Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Xiaojun Liang
**** ******* ******, **********, **, 15213
*****.****@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To seek a position as an engineer/scientist in Materials/Metallurgy/Processing/Manufacturing or related.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, July 2012
PhD thesis: The complex phase transformation of austenite in high strength linepipe steels and its influence on the
mechanical properties
M.S., Materials Processing Engineering, Southeast University, China, April 2004
M.S. thesis: Study on preparation of aluminum foam sandwich by powder metallurgy route and its properties
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, China, July 2000
B.S. thesis: Microstructures and properties of self-propagating ceramic lined composite steel pipes
WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Post-doc researcher, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 08/2012-present
Research assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 01/2007-07/2012
• More than six years’ experience in physical metallurgy, materials processing and materials characterization. Strong
background in linepipe steels, dual phase steels for automotive, including: (1). Microstructure analysis using optical
and electron microscope such as SEM, EBSD,EDS, TEM, Atom probe; (2). Research on materials forming and
processing on microstructure and mechanical properties.(3)Mechanical testing and fracture evaluation.
• Solve practical problems for steel companies worldwide.
• Develop new products and processing in alloys.
• Design and plan projects to study and improve processing and products.
• Conduct research in fracture, toughness, texture and stress corrosion in materials.
• Assist director to manage and keep maintenance of metal processing, mechanical testing & microscopy labs.
• Guide and train undergraduate students in mechanical properties testing and materials characterization.
Research engineer, Baosteel Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China, 11/2004-12/2006
• Excellent project management experience.
• Successfully develop new technical options for alloy design, processing, microstructure and property improvements
in steel and alloys, including the surface quality problems in stainless steel.
• Solid metal and metallurgy knowledge and its application on simulation and prediction of materials transformation
and properties by thermodynamics and kinetics software.
• Great Collaboration with materials engineers while conducting failure analysis on new product development test
issues, manufacturing floor failures to determine root cause and facilitate improvements through improvements in:
design, supplier, or internal manufacturing processes.
Process engineer, Bekaert steel cord company, Jiangyin, China, 04/2004-10/2004
• Familiar with production lines of steel cords (in automotive industry), including heavy rod drawing, intermediate
drawing of wires, coating & heat treatment, wet drawing and steel cord making
• Work for the fabrication processes of different types of steel cord and analyzed the torsion and fracture in products.
Research assistant, Southeast University, China, 09/2001- 04/2004
• Designed and developed a new method for preparation aluminum sandwich structure
• Investigated the mechanism of the evolution of aluminum foam
• Analyzed the metallurgical reaction of interfacial bonding.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Expert in using:
• Thermo mechanical processing systems: MTS, Thermemcmastor & Gleeble, and hot/cold rolling mills
• Mechanical testing: Tensile, Compression, and Bending testing; Impact testing; Hardness measurements; Nano-
indentation.
• Materials characterization: Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy ( SEM), Electron Back-
Scattered Diffraction ( EBSD), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy ( EDS), Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Orientation Image Microscopy ( OIM), Magnetometry, Thermo analysis ( DSC
& TGA).
• Samples preparation techniques: Chemical coating, PVD for carbon film replica, Jet Polishing, Vibration
Polishing, Electrolytic Polishing, Chemical Polishing.
• Professional software: ThermoCalc, Dictra & JMatPro for materials design, simulation and phase
transformation; 3D-Atom Probe analysis software.
Years of experience in metallurgy and materials
• 7 years industrial or research experience in physical metallurgy, processing and materials characterization.
• 3 years research experience in aluminum and metallurgical reactions of aluminum and other alloys.
• Strong experience in experimental design, manufacture process & product development, problem analysis, and the
correlation between microstructures and mechanical properties. Be familiar with ASTM specifications.
Work capability
• Excellent data analysis, reports and publications preparation skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with partners and customers, capable of working under pressure both
independently and as a team player.
• Excellent learning ability and strong work initiative.
Computer skills
• Proficient in computer skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook), Origin, AutoCAD,
etc.
COURSE WORK
Relevant courses: Structure of Materials, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Advanced Physical Metallurgy, Ferrous
Physical Metallurgy, Gas-Metal Reactions, Electron Microscopy in Materials Science, Thermodynamics of Materials and
Kinetics of Materials, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Ceramics, etc.
SELECTED PAPERS
1. X. Liang, C.I.Garcia, A.J. DeArdo. Effect of Grain boundaries Character Distribution on the impact toughness of high
strength plate steels. Materials Science & Technology,2012
2. C.I. Garcia, M. J. Hua, X. Liang, P Suikannen and A. J. DeArdo. On the Microstructure of Plate Steels for API-5L
X120 Applications. Materials Science Forum, 706-709, 17,2012
3. X. Liang, S. Jiao, C. Wang, J. Lan, Y. Gong. Effect of alloying elements on the microstructure and properties of
copper and boron bearing very low carbon steels treated with DQ/T. International Conference on Microalloyed steels .
July 16-19,2007, Pittsburgh, USA, P129-137
4. X. Liang, S. Jiao. Simulations of transformation from δ-ferrite to austenite in stainless steel, Transactions of Materials
and Heat Treatment. 2007, Vol.28 No.4, P149-153
5. X. Liang, S. Jiao, C. Wang, H. Jiang. Effect of cooling rate on microstructures and properties of direct quenching
steel, Mechanical Engineering Materials, 2007, Vol.31 No.2 P.16-18
6. X. Liang, J. Shen, S. Jiao, C. Wang. Precipitation Behavior of Vanadium in a High Nitrogen and Vanadium Bearing
Steel Treated with TMCP, Materials Science & Technology 2006, USA, 2006.10.
7. C. Wang, S. Jiao, X. Liang. The Microstructure of 20MnSiNb Steel and its Effect on Yeild Behavior, Physical Testing
and Chemical Analysis, Part A: Physical testing, 2006, 42(6)
8. X. Liang, Y. Zhu, F. Chen, D. He. Research on Preparation of Aluminium Foam Sandwich by Powder Metallurgical
Method and Face Plate/Foam Core Interfacial Microstructure. Journal of Materials Science & Engineering, 2005,
23(1)
References are available upon request.
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