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Prof. Ping Xiao currently holds the Rolls-Royce/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Advanced Coating Technology. He joined University of Manchester, Materials Science Centre as a Lecturer in 2001, then became Senior Lecturer in 2003, Reader in 2005, and Professor in 2008. Ping Xiao did his undergraduate and postgraduate study of Chemistry in Jilin University, P. R. China. He went to Oxford University to study Materials Science for DPhil since 1989, and became a postdoctoral research fellow in Oxford since 1993. Then he joined Brunel University as a Lecturer since 1996, and became a Senior Lecturer in 2000.
Ping Xiao's research area covers three topics: 1) thermal barrier and environmental barrier coatings for aeroengine applications; 2) ceramics and ceramic coatings for nuclear industry applications; 3) ceramics and coatings for electrochemical applications. The research covers developing novel techniques to produce ceramics and ceramic coatings, understanding degradation mechanisms of ceramics and coatings, which involves characterisation of microstructure, mechanical property, and residual stresses in ceramic coatings. Ping Xiao's research has generated 300+ publications in peer-reviewed journals and he is among the top 2% list of the most cited researchers in the world identified in a study in 2020 by Stanford University (https://static.asminternational.org/amp/202105/54/).
In 2019, Ping Xiao was appointed as the UK representative on ceramics for the Generation IV nuclear reactor international Forum (GIF) by BEIS. Since the 1st of May 2020, Ping Xiao has been appointed Chair of Surface Engineering Board, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK. In 2023, he became the Field Chief Editor for a new ceramic journal "Frontiers in Ceramics". https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ceramics
The group is currently looking for PhD students starting in Sept 2023 including a studentship shown below
https://fusion-cdt.ac.uk/project/developing-sic-for-fusion-application-materials-strand-project/
Ceramic coating research group consists of 3 PDRAs, 15 PhD students, and one academic visitor. The research group is financially supported by EPSRC, Royal Academy of Engineering and Rolls-Royce. The research has active collaboration with both academia and industry. Research themes cover ceramic coating fabrication, chracterisation and performance study. The group has developed both chemical vapour deposition and electrophoretic deposition to produce ceramic coatings for applications in aeroengines and nuclear reactors. Properties of the ceramic coating, eg. thermal conductivity, residual stresses and mechanical property are being studied in relation to performance of these coatings in various industrial environments. The ceramic materials which have been studied covers Lanthium Zirconate, Yttria Stablized Zirconia and metallic coatings as thermal barrier coatings, SiC and carbon coatings for containment of nuclear fuels, and graphene for electrochemical and mechanical applications.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Abram, T., Frankel, P., Preuss, M., Sharrad, C. & Xiao, P.
1/06/14 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
Xiao, Ping (Recipient), 1 Mar 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Ping Xiao (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association
Ping Xiao (Member of editorial board)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Ping Xiao (Fellow)
Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association
Ping Xiao (Participant) & Xiaofeng Zhao (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Technological, Environmental
Philip Withers (Participant), Michael Preuss (Participant), Joao Quinta Da Fonseca (Participant), Ping Xiao (Participant) & Kevin Tan (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Technological
James Baker & Ping Xiao
5/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
12/08/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
3/08/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research