackmur, J.D. Robson, M. Preuss. O. Zanellato, R.J. Cernik, S.Q. Shi, F. Ribeiro, J.
Andrieux, “Zirconium hydride precipitation kinetics in Zircaloy-4 observed with synchrotron Xray diffraction”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 464, 160-169, 2015.
W.B. Liu, L. Chen, J.Z. Yan, N. Li, S.Q. Shi and S.C. Zhang, “Dealloying solution dependence of
fabrication, microstructure and porosity of hierarchical structured nanoporous copper ribbons”,
Corrosion Science, 94, 114-121, 2015.
Z.H. Xiao, M.J. Hao, X.H. Guo, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi*, “A quantitative phase field model for
hydride precipitation in zirconium alloys: Part II. Modeling of temperature dependent hydride
precipitation”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 459, 330-338, 2015.
S.Q. Shi and Z.H. Xiao, “A quantitative phase field model for hydride precipitation in zirconium
alloys: Part I. Development of quantitative free energy functional”, Journal of Nuclear Materials,
459, 323-329, 2015. (Published online on 14 March 2014.)
Y.L. Liu, J.P. Wang, C.H. Xu, Z.S. Si, S.S. Xu, and S.Q. Shi, “Effects of annealing temperature
on Cu-doped ZnO”, J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 30(9), 860-866, 2014.
J. Wang, M. Liu, Y.J. Zhang, T. Shimada, S.Q. Shi and T. Kitamura, “Large electrocaloric effect
induced by the multi-domain to mono-domain transition in ferroelectrics”, Journal of Applied
Physics, 115, 164102, 2014.
Y.D. Kuang, S.Q. Shi, “Strong mechanical coupling between the carbon nanotube and the inner
streaming water flow”, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 17, pp.1053-1060, 2014.
Y.F. You, C.H. Xu, S.S. Xu, S. Cao, J.P. Wang, Y.B. Huang and S.Q. Shi, “Structural
characterization and optical property of TiO2 powders prepared by the sol–gel method”,
Ceramics International, 40, pp.8659-8666, 2014.
Z.R. Wang, H.Y. Li, H.Z. Chen, H.P. Feng, S.Q. Shi and P.K.L. Chan, “Low cost universal highk dielectric for solution processing and thermal evaporation organic transistors”, Advanced
Materials Interfaces, Article No. 1300119, 2014.
D.H.K. Chow, P.K. Suen, L. Huang, K.S. Leung, C. Ng, S.Q. Shi, M.W.N. Wong, L. Qin,
“Extracorporeal Shockwave Enhanced Regeneration of Fibrocartilage in a Delayed TendonBone Insertion Repair Model”, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 32(4), pp.507-514, April, 2014.
C. Ng, S. Guo, J.H. Luan, Q. Wang, J. Lu, S.Q. Shi, C.T. Liu, “Phase Stability and Tensile
Properties of Co-free AlCrCuFeNi High Entropy Alloys”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,
Vol. 584, pp.530-537, 2014.
K.G. Chen, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, “Tensile deformation properties of single crystal copper with
nano twins”, Computational Materials Science, 83, pp.269-276, 2014.
R.F. Zhu, J.N. Liu, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi, M.W. Fu, Zion Tsz Ho TSE, “The improved
superelasticity of NiTi alloy via electropulsing treatment for minutes”, Journal of Alloys and
Compounds, 584, pp.225-231, 2014.
Z.R. Wang, X.C. Ren, C.W. Leung, S.Q. Shi, P.K.L. Chan, “A UV-ozone treated amorphous
barium-strontium titanate dielectric thin film for low driving voltage flexible organic transistors”,
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 1, Issue 24, pp.3825~3832, 2013.
H.B. Huang, X.Q. Ma, Z.H. Liu, C.P. Zhao, S.Q. Shi and L.Q. Chen, “Simulation of multilevel
cell spin transfer switching in a full-Heusler alloy spin-valve nanopillar”, Applied Physics
Letters, 102, 042405, 2013.
R.F. Zhu, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi, M.W. Fu, “Microstructure evolution of copper strips with
gradient temperature in electropulsing treatment”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 581,
pp.160-165, 2013.
Q.L. Zhou, F.Y. Meng, Z.H. Liu and S.Q. Shi, “The thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes
with defects and intramolecular junctions”, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2013, article ID
842819, 7 pages.
R.F. Zhu, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi and M.W. Fu, “Effect of electroplastic rolling on the ductility and
superelasticity of TiNi shape memory alloy”, Materials & Design, 44, pp.606~611, 2013.
Z.H. Xiao, A.A. Semenov, C.H. Woo and S.Q. Shi, “Single void dynamics in phase field
modeling”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 439, pp.25~32, 2013.
C. He, W. Zhou, H.T. Wang, S.Q. Shi and H.M. Yao, “Mechanics of pharyngeal teeth of black
carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) crushing mollusk shells”, Advanced Engineering Materials,
15(8), pp. 684-690, 2013.
K.G. Chen, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, “Deformation twins induced by multi-mode deformation in
nanocrystalline copper”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, Vol. 93, No. 8, pp.490~497, 2013.
R.F. Zhu, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi, M.W. Fu and V.E. Gromov, “Effect of electropulsing treatment
on the microstructure and superelasticity of TiNi alloy”, Applied Physics A – Materials Science
& Processing, 111, pp.1195~1201, 2013.
J.P. Wang, C.H. Xu, Z.B. Zhu, C.S. Wen, J. Lu and S.Q. Shi, “Growth behaviors of ZnO
nanostructure on SMAT Cu0.62Zn0.38 during oxidation”, Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys., 62, 20401, 2013.
H.B. Huang, X.Q. Ma, Z.H. Liu, F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi and L.Q. Chen, “Micromagnetic simulation
of critical current density of spin transfer torque switching in a full-Heusler Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 alloy
spin valve nanopillar”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 330, pp.16~20, 2013.
J.P. Wang, C.H. Xu, Y.F. You, Z.S. Si, D.L. Li and S.Q. Shi, “Fast synthesis of Cu-doped ZnO
nanosheets at ambient condition”, Cryst. Res. Technol., 48(5), pp.273~278, 2013.
R.F. Zhu, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi and M.W. Fu, “Effect of electroplastic rolling on deformability
and oxidation of NiTiNb shape memory alloy”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 213,
pp.30~35, 2013.
L.L. Zhu, S.Q. Shi, K. Lu and J. Lu, “A statistical model for predicting the mechanical properties
of nanostructured metals with bimodal grain size distribution”, Acta Materialia, 60,
pp.5762~5772, 2012.
C. Ng, S. Guo, J.H. Luan, S.Q. Shi, C.T. Liu, “Entropy-driven phase stability and slow diffusion
kinetics in a Al0.5CoCrCuFeNi high entropy alloy”, Intermetallics, 31, pp.165~172, 2012.
R.F. Zhu, J.N. Liu, G.Y. Tang, S.Q. Shi and M.W. Fu, “Properties, microstructure and texture
evolution of cold rolled Cu strips under electropulsing treatment”, Journal of Alloys and
Compounds, 544, pp.203~208, 2012.
Xu, C.H.; Shi, S.Q.; Yang, X.L., “Effects of Inlet Gas-Flow Rates on Synthesis of CuO Nanowires
During Thermal Oxidation”, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Volume
9, Number 9, pp. 1293-1297, September 2012.
Z.R. Wang, J.Z. Xin, X.C. Ren, X.L. Wang, C.W. Leung, S.Q. Shi, A. Ruotolo, P.K.L. Chan,
“Low power flexible organic thin film transistors with amorphous Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 gate dielectric
grown by pulsed laser deposition at low temperature”, Organic Electronics, 13, pp.1223~1228,
2012.
Y. Bai, K. Ding, G.P. Zheng, S.Q. Shi, J.L. Cao and L.J. Qiao, “The electrocaloric effect around
the orthorhombic-tetragonal first-order phase transition in BaTiO3”, AIP Advances, 2, No. 2,
022162, 2012.
Y. Bai, K. Ding, G.P. Zheng, S.Q. Shi and L.J. Qiao, “Entropy-change measurement of
electrocaloric effect of BaTiO3 single crystal”, Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and
Materials Science, 209, pp.941~944, 2012.
C.H. Xu, C.S. Wen, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, “Oxidation behavior of Cu-38at%Zn foils after surface
mechanical attrition treatment”, Corrosion, 68, No.3, 035003, 2012.
J.C. Wang, S.Q. Shi, C.W. Leung, S.P. Lau, K.Y. Wong and P.K.L. Chan, “Short circuit current
improvement in planar heterojunction organic solar cells by multijunction charge transfer”,
Applied Physics Letters, 100, 053301, 2012.
Y. Bai, K. Ding, G.P. Zheng, S.Q. Shi, L.J. Qiao, D. Guo, “The electrocaloric effect in BaTiO3
thick film multilayer structure at high electric field”, Key Engineering Materials, 512-515,
pp.1304~1307, 2012.
J. Wang, Y.F. Xia, L.Q. Chen and S.Q. Shi, “Effect of strain and deadlayer on the polarization
switching of ferroelectric thin film”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110, 114111, 2011.
Y. Bai, G.P. Zheng, K. Ding, L.J. Qiao, S.Q. Shi and D. Guo, “The giant electrocaloric effect and
high effective cooling power near room temperature for BaTiO3”, Journal of Applied Physics,
110, 094103, 2011.
X.C. Zhang, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, “A computational study of plastic deformation in AISI 304
induced by surface mechanical attrition treatment”, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and
Structures, Vol. 18, pp.572~577, 2011.
J. C. Wang, X. C. Ren, S. Q. Shi, C. W. Leung, Paddy K. L. Chan, "Charge accumulation
induced S-shape J-V curves in bilayer heterojunction organic solar cells", Organic Electronics,
12, pp.880~885, 2011. This paper was selected as the No.1 hottest paper of the season at O.E.
H.B. Huang, X.Q. Ma, Z.H. Liu, F.Y. Meng, Z.H. Xiao, P.P. Wu, S.Q. Shi and L.Q. Chen,
“Micromagnetic simulation of spin-transfer switching in a full-Heusler Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5alloy spinvalve nanopillar”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110, 033913, 2011.
Y. Bai, G.P. Zheng and S.Q. Shi, “Abnormal electrocaloric effect of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-BaTiO3 leadfree ferroelectric ceramics above room temperature”, Materials Research Bulletin, 46,
pp.1866~1869, 2011.
F.Y. Meng, G.S. Wang, S.Q. Shi, S. Ogata, “A stretched carbon nanotube with a high-density of
topological defect”, Advanced Materials Research, 236-238, pp.2225~2228, 2011.
W.C. Liu, Y.D. Kuang, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, “Size effect on mechanical properties of carbon
nanotube X-junction”, Computational Materials Science, 50, pp.3067-3070, 2011.
C.H. Xu, Z.B. Zhu, H.F. Lui, C. Surya and S.Q. Shi, “The effect of oxygen partial pressure on the
growth of ZnO nanostructure on Cu0.62Zn0.38 brass during thermal oxidation”, Superlattices and
Microstructures, 49, pp.408-415, 2011.
Y. Bai, K. Ding, G.P. Zheng, S.Q. Shi and L.J. Qiao, “The study on the comparison of
thermodynamic calculation and direct DSC measurement for the electrocaloric effect”, Journal of
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 40, pp.34-36, 2011.
Huang HouBing, Ma Xing-Qiao, Yue Tao, Xiao ZhiHua, Shi San-Qiang and Chen Long-Qing,
“Magnetization switching modes in nanopillar spin valve under the external field”, Science in
China G: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, 54, pages 1227-1234, 2011.
C.H. Xu, Y.L. Liu and S.Q. Shi, “Isothermal oxidation behavior of Cu-38mol%Zn alloy at high
temperature”, High Temperature Materials and Processes, 30, pp.267~272, 2011.
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi, L.M. Zhou and J. Lu, “Dip-Pen Nanolithography”, chapter in Encyclopedia of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Edited by H.S. Nalwa, Volume 13, pages 79~97, America
Scientific Publishers, 2011. (ISBN:1-58883-162-0)
Q. Tang, X.Z. Meng, H.B. Jiang, T.Y. Zhou, C.B. Gong, X.K. Fu and S.Q. Shi, “Synthesis and
characterization of photo- and pH-responsive nanoparticles containing amino-substituted
azobenzene”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(41), pp.9133-9139, 2010.
Y. Bai, G.P. Zheng and S.Q. Shi, “Kinetic electrocaloric effect and giant net cooling of lead-free
ferroelectric refrigerants”, Journal of Applied Physics, 108, 104102, 2010.
Y.D. Kuang, S.Q. Shi, P.K.L. Chan and C.Y. Chen, “Self-assembly of carbon nanotubes and
boron nitride nanotubes into coaxial structures”, Computational Materials Science, 50, 645~650,
2010.
Guo X, Liu MQ, Man HC, Wang XY, Mu JJ, Li YZ, Feng JS, Shi SQ, Zhang M, “Laser
Acupuncture and Prevention of Bone Loss in Tail-Suspended Rats”, Aviation Space and
Environmental Medicine, 81(11), 914~918, 2010.
W.Y. Leung, D.W. Yuen, S.P. Ng, S.Q. Shi, “Pressure prediction model for compression
garment design”, Journal of Burn Care & Research, 31(5), 716~727, 2010.
Y. Bai, G.P. Zheng and S.Q. Shi, “Direct measurement of giant electrocaloric effect in BaTiO3
multilayer thick film structure beyond theoretical prediction”, Applied Physics Letters, 96,
192902, 2010.
W.C. Liu, Y.D. Kuang, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, “Temperature effects on mechanical properties
of the (3,3) carbon nanotube X-junctions”, Computational Materials Science, 49, 916~919, 2010.
Y.D. Kuang, S.Q. Shi, P.K.L. Chan and C.Y. Chen, “A continuum model of the van der Waals
interface for determining the critical diameter of nanopumps and its application to analysis of the
vibration and stability of nanopump systems”, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences &
Numerical Simulation, 11(2), 121~133, 2010.
Y.D. Kuang, S.Q. Shi, P.K.L. Chan and C.Y. Chen, “The effect of intertube van der Waals
interaction on the stability of pristine and functionalized carbon nanotubes under compression”,
Nanotechnology, 21, 125704, 2010.
Y.D. Kuang, S.Q. Shi, P.K.L. Chan, X.Q. He and C.Y. Chen, “Theoretical and experimental
studies on the electric impedance of active piezoelectric sensors bonded on cracked beams”,
Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 19, 045021, 2010.
W.C. Liu, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, “A theoretical investigation of the mechanical stability of
single-walled carbon nanotube 3-D junctions”, Carbon, Vol. 48, pp.1626~1635, 2010.
W.C. Liu, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, “Tensile deformation behavior of carbon nanotube junctions”,
Nanotech 2009, Nano Science & Technology Institute, Vol. 3, p.450~453, 2009. (ISBN: 978-14398-1784-1)
C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi and C. Surya, “Chapter 3. Gas sensors based on one dimensional
nanostructures”, in Handbook of Nanoceramics and Their Based Nanodevices, Vol. 5, edited by
T.Y. Tseng and N.S. Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers, January, 2009, page 51~72 (ISBN:
1-58883-119-1)
C.H. Xu, X.L. Yang, S.Q. Shi, Y. Liu, C. Surya, C.H. Woo, “Effects of Local Gas-Flow Field on
Synthesis of Oxide Nanowires during Thermal Oxidation”, Applied Physics Letters, 92, 253117,
2008.
X.H. Guo, S.Q. Shi, Q.M. Zhang, X.Q. Ma, “An elastoplastic phase-field model for the evolution
of hydride precipitation in zirconium, Part I: smooth specimen”, Journal of Nuclear Materials,
Vol.378, p.110~119, 2008.
X.H. Guo, S.Q. Shi, Q.M. Zhang, X.Q. Ma, “An elastoplastic phase-field model for the evolution
of hydride precipitation in zirconium, Part II: specimen with flaws”, Journal of Nuclear
Materials, Vol.378, p.120~125, 2008.
B. Jiang, Y. Bai, W.Y. Chu, L.J. Qiao, S. Q. Shi, “Effect of humidity on domain switching
behaviors of BaTiO3 single crystal under sustained load”, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 254,
p.5594~5598, 2008.
C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi, G.Y. Song, C.H. Woo and C. Surya, “Evaluation of the size of a tip-top by the
measurement of desoxyribonucleic acid under atomic force microscopy”, Measurement, 41,
p.783~787, 2008.
Bing Jiang, Yang Bai, Jiang-Li Cao, Wu-Yang Chu, Li-Jie Qiao, San-Qiang Shi, “Delayed crack
propagation in barium titanate single crystals in humid air”, Journal of Applied Physics, 103,
Article 116102, 2008.
X.Q. Ma, Z.H. Xiao, P.P. Wu, J.X. Zhang, S.Q. Shi, and L.Q. Chen, “Current-induced
magnetization dynamics in Co/Cu/Co nanopillars”, Journal of Applied Physics 103, 07B111,
2008.
Q. Tang and S.Q. Shi, “Preparation of Gas Sensors via Dip-pen Nanolithography”, Sensors &
Actuators: B. Chemical, 131, pp.379~383, 2008.
Z.H. Xiao, X.Q. Ma, P.P. Wu, J.X. Zhang, L.Q. Chen, and S.Q. Shi, “Micromagnetic simulations
of current-induced magnetization switching in Co/Cu/Co nanopillars”, Journal of Applied
Physics, Vol. 102, 093907, 2007.
C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi, C. Surya and C.H. Woo, “Synthesis of antimony oxide nano-particles by vapor
transport and condensation”, Journal of Materials Science, Vol.42, pp.9855~9858, 2007
X.H. Guo, S.Q. Shi and L.J. Qiao, “Simulation of hydrogen diffusion and initiation of hydrogeninduced cracking in PZT ferroelectric ceramics using a phase field model”, Journal of the
American Ceramic Society, Vol. 90, pp.2868~2872, 2007.
F.Y. Meng, S. Ogata, D. S. Xu, Y. Shibutani and S. Q. Shi, “Thermal Conductivity of Ultrathin
Carbon Nanotube with an X-shaped Junction”, Physical Review B, 75, 205403, 2007.
J.J. Xu, H.Y. Cheung and S.Q. Shi, “Mechanical Properties of Titanium Hydrides”, Journal of
Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 436, Issues 1-2, pp.82~85, 2007.
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, an invited book chapter “Chapter 5: Polymer Nanostructures
Constructed via Atomic Force Microscopy and Their Applications” published in “Polymeric
Nanostructures and Their Applications”, Vol. 1, Polymer Nanostructures, edited by H.S. Nalwa,
American Scientific Publishers, pp.223~260, 2007 (ISBN: 1-58883-069-1).
K.K. Wong, S.Q. Shi and K.T. Lau, “Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of a Polymer Composite
Reinforced with Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes”, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 334-335,
pp.705~708, 2007.
Z. Yang and S.Q. Shi, “Fabrication and tribological properties of polymer-carbon nanotubes
nanocomposites”, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 334-335, pp.661~664, 2007.
H. Y. Huang, W. Y. Chu, Y. J. Su, J. X. Li, L. J. Qiao and S.Q. Shi, “Experiment and first
principles investigation on the hydrogen-hindered phase transition of ferroelectric ceramics”,
Applied Physics Letters, 89, 142904, 2006.
DONG Kun , XU Jiu-Jun, CHENG Xiao-Yin, SHI San-Qiang, JI Yu-Long, LIN Bing-Feng, SUN
Yu-Qing, “Effect of Heat Treatment on the Erosive Properties of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys”,
Tribology, Vol.26, No.5, pp.427~432, 2006. (in Chinese)
Z. Yang, Y. Huang, B. Dong, H.L. Li and S.Q. Shi, “Densely Packed Single Crystal Bi2Fe4O9
Nanowires from a Template Induced Sol-gel Route”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 179,
pp.3324~3329, 2006.
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, “The Effect of Temperature and Relative Humidity on
Patterning of A Ferroelectric Polymer P(VDF-TrFE) Via Dip-Pen Nanolithography”,
International Journal of Nanoscience, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.57~67, 2006.
Zhi Yang, Yi Huang, Bin Dong, Hu-Lin Li, and San-Qiang Shi, “Sol-gel template synthesis and
characterization of LaCoO3 nanowires”, Applied Physics A, Vol. 84, 117~122, 2006.
C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi, H.C. Man, C.H. Woo and C. Surya, “Oxidation behavior of the TiNi shape
memory alloy with a laser surface melted layer”, Journal of Materials Science, Vol.41,
pp.1123~1129, 2006.
He Gong, Ming Zhang, Ling Qin, Lee Ka Ho Kenneth, Xia Guo, San-Qiang Shi, “Regional
Variations in Microstructural Properties of Vertebral Trabeculae with Structural Groups”,
Spine, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp.24~32, 2006.
F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi, D.S. Xu, and C.T. Chan, “Surface reconstructions and stability of X-shaped
carbon nanotube junction”, Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 124, No. 2, Art. No. 024711, 2006.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and L.Q. Chen, “The phase field model for hydrogen diffusion and
-hydride precipitation in zirconium under non-uniformly applied stress”, Mechanics of
Materials, Vol. 38, issues 1-2, pp.3~10, 2006.
Qin L, Fok PK, Lu HB, Shi SQ, Yang L, Leung KS, “Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound improves
the material properties of the healing tissues at bone-tendon insertion - a partial patellectomy
model in rabbits”, Clinical Biomechanics, Vol. 21, pp.387~394, 2006.
F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi, D.S. Xu, and R. Yang, “Size effect of X-shaped carbon nanotube junctions”,
Carbon, Vol.44 (7), pp.1263~1266, 2006.
F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi, D.S. Xu, and C.T. Chan, “Mechanical properties of ultrathin carbon
nanotube junctions”, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 14,
No. 5, S1-S8, July, 2006.
X.H. Guo, S.Q. Shi and X.Q. Ma, “Elastoplastic phase field model for microstructure evolution”,
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 87, Art. No. 221910, 2005.
S.Q. Shi, X.Q. Ma, X.N. Jing, X.H. Guo, L.Q. Chen, “PHASE FIELD SIMULATION OF
HYDROGEN DIFFUSION AND HYDRIDE FORMATION PATTERN IN ZIRCONIUM”, in
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, edited by Yu Zhou, et al., Atomic Energy Press,
2005, pp.186~197, (ISBN 7-5022-3421-7).
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, “Effect of Surface Roughness on Dip-pen Nanolithography”,
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 5, No. 12, pp.2167~2171, 2005.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, S.Y. Hu, C.H. Woo and L.Q. Chen, “Modeling of Hydrogen Diffusion
Process at a Blunt Notch in Zirconium”, Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing
(English edition), Vol.12, No. 5, pp.416~421, 2005.
Chi-kin Poon, Li-min Zhou, Wei Jin and San-qiang Shi, “Interfacial debond of shape memory
alloy composites”, Smart Mater. Struct. 14, pp.N29-N37, 2005.
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi, L.M. Zhou and C.H. Xu, “Comparative Study of Fabrication Patterns of a
Ferroelectric Polymer P(VDF-TrFE) on Gold Thin Film and Gold Ball via Dip-pen
Nanolithography”, Nanotech 2005, Cambridge, MA: Nano Science & Technology Institute, Vol.
2, pp. 711~714, 2005.
C.H. Xu, C.H. Woo, S.Q. Shi, and H.L.W. Chan, “Current Oscillation of Piezoelectric Ceramic
Vibrators Driven by a Constant High Electric Field”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., Vol. 88, pp.624~627,
2005.
C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi and Q. Tang, “Synthesis of Antimony Oxide Nanoparticles by Thermal
Oxidation”, Nanotech 2005, Cambridge, MA: Nano Science & Technology Institute, Vol. 2, pp.
54~57, 2005.
M.P. Puls, S.Q. Shi and J. Rabier, “Experimental Studies of Mechanical Properties of Solid
Zirconium Hydrides”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 336, pp.73~80, 2005.
S.G. Lu, Haydn Chen, C.L. Mak, K.H. Wong, H.L.W. Chan, C.L. Choy, J.J. Xu and S.Q. Shi,
“Preparation and Characterization of Compositionally Graded Epitaxial Barium Strontium
Titanate Thin Films via Scanning Probe Microscopy”, Key Engineering Materials, Vols.
280~283, pp.1903~1908, 2005.
C.H. Xu, C.H. Woo and S.Q. Shi, “Formation of CuO Nanowires on Cu Foil”, Chemical Physics
Letters, Vol. 399, pp.62~66, 2004.
F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi, D.S. Xu, R. Yang, “Multiterminal junctions formed by heating ultrathin
single-walled carbon nanotubes”, Physical Review B, Vol. 70, 125418, 2004.
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, a review article “Nanofabrication with Atomic Force
Microscopy”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp.948~963, 2004.
C.H. Xu, C.H. Woo and S.Q. Shi, “The Effects of Oxidative Environment on Synthesis of CuO
Nanowires on Cu Substrate”, Superlattices and Microstructures, Vol. 36, pp.31~38, 2004.
Q. Tang, C.H. Xu, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, “Formation and Characterization of Protein
Patterns on the Surfaces with Different Properties”, Synthetic Metals, Vol. 147, pp.247~252,
2004.
C.H. Xu, C.H. Woo, S.Q. Shi, Y. Wang, “The Effects of Frequencies of AC Modulation Voltage
on Piezoelectric-induced Images Using Atomic Force Microscopy”, Materials Characterization,
Vol. 52, pp.319~322, 2004.
Q. Tang, S.Q. Shi, H.T. Huang and L.M. Zhou, “Fabrication of highly oriented micro- and
nanostructures of ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer via dip-pen nanolithography”,
Superlattices and Microstructures, Vol. 36, pp.21~29, 2004.
C.H. Xu. S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and Y. Wang, “Behavior of a movable electrode in piezo-response
mode of an atomic force microscope”, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 95, pp.8431~8435, 2004.
C.H. Xu, X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo, “Oxidation behavior of TiNi shape memory alloy at 450–
750oC”, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 371, pp.45~50, 2004.
J.J. Xu and S.Q. Shi, “Investigation of mechanical properties of -zirconium hydride using microand nano-indentation techniques”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 327/2-3, pp.165~170, 2004.
Jie Wang, San-Qiang Shi, Long-Qing Chen, Yulan Li, Tong-Yi Zhang, “Phase field simulations
of ferroelectric/ferroelastic polarization switching”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, pp.749~764, 2004.
M.P. Puls, B.W. Leitch and S.Q. Shi, “The Effect of Applied Stress on the Accommodation
Energy and the Solvi for the Formation and Dissolution of Zirconium Hydride”, in “Hydrogen
Effects on Material Behavior and Corrosion Deformation Interactions”, edited by N.R. Moody,
A.W. Thompson, R. Ricker, G. Was, and R. Jones, TMS, 2004, pp. 233-248. (ISBN: 0-87339501-8)
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and L.Q. Chen, “Modeling of hydrogen diffusion and -hydride
precipitation process at a blunt notch in zirconium”, in “Computational Methods in Engineering
and Science”, edited by V.P. Lu, L.N. Lamas, Y-P Li and K.M. Mok, Swets & Zeitlinger B.V.,
Lisse, The Netherlands, 2003, pp.939~946. (ISBN 90 5809 567 3)
L.G. Zhou and S.Q. Shi, “Formation energy of Stone-Wales defects in carbon nanotubes”,
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 83 (6), pp.1222~1224, 2003.
F.Y. Meng, L.G. Zhou, S.Q. Shi and R. Yang, “Atomic Adsorption of Catalyst Metals on StoneWales Defects in Carbon Nanotubes”, Carbon, Vol. 41 (10), pp.2023~2025, 2003.
K.T. Lau, S.Q. Shi and H.M. Cheng, “Micro-mechanical Properties and Morphological
Observation on Fractured Surfaces of Carbon Nanotube Composites Pre-treated At Different
Temperature”, Composites Sci. & Tech., 63 (8): 1161~1164 JUN, 2003.
X.H. Zhu, H.L.W. Chan, C.L. Choy, K.H. Wong, J.J. Xu and S.Q. Shi, “Preparation of epitaxial
compositionally graded (Ba1-xSrx)TiO3 thin films with enhanced dielectric properties”, Applied
Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, Vol. 77, pp.499-505, 2003.
L.G. Zhou, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, “Effects of Stone-Wales Defect on Adsorption & Insertion
Capacity of Nanotubes”, Nanotech 2003, Cambridge, MA: Nano Science & Technology Institute,
Vol. 3, 2003, pp. 154~157. (ISBN 09 7284 222 5)
K.T. Lau, S.Q. Shi, L.M. Zhou and H.M. Cheng, “Mirco-hardness and Flexural Properties of
Randomly-oriented Carbon Nanotube Composites”, Journal of Composite Materials, 37 (4): 365376, 2003.
L.G. Zhou and S.Q. Shi, “Adsorption of Foreign Atoms on Stone-Wales Defect in Carbon
Nanotube”, Carbon, Vol. 41 (3), pp.613~615, 2003.
K.T. Lau and S.Q. Shi, “Failure Mechanisms of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites Pretreated
in Different Temperature Environments”, Carbon, Vol. 40, pp.2965~2968, 2002.
L.G. Zhou and S.Q. Shi, “Computer Simulation of Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes in Hydrogen
Environment”, Philosophical Magazine A, Vol. 82, no. 17-18, pp.3201-3209, 2002.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and L.Q. Chen, “Phase-field Simulation of Hydride Precipitation
in Bi-crystalline Zirconium”, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 47, pp.237~241, 2002.
Q.K. Li and S.Q. Shi, “Dislocation Jumping Over the Sound Barrier in Tungsten”, Applied
Physics Letters, Vol. 80, issue 17, pp. 3069~3071, 2002.
Q.K. Li, Y. Zhang, S.Q. Shi, W.Y. Chu, “Molecular dynamics simulation of dealloyed layerenhanced dislocation emission and crack propagation”, Materials Letters, 56 (6): 927-932 Nov
2002.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and L.Q. Chen, “Simulation of -Hydride Precipitation in Bicrystalline Zirconium under Uniformly Applied Load”, Materials Science and Engineering A,
Vol. 334, pp. 6~10, 2002.
S.Q. Shi, W.J. Zhu, H. Huang and C.H. Woo, “Interaction of Transonic Edge Dislocations with
Self-Interstitial Loop”, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, Vol. 157, pp. 201~208, 2002.
S.Q. Shi, H. Huang and C.H. Woo, “Interaction of A Transonic Dislocation with Subsonic
Dislocation and Point Defect Clusters”, Computational Materials Science, Vol.23, pp.95~104,
2002.
W. C. Liu, S. Q. Shi, C. H. Woo, and H. Huang, “Dislocation Nucleation and Propagation
During Thin Film Deposition Under Tension”, invited paper, Computer Modeling in Engineering
& Sciences, Vol. 3, no.2, pp.213-218, 2002.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, L.Q. Chen and C.H. Woo, “Effect of Applied Load on Nucleation and Growth
of -Hydrides in Zirconium”, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 23, pp.283~290, 2002.
K.T. Lau, A.W.L. Chan, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, “Thermal Induced Debond at a NiTi
Wire/Epoxy Interface”, Materials & Design, Vol. 23, pp.265~270, 2002.
L.G. Zhou and S.Q. Shi, “Molecular dynamic simulations on tensile mechanical properties of
single-walled carbon nanotube with and without hydrogen storage”, Computational Materials
Science, Vol. 23, pp.166~174, 2002.
S.J. Liu, S.Q. Shi, H. Huang, and C.H. Woo, “Interatomic Potentials and Atomistic Calculations
of Some Metal Hydride Systems”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 330~332, p. 64~69,
2002.
W.C. Liu, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and H. Huang, “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Dislocation
Dynamics during Thin Film Deposition Under Compression”, Comp. Mater. Sci., Vol. 23,
pp.155~165, 2002.
K.T. Lau, S.Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, “Estimation of Stress Intensity Factor for the FRP Bonded
Concrete Beam Using Superposition Method”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 53, No. 01,
February, p.31~41, 2001.
S.Q. Shi, “Diffusion Controlled Hydride Growth near Crack Tip in Zirconium”, J. Nucl. Mater.,
Vol. 275, pp.318-323, 1999.
S.Q. Shi, “The Effect of External Load on the Hydride Formation Temperature in Zirconium for a
Given Hydrogen Concentration in Solid Solution”, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 41, No. 10, pp.11151121, 1999.
S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, “Experimental Studies of Fracture Strength of Zirconium Hydrides in Zr2.5Nb Alloys”, J. Nucl. Mater., Vol. 275, pp.312-317, 1999.
K.T. Lau, S.-Q. Shi and L.M. Zhou, “Stress Intensity Factor for Concrete Beam Strengthened by
Composite Plate”, in Fracture Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Materials, edited by Lin Ye
and Yiu-Wing Mai, University of Sydney, Australia, pp. 84-91, (ISBN: 1-86487-283-7),
December 1999.
S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, “Advances in the Theory of Delayed Hydride Cracking in Zirconium
Alloys", in Hydrogen Effects in Materials, edited by A.W. Thompson and N.R. Moody, published
by TMS, pp. 611-621 (ISBN: 0-87339-334-1), 1996.
S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, "Computer Modelling of Hydride Growth and Fracture at A Crack Tip
under Temperature Transients in Zirconium Alloys", in Modelling and Simulation in
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, edited by Yu Zongsen, Xiao Zeqiang and Xie
Xishan, Metallurgical Industry Press, Beijing, pp. 749-753 (ISBN: 7-5024-1908-X), June, 1996.
B.W. Leitch and S.Q. Shi, “Accommodation Energy of Formation and Dissolution for a
Misfitting Precipitate in an Elastic-Plastic Matrix”, Modelling and Simulation in Materials
Science and Engineering, Vol. 4, pp.281-292, 1996.
S.Q. Shi, G.K. Shek and M.P. Puls, "Hydrogen Concentration Limit and Critical Temperatures
for Delayed Hydride Cracking in Zirconium Alloys", J. Nucl. Mater., Vol.218, pp.189-201, 1995.
S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, "A Simple Method of Estimating the Maximum Normal Stress and Plastic
Zone Size at a Shallow Notch", Int. J. of Press. Vessels and Piping, Vol. 64, pp.67-71, 1995.
H.C. Yi, S.Q. Shi and W.W. Smeltzer, "Oxidation of Ni-Al-Si Alloys at 1073 K", Oxidation of
Metals, Vol.43, Nos.1/2, pp.115-139, 1995.
S.Q. Shi, M. Liao and M.P. Puls, "Modelling of Time Dependent Hydride Growth at Crack Tips
in Zirconium Alloys", Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 2,
pp.1065-1078, 1994.
S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, "Dependence of the Threshold Stress Intensity Factor on Hydrogen
Concentration During Delayed Hydride Cracking in Zirconium Alloys", J. Nucl. Mater., Vol.
218, pp.30-36, 1994.
S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, "Criteria of Fracture Initiation at Hydrides in Zirconium Alloys, I. Sharp
Crack Tip", J. Nuclear Materials, Vol. 208, pp.232-242, 1994.
S.Q. Shi, M.P. Puls and S. Sagat, "Criteria of Fracture Initiation at Hydrides in Zirconium
Alloys, II. Shallow Notch", J. Nuclear Materials, Vol. 208, pp.243-251, 1994.
S. Sagat, S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, "Crack Initiation Criterion at Notches in Zr-2.5Nb Alloys",
Materials Science and Engineering, A176, pp.237-247, 1994.
S.-Q. Shi, E. Abramov, D.A. Thompson and W.W. Smeltzer, "Enhanced Helium Release by
Hydrogen Isotope Charging in Polycrystalline Nickel", Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids,
Vol. 128, pp.247-256, 1994.
S.-Q. Shi, D.A. Thompson, W.W. Smeltzer, "Deuterium Permeation in Polycrystalline Nickel
Pre-implanted with Nickel and Helium Ions", Materials Science and Engineering, A158, pp.7178, 1992.
S.-Q. Shi, E. Abramov, D.A. Thompson and W.W. Smeltzer, "Thermal Desorption of Deuterium
from Polycrystalline Nickel Pre-implanted with Helium", J. Nuclear Materials, Vol. 182, pp.128,
1991.
E. Abramov, S.-Q. Shi, D.A. Thompson and W.W. Smeltzer, "Synergistic Effects between Helium
and Deuterium on Gas Detrapping in Polycrystalline Nickel", J. Nuclear Materials, Vol. 186,
pp.61-67, 1991.
S.-Q. Shi, D.A. Thompson, W.W. Smeltzer and M.P. Riehm, "Deuterium Permeation Behaviour
in Polycrystalline Nickel Implanted with Nickel and Helium Ions", in "Diffusion in Materials",
A.L. Laskar, J.L. Bocquet, G. Brebec and C. Monty, Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.648,
1990. (ISBN: 0-7923-0653-8)
S.-Q. Shi and W.-B. Li, "Studies of Hydrogen Trapped by Nitrogen or Oxygen in Niobium with
Ultrasonic Attenuation Technique and Resistivity Measurements", Journal de Physique, Vol. 46,
pp.C10-91, Dec. 1985.
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Recent Conference Papers
S.Q. Shi, at 6th East Asia Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Workshop, “Modeling of
Crevice Corrosion of Fe within Phase-field Scheme”, June 2-4, 2016, Tainan, Taiwan.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at International Workshop on Advanced Materials 2016 (in honor of CT
Liu’s life-time contributions to the material advancement), “Competitive Adsorption for Pb, Ca
and Mg on Alloy 800 in Simulated Crevice Chemistry at 300oC”, March 27-31, Yangzhou, China,
2016.
S.Q. Shi, at 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, “Quantitative, elastoplastic
phase-field model for microstructural evolution under stress and temperature gradients”, July
26-30, San Diego, USA, 2015.
S.Q. Shi, Z.H. Xiao and G.Y. Tang, at 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics,
“Phase-field modeling of Electrochemical corrosion of metals”, July 26-30, San Diego, USA,
2015.
S.Q. Shi, at 6th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2015), “Quantitative,
elastoplastic phase-field model for microstructural evolution in solids under stress and
temperature gradients”, July 14-17, Auckland, New Zealand.
S.Q. Shi, at 8th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies of the Materials
Research Society of Singapore (ICMAT2015), “Quantitative, elastoplastic phase-field model for
microstructural evolution under stress and temperature gradients”, June 28 - July 3, Singapore,
2015.
S.Q. Shi, keynote (May 29, 2015) at 5th East Asia Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Workshop, “Quantitative phase-field model of microstructure evolution for binary alloys”, May
28-30, 2015, Seoul, Korea.
S.Q. Shi and Zhihua Xiao, invited Talk (May 19, 2015) at Coupled Problems 2015,
“Quantitative, Elastoplastic Phase Field Model for Hydride Precipitation in Zirconium under
Stress and Temperature Gradients”, May 18-20, 2015, Venice, Italy.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at International Workshop in Computational Science and Engineering, “3D
quantitative, elastoplastic phase-field model for microstructure evolution during hydride
precipitation in zirconium under stress and temperature gradients”, December 13-16, 2014,
Hong Kong.
K.L. Gao, Z.K. Zhang, S.Q. Shi, X. Guo, at 9th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation cum 21st
Annual Congress of Gerontology, “The influence of disuse on bone microarchitecture and
intrinsic mechanical properties”, November 29-30, 2014.
K.G. Chen, W.J. Zhu and S.Q. Shi, at the 13th National Conference in Physical Mechanics, “MD
modeling of mechanical responses of coated copper nanowire”, Xiangtan, Hunan, China, Oct. 19,
2014.
S.Q. Shi, invited Talk (Aug. 28, 2014) at the 3rd International Symposium on Phase-field Method,
“Effect of Temperature on Hydride Morphology in Zirconium: A Phase-field Study”, State
College, USA, August 26~29, 2014.
S.Q. Shi, at the 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics-5th European Conference on
Computational Mechanics-6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, “A
Quantitative Free Energy Functional for Phase-field Modeling of Microstructure Evolution
during Solid State Phase Transformation in Binary Alloys”, Barcelona, Spain, July 20~25, 2014.
S.Q. Shi, at the 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, “Modeling of Hydride
Morphology in Zirconium under Stress and Temperature Gradients”, Prague, Czech Republic,
July 7~11, 2014.
S.Q. Shi, Z.H. Xiao and M.J. Hao at the 1st International Workshop on Software Solutions for
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, “Quantitative Elastoplastic Phase-field Model
for Microstructural Evolution of Hydride Precipitation in Zirconium under Stress and
Temperature Gradients”, Rolduc, Netherlands, June 24-27, 2014.
S.Q. Shi, keynote talk at NACE International Annual Conference & Expo 2014, “COMPETITIVE
ADSORPTION MODEL FOR Pb2+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ ON ALLOY 800 IN SIMULATED
CREVICE CHEMISTRY AT HIGH TEMPERATURE”, Beijing, China, May 19-22, 2014.
N.N. Li, J.L. Luo, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at NACE International Annual Conference & Expo 2014,
“Effect of SMAT on Corrosion Properties of Materials in Steam Generator”, Beijing, China, May
19-22, 2014.
N.N. Li, J.L. Luo, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at ACE International Northern Area Western Conference,
“Effect of SMAT on Corrosion Properties of Materials in Steam Generator”, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, January 27-30, 2014.
S.Q. Shi, keynote talk at 2013 China Environmental Fracture Conference, “Overview of the
application of phase-field method in hydrogen embrittlement and localized corrosion”, Wu Yuan,
Jiangxi, China, Oct. 9~12, 2013.
Y.D. Kuang and S.Q. Shi, at 3rd International Conference in Nanotechnology, “Velocity Analysis
of the Axial Oscillation of Water Chain in a (6, 6) Single-walled Carbon Nanotube”, Toronto,
Canada, Aug 12-14, 2013.
S.Q. Shi, at the 21st International Conference in Nuclear Engineering, “Hydride Blister in
Zirconium”, Chengdu, China, July 27-Aug.2, 2013
S.Q. Shi, at 5th International Conference on Experiments/Process/Simulation/Optimization,
“Synergetic Effect of Pb, Ca and Mg Ions on Alloy 800 in Simulated Crevice Solution”, Athens,
Greece, July 3-6, 2013.
S.Q. Shi, keynote talk at the 13th International Conference on Fracture, “Quantitative Modeling of
Hydride Blister in Zirconium”, Beijing, China, June 17-22, 2013.
J.L. Luo, B. Lu and S.Q. Shi, at PRiME 2012, “Hydrogen induced passivity degradation and
stress corrosion cracking”, Oct.7~12, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at The 3rd International Symposium on Materials for Enabling Nanodevices,
“Twin/Fault Structures and Their Effect on Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Copper”,
Aug. 27~29, 2012, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at TMS 2012 Annual Meeting, “Modeling of Hydride Formation and
Fracture in Zirconium”, March 10~15, 2012, Orlando, USA.
K.P. Cheung, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, talk at TMS 2012 Annual Meeting, “Studies on Mechanical
Properties of 2024 Al Sheet Treated by SMAT and Hot/Cold Rolling”, March 10~15, 2012,
Orlando, USA.
S.Q. Shi, at Third International Symposium on Computational Mechanics (ISCM III) in
conjunction with Second Symposium on Computational Structural Engineering (CSE II),
“Deformation twin induced by multi-strain in nanocrystalline and hierarchy twin/fault structure
in copper:Molecular Dynamic Simulation”, Dec. 5~7, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at “Hong Kong – Mainland Symposium on Nanomechanics”, “Deformation
twin induced by multi-strain in nanocrystalline and hierarchy twin/fault structure in copper”,
Nov.24, 2011, Hong Kong, China.
K.G. Chen, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at China Mechanics 2011, “Deformation Twin in Nanocrystalline
Copper: Molecular Dynamic Simulation”, Aug 22~24, 2011, Ha Er Bin, China.
K.G. Chen, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at 1st World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials
Engineering, “Multi-strain induced deformation twinning in nanocrystalline copper”, July 10~14,
2011, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA.
S.Q. Shi, at 1st World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, “Phase field
model for time-dependent hydrogen diffusion, hydride formation and fracture initiation in
zirconium”, July 10~14, 2011, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA.
X.C. Zhang, J. Lu and S.Q. Shi, at 1st World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials
Engineering, “Numerical Evaluation of Energy Transfer during Surface Mechanical Attrition
Treatment”, July 10~14, 2011, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA.
S.Q. Shi, at International Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, “Modeling of
hydrogen damage in materials using phase-field method”, June 5~9, 2011, Lake Como, Italy.
S.Q. Shi, keynote talk at International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering
and Sciences (ICCES’11), “Modeling of hydrogen diffusion, hydride blister formation and
fracture in zirconium”, April 18~21, 2011, Nanjing, China.
Yang Bai, Guang-Ping Zheng, San-Qiang Shi and Lijie Qiao, 7th China International Conference
on High-performance Ceramics, “The electrocaloric effect in BaTiO3 thick film multilayer
structure at high electric field”, Nov. 4~7, 2011, Xiamen, China.
K.P. Cheung, A.Y. Chen, C. Ng, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at the 15th Annual Conference of HKSTAM,
the 7th Jiangsu-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and It’s Application, and the 2nd Symposium on
the Development of Mechanics in Macau, “Residual Stress Distribution of Friction Stir Welded
2024 Al Thin Sheet Treated by SMAT”, March 11~12, 2011, Hong Kong & Macau, China.
Z.H. Xiao, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and A.A. Semenov, at the 15th Annual Conference of HKSTAM,
the 7th Jiangsu-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and It’s Application, and the 2nd Symposium on
the Development of Mechanics in Macau, “Phase Field Simulation of Void Growth in Metal”,
March 11~12, 2011, Hong Kong & Macau, China.
J.C. Wang, X.C. Ren, S.Q. Shi, C.W. Leung and Paddy K.L. Chan, at MRS 2010 Fall Meeting,
“S-shape properties in the J-V curves of bilayer heterojunction organic solar cells”, Boston, Nov.
29~Dec. 3, 2010.
Y.D. Kuang, K.L. Chan and S.Q. Shi, at The 2nd IASTED International Conference on
Nanotechnology and Applications (NANA 2010), “Transversal vibration of single-walled carbon
nanotubes containing water”, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nov. 1~3, 2010, USA.
W.C. Liu, Y.D. Kuang and S.Q. Shi, at The 2nd IASTED International Conference on
Nanotechnology and Applications (NANA 2010), “Size effects on mechanical properties of
single-walled carbon nanotube X-junctions”, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nov. 1~3, 2010, USA.
Yang Bai, Guangping Zheng, San-Qiang Shi and Lijie Qiao, at IUMRS 11th International
Conference in Asia, “Direct DSC measurement of the electrocaloric effect of BaTiO3 under high
electric field”, Sept. 25~28, 2010, Qingdao, China.
S.Q. Shi, Z.H. Xiao, C.H. Woo and A.A. Semenov, at 17th International Conference on Ion Beam
Modification of Materials, “Modeling of Void Formation in Irradiated Metals”, Montreal,
Canada, Aug.22~27, 2010.
S.Q. Shi, at Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials, “An elastoplastic phase
field model for microstructure evolution”, Avignon, France, June 6~11, 2010.
K.G. Chen, W.J. Zhu, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at The 14th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Society
of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics & The 7th Shanghai-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and
Its Application, “Microstructural Evolution of Nanocrystalline Copper under Shockwave: A
Molecular Dynamics Study”, Hong Kong, March 13, 2010.
X.C. Zhang, S.Q. Shi and J. Lu, at The 14th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Society of
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics & The 7th Shanghai-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its
Application, “Finite Element Analysis of SMAT Induced Residual Stress”, Hong Kong, March 13,
2010.
W.C. Liu, Y.D. Kuang and S.Q. Shi, at The 14th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Society of
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics & The 7th Shanghai-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its
Application, “The Effect of Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube
Junctions”, Hong Kong, March 13, 2010.
X.C. Zhang, J. Lu and S.Q. Shi, at The Second International Symposium on Computational
Mechanics (ISCM) and the Twelfth International Conference on the Enhancement and Promotion
of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science (EPMESC XII), “A Computational Study
of Plastic Deformation in AISI 304 Induced by Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment”, Hong
Kong & Macau, Nov 30~Dec 3, 2009.
W.Y. Leung, D.W. Yuen, S.P. Ng and S.Q. Shi, at Asia Simulation Conference 2009, “Pressure
Prediction by the Simulation on the Deformation after Wearing Pressure Garment”, Shiga, Japan,
Oct.7~9, 2009.
S.Q. Shi, X.H. Guo, Z.H. Xiao and C.H. Woo, at 20th International Conference on Structural
Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 20), “Phase-field Modeling of Microstructure
Evolution in Nuclear Materials”, Helsinki, Finland, Aug 9~14, 2009.
S.Q. Shi, keynote talk at China 2009 Environmental Induced Fracture Conference, “Modeling of
Hydrogen Damage in Materials”, Xining, Qinghai, China, July 27~30, 2009.
S.Q. Shi, W.C. Liu, and F.Y. Meng, at New Diamond and Nano Carbon Conference (NDNC
2009), “Mechanical behavior of carbon nanotube junctions”, Traverse City, Michigan, USA,
June 7~12, 2009.
W.C. Liu, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, at Nanotech 2009, “Tensile deformation behavior of carbon
nanotube junctions”, Houston, Texas, USA, May 3~7, 2009.
W.C. Liu, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, at the 13th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Society of
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/the 5th Jiangsu-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its
Applications, “Mechanical Stability of Carbon Nanotube Junctions”, Hong Kong/Macau, March
15~16, 2009.
S.Q. Shi, at International Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, “An Elastoplastic
Phase-field Model for Microstructure Evolution”, Adelaide, Australia, August 24~29, 2008.
S.Q. Shi, at the 6th International Forum on Advanced Material Science and Technology, “Phasefield Models for Microstructure Evolution in Nuclear Materials”, Hong Kong, China, June 12~14,
2008.
S.Q. Shi, at the 2nd International Conference on Heterogeneous Materials Mechanics,
“Elastoplastic phase-field model for time-dependent hydrogen diffusion, hydride precipitation
and fracture in Zr”, Huangshan, China, June 3~8, 2008.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at International Workshop on Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals,
“Elastoplastic phase-field model for time-dependent hydrogen diffusion, hydride precipitation
and fracture in Zr”, Mumbai, India, Feb. 18~20, 2008
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at the 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Fracture, “Computer
Modeling of Hydrogen Damage in Materials”, Hong Kong and Nansha, China, January 3~7,
2008.
S.Q. Shi, invited talk at the 5th Chinese Conference on Hydrogen Embrittlement and Stress
Corrosion Cracking, “Elastoplastic Phase Field Model for Hydrogen Diffusion and Hydride
Precipitation in Zirconium”, Jiangyou, Sichuan, China, Oct. 9~15, 2007.
K.K. Wong, S.Q. Shi and K.T. Lau, at the Joint Conference of HKSTAM Annual Conference/3 rd
Jiangsu-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics an Its Applications, “Practical Issues on Carbon
Nanotubes Reinforced Polymer Composites and its Mechanical Properties”, March 10, 2007,
Hong Kong, pp.13.
S.Q. Shi, X.H. Guo and L.J. Qiao, at the TMS Annual Conference, “Phase Field Simulation of
Hydrogen Diffusion and Induced Cracking in PZT”, Feb. 26 ~ March 1, 2007, Orlando, USA.
K.K. Wong, S.Q. Shi and K.T. Lau, at the 5th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite
Materials, “Mechanical and Thermal Properties of a Polymer Composite Reinforced by
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes”, Nov. 27 ~ 30, 2006, Hong Kong.
Z. Yang and S.Q. Shi, at the 5th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials,
“Fabrication and tribological properties of polymer-carbon nanotubes nanocomposites”, Nov. 27
~ 30, 2006, Hong Kong.
X.H. Guo, S.Q. Shi and L.J. Qiao, at the 2nd Jiangsu-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its
Applications, “Simulation of hydrogen-induced cracking in PZT ferroelectric ceramics using a
phase field model”, May 27~28, Nanjing, China, 2006.
F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi, D.S. Xu, C.T. Chan, at HKSTAM Annual Conference/3 rd Shanghai - Hong
Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its Application, “Topological Structure and Properties of
Ultrathin Carbon Nanotube Junctions”, March 11, 2006, Hong Kong, pp.30.
F.Y. Meng, S.Q. Shi, D.S. Xu, C.T. Chan, at International Anniversary Symposium on Molecular
Dynamics Simulations, “Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Junctions”, Osaka, Japan,
August 29-30, 2005, pp.s1~s8.
S.Q. Shi, X.Q. Ma, X.N. Jing, X.H. Guo, L.Q. Chen, at the 18th International Conference on
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS IN REACTOR TECHNOLOGY, PHASE FIELD SIMULATION
OF HYDROGEN DIFFUSION AND HYDRIDE FORMATION PATTERN IN ZIRCONIUM,
August 7~12, 2005, Beijing, in CDROM.
S.Q. Shi, at the 2nd Shanghai - Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and Its Application, An
Elastoplastic Phase Field Model for Microstructure Evolution, June 25, 2005, Shanghai, p.18.
S.Q. Shi, F.Y. Meng, L.G. Zhou and R. Yang, invited talk at the 8th International Conference on
Applications of Diamond and Related Materials/1st NanoCarbon Joint Conference, “Formation
of Junctions and Defects in Carbon Nanotubes”, Argonne National Laboratory, May 15-19, 2005,
USA, section 5.
X.H. Guo and S.Q. Shi, at HKSTAM Annual Conference, An New Elastoplastic Phase Field
Model for Microstructure Evolution near Voids and Cracks, March 12, 2005, Hong Kong, pp.7.
S.Q. Shi and X.Q. Ma, invited at 3rd International Conference on Environment Sensitive Cracking
and Corrosion Damage, Prediction of Hydrogen Diffusion and Hydride Precipitation Processes
at a Stress Concentrator in Zirconium, August 2004, Qing Dao, China, p.27~31.
H. Gong, M. Zhang, H.Y. Yeung, L. Qin, X. Guo and S.Q. Shi, at BME2004 Biomedical
Engineering Conference, Microstructural properties of vertebral trabeculae in different structure
model groups, 23-25 Sept, 2004, Hong Kong, pp.59-61.
S.Q. Shi and X.N. Jing, at International Conference on Computational & Experimental
Engineering and Sciences, An Elastoplastic Phase Field Model for Morphological Evolution of
Hydrides in Zirconium, July 26~29, 2004, Funchal, Portugal, in CDROM.
S.Q. Shi, F.Y. Meng, R. Yang, invited at IUTAM Symposium on Size Effects on Material and
Structural Behavior at Micron- and Nano-scales, Size Effect in Carbon Nanotubes, May 30 ~ June
4, 2004, HKUST, China.
S.Q. Shi, Y. Yuan, L.J. Qiao, invited at IUTAM Symposium on Size Effects on Material and
Structural Behavior at Micron- and Nano-scales, Size Effect in Surface Corrosion of Steel, May
30 ~ June 4, 2004, HKUST, China, p.30.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, C.H. Woo and L.Q. Chen, at International Symposium on Macro-, Meso-,
Micro-, and Nano-Mechanics of Materials (MM2003), “The Phase Field Model for Hydrogen
Diffusion and γ-hydride Precipitation in Zirconium Under Non-Uniformly Applied Stress”,
December 8 ~ 10, 2003, HKUST, p.201~202.
F.Y. Meng, L.G. Zhou, S.Q. Shi and R. Yang, at The 2003 Seventh International Conference on
the Application of Diamond Films and Related Materials and Third International Conference on
Frontier Carbon Technology (ADC/FCT2003), “INTERACTION BETWEEN CATALYST
METALS AND STONE-WALES DEFECTS IN CARBON NANOTUBES”, August 18 - 21, 2003,
Tsukuba, Japan, Proceedings, p.65~69.
L.G. Zhou, F.Y. Meng and S.Q. Shi, at 2003 NanoTech Conference, “Effects of Stone-Wales
Defect on Adsorption & Insertion Capacity of Nanotubes”, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.,
February 23~27, 2003.
J.J. Xu, X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi and M.P. Puls, at The 13th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference,
“Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Zirconium Hydride Using Micro- and Nanoindentation Techniques”, Shenzhen, China, Oct 21~25, 2002, pp.1014~1021.
M.P. Puls, B.W. Leitch, S.-Q. Shi, invited talk at International Conference on Hydrogen Effects
on Materials Behavior and Corrosion Deformation Interaction, The Effect of Applied Stress on the
Accommodation Energy and the Solvi for the Formation and Dissolution of Zirconium Hydride,
Jackson Lake Lodge, USA, 22-26 September 2002.
K.T. LAU and S.Q. SHI, at European-MRS 2002 Spring Conference, Flexural Behaviour and
Hardness of Nanotube Composites, Strasburg, France, 18-21 June 2002.
K.T. LAU, S.Q. SHI, and D. HUI, at ICCE-9, Hardness Properties of Carbon Nanotube/epoxy
Composites, San Diego, USA, 1-7 July, 2002.
L.G. Zhou and S.Q. Shi, at the 10th International Conference of Fracture, Detrimental Effect of
Hydrogen on The Fracture Strength of Single- and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Hawaii,
USA, December 2001.
X.Q. Ma, S.Q. Shi, L.Q. Chen and C.H. Woo, at Materials Research Society Spring Conference,
Computer Simulation of Hydride Precipitation in Bi-crystalline Zirconium, San Francisco, USA,
April 2001, pp.AA4.14.1~5.
S.Q. Shi, W.J. Zhu, C.H. Woo and H. Huang, invited plenary talk at 3rd International Conference
on Materials Structure & Micromechanics of Fracture, Brno, Czech Republic: Interactions
between Transonic Dislocation and Defects, June 2001, pp.84~99.
S.Q. Shi and L.G. Zhou, Joint Diamond and Carbon Conferences, The Fracture Strength of
Carbon Nanotubes in Hydrogen Environment, Auburn, USA, August 5 ~ 12, 2001, pp.773~778.
S.J. Liu, S.Q. Shi, H. Huang, and C.H. Woo, at International Union of Materials Research
Societies Conference, Ab initio Pair Potentials and Mechanical Properties of Zirconium
Hydrides, Hong Kong, China, July, 2000, pp.B3.23.
S.Q. Shi and L.G. Zhou, at 6th International Conference on Fundamentals of Fracture, Computer
Simulation of Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes in Hydrogen Environment, Cirencester, U. K.,
March 2001.
S.Q. Shi, H. Huang and C.H. Woo, invited talk at International Workshop on Ultra High Speed
Deformation, Interaction between High Speed Dislocations and Other Defects, Hiroshima, Japan,
August, 2000.
A Selection of Non-Refereed Reports
S.-Q. Shi, “Safety Assessment of A Type of Subsurface Flaws Found in Bruce Unit 6 Fuel
Channel K01”, AECL Report, September, 1998.
S.-Q. Shi, “Assessment of Flaws Found in Point Lepreau NGS Fuel Channels During the 1997
Inspection”, AECL Report, January, 1998.
S.-Q. Shi, “On the Deuterium Depletion Zone near Pressure Tube Inside Surfaces”, AECL
Report, December, 1997.
S.-Q. Shi, “Assessment of Flaws Found in Gentilly-2 NGS Fuel Channels During the 1997
Inspection”, AECL Report, May 1997.
S.-Q. Shi, A.M. Stadnyk and B.W. Leitch, "Hydride Fracture Stress in Zr-2.5Nb", AECL Report,
1994.
S.-Q. Shi, "Approximate Error Analysis for Delayed Hydride Cracking Experiments", AECL
Report, 1994.
S.-Q. Shi, "MAXER 2.1: A PC Code to Determine the Potential for DHC Initiation at Blunt
Notches in Zirconium Alloys", AECL Technical Notes, 1993.
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Research Personnel in Prof. Shi’s Group
Current Members
Mr. Talha Qasim Ansari, PhD student
Dr. Zhenhua Cong, research associate
Mr. Jimin Fu, PhD student
Dr. Yao Gao, research associate
Mr. Antony K.C. Lam, PhD student
Ms. Wing Yan (Maggie) Leung, PhD student
Ms. Nana Li, PhD student
Dr. Wenbo Liu, Hong Kong Scholars Program
Ms. Esther Hei Lam Ma, PhD student
Mr. Jian-quan Wan, PhD student
Ms. Isabel Tsz Ting Wong, PhD student
Dr. Zhihua Xiao, Postdoc
Dr. Xusheng Yang, Postdoc
Mr. Xiaoyu Ye, MSc student
Former Members
Dr. Youdi Kuang, research professor at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Mr. Pengchuang Liu, now at Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics
Ms. Tracy Cheuk Yi Lam, just successfully defined her PhD thesis, congratulations!
Mr. Chong He, PhD, just graduated, congratulations!
Mr. Song Wang, PhD, research staff at CityU
Mr. Long Chen, MSc, PhD student at PolyU
Dr. Kaiguo Chen, research scientist at Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics
Mr. Zhengwen Nie, MSc graduate
Mr. Mingjun Hao, MPhil graduate
Dr. Zongrong Wang, associate professor at Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Ka Po Cheung, managing director, Loyal Button Manufacturing Co., Ltd./H.K.
Zhongcheng Hardware Plastic Cement Co., Ltd.
Dr. Chun (Curtis) Ng, leader of technical group at ME of PolyU
Dr. Jifang Zeng, research associate at City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Jingchuan Wang, research scientist at Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics
Dr. Xiaochun Zhang, research staff at Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences
Mr. Matthew Blackmur, PhD student at University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Linli Zhu, associate professor at Zhejiang University
Dr. Rufei Zhu, research staff at State Nuclear Power Research Institute, Beijing
Dr. Jie Wang, professor and PhD supervisor at Zhejiang University
Dr. Zhongyi Guo, professor and “Huangshan Young Scholar” at Hefei University of
Technology
Dr. Yang Bai, professor and PhD supervisor at USTB
Dr. Wing Chung Liu, Averil, research associate of EIE
Dr. Chunhua Xu, professor at Henan Univ. of Sci. & Tech.
Dr. Yechuan Xu, research staff at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Dr. Longguang Zhou, research assistant professor at Univ. of Connecticut, USA
Dr. Fanyan Meng, associate professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing
Dr. Qian Tang, associate professor at Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Dr. Yun Zhu, now at RIIPT of PolyU
Dr. Xianghua Guo, associate professor at Beijing Institute of Technology
Mr. Wenhao Hu, MPhil graduate
Mr. Jing Li, MSc graduate
Mr. Tainneng Ouyang, MSc graduate
Mr. Lester Ka Keung Wong, MPhil graduate, now at CityU, Hong Kong
Dr. Zhi Yang, research associate professor at Shanghai Jiaotong Univ.
Dr. Xingqiao Ma, professor and PhD supervisor at University of Science and Technology
Beijing
Ms. Jianying He, assistant professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Norway
Dr. Shengli Zhu, professor at Tianjin University (2004)
Mr. Guangbin Shan, visiting scholar from USTB (2004)
Dr. Shi-Min Xu, research staff at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics of CAS
Dr. Jiujun Xu, Faculty Dean at Dalian Maritime University.
Dr. Xiaoning Jing, postdoc at MTU, USA
Dr. Chao Wang, now at Beijing Normal University
Dr. Yuan Yao, professor at Hainan University
Miss Hoi Yan (Karen) Cheung
Dr. Qi-kai Li, research staff at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Mr. Dingyi Li, senior engineer
Mr. Kam Ming Tsang
Mr. Man Hung (Ken) Lam
Mr. S.K. (Jimmy) Wong, at Hong Kong Town Gas
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Opening Positions
Research assistant/associate/postdoc positions are available in advanced materials
research. The candidate should have a strong research/education background in materials
science, and/or mathematics, or physics, or solid mechanics, or computational materials
modeling, or computational biochemistry. A good knowledge in phase transformation,
transport phenomena or phase-field modeling of materials would be an asset. Candidates
for PhD scholarship should have a master degree in materials, or mechanics, or solid state
physics, or mathematics, or biochemistry, or a bachelor degree with excellent academic
record. Interested candidates should send CV to Prof. Shi at mmsqshi@polyu.edu.hk
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Student final year projects at Corrosion and Surface Technology Laboratory (2000~2001)
 Comparison of Coating Materials for Civil Structures;
 Development of A Fuel Cell for Small Electronics Application;
 Surface and Interface Properties of Smart Materials Composite (short listed by
HKIE for best final year project report);
 Aging Effect on a Ni-Fe Based Alloy (co-sponsored by CLP);
 Surface Treatment & Shot Peening on Aircraft Components;
 Surface Elastic & Damaging Properties of Metal Hydrides;
 Internet Technology in Surface & Materials Science;
 IGARD Surface Coating Project.
Student final year projects at CSTL (2001~2002)
 3-D Microstructure and Chemical Analysis of Turbine Blade (co-sponsored by CLP);
 Aging Effect of Hastelloy-X (co-sponsored by CLP);
 Fatigue and Fracture Analysis of Axle (co-sponsored by KCRC, nominated to
HKIE for best final year project report);
 Oxidation Behavior of Smart Materials;
 Mechanical Properties of Hydrogen Storage Materials Using Nano-indentation
Technology.
Student final year projects at CSTL (2002~2003)
 Development of Nanostructures Using Dip-Pen Nanolithography;
 Micro and Nano Patterning Using AFM Induced Oxidation Technique;
 Wearing Properties of KCR Train Wheels (co-sponsored by KCRC, nominated
to Fung’s Industrial Prize for best final year project);
 Corrosion and Oxidation Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys (Winner of IMechE
best final year project in Hong Kong, also nominated to Fung’s Industrial Prize
for best final year project).
Student final year projects at CSTL (2003~2004)
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Nano-lithography;
Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube and its composites;
Nanowire formation and oxidation in metals;
Corrosion analysis of display frame coatings (co-sponsored by local industry);
Analysis of structural use of polycarbonate (co-sponsored by MIDI Aluminum
Fabricator Ltd).
Student final year projects at CSTL (2004~2005)
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Nano-patterning with dip-pen nanolithography;
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Fatigue cracks in centre pivot (co-sponsored by KCRC, nominated for Fung’s
Industrial Prize);
Evaluation of surface treatment on stainless steel ball pen (co-sponsored by Lotus
Stationary Company);
Design and evaluation of automatic tube cleaner robot for condenser cleaning of
chillers (co-sponsored by Electrical and Mechanical Service Department of HKSAR).
Student final year projects (2005~2006)
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Gas sensor made by metal oxide nanowires;
Design of swing speed detector for golfers;
Design of wind speed detector & attack angle corrector for golfers (nominated for
Fung’s Industrial Prize);
Development of friction and wear measurement apparatus.
Student final year projects (2006~2007)
 Design of an arm-bending monitoring system for golfers;
 Design and development of new coal burning liner (co-sponsored by China Light and
Power);
 Oxidation kinetics of SMAT treated steel;
 Design and analysis of anchor pin on KCR train (co-sponsored by KCRC);
 Design and development of economical range finder for golfers;
Student final year projects (2007~2008)
 Design and development of a swing stage & monitoring system for golfers;
 Design of self-powered suitcases for elderly and disabled people;
 Investigation of degradation properties of train brake disc (co-sponsored by KCRC);
 Design and development of a mechanical/power controlled chair for disabled golfers;
 Motor-driven hand trolley.
Student final year projects (2008~2009)
 Design of shuttlecock launcher;
 Innovative golf technology: “golf buddy”;
 Optimum conditions for nanowire fabrication;
 Low temperature-difference stirring engine;
 Design of automatic rubbish bin;
 Rescuer robot car design.
Student final year projects (2009~2010)
 Design of a drop-free device for air conditioning systems;
 Curb climbing wheelchair;
 Re-design of Derrick crane.
Student final year projects (2012-2013)
 Innovative product design: office exercise chair;
 Design of adjustable golf club.
Student final year projects (2013-2014)
 Innovative product design: auto-packaging device for disabled (Nominated by ME
to “SSC Student Project Competition 2014 - Safety Specialist” organized by
HKIE);
 Development of multi-function shopping cart.
Student final year projects (2014-2015)
 Investigation of condenser tube leakage (co-sponsored by CLP);
 Design of a golf driving range platform with adjustable slop and orientation;
 Automated shoe cleaning and deodorant system.
 Development of a table tennis ball collecting robot.
Student final year projects (2015-2016)
 Table tennis ball collecting robot;
 Portable turbine generator (wind & water);
 Auto-correction device for archery system;
 Corrosion of high strength stainless steel for aircraft application.
 Investigation of the failure of isolation valve (co-sponsored by CLP);
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