Dr. Hua Qian Vivian Ang
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: Bundoora East Australia
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huaqian.ang@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Media enquiries
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Mentoring (long-term)
- Mentoring (short-term)
- Teaching provision
About
Dr Hua Qian Ang is the founder of EPIC Engineering Comic, a Chartered Engineer of Engineers Australia and a passionate engineering educator and researcher at RMIT.
Dr Ang is passionate about teaching engineering, and she wants to make engineering learning fun and engaging to facilitate comprehension, enhance learning experience and increase knowledge retention. She founded EPIC Engineering Comic with a mission to impart authentic engineering knowledge and inspire people around the world into engineering through imaginative storytelling with visual arts. Apart from teaching, Dr Ang’s research areas are focused on the mechanical properties and deformation behaviour of light alloys, in particular magnesium alloys. Dr. Ang also has extensive experience in microstructural characterisation in evaluation and improvement of alloys' mechanical properties. She is also interested in additive manufacturing and laser processing of metals and alloys. Dr Ang currently holds multiple volunteering positions.
Awards and Scholarships
2024: Victoria Emerging Professional Engineer Award by Engineers Australia
2024: Learning and Teaching Innovation Fund by RMIT
2023: Edified Energiser Grant Award by Edified
2023: Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by RMIT
2023: Bridging Innovations in Health, Science and Technology Symposium Informative Infographic Outstanding Poster Award
2023: RMIT Women Researchers' Network Symposium Best Poster Award
2023: Adobe x Creative Curriculum Grant by Adobe
2023: STEM Teaching Excellence Award by RMIT
2021: RMIT School of Engineering Early Career Teaching Award
2019: RMIT Bundoora Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Best Presentation Award
2018: SEH College Pro Vice-Chancellor Prize: Higher Degree by Research
2018: HDR Ford Publication Commendation Prize by RMIT
2017-2020: Dean's Commendation for Teaching Excellence
2017: Higher Degree by Research Publications Grant (HDRPG) Award
2015-2017: RMIT PhD International Scholarship (RPIS) and ARC top-up scholarship in High Performance Magnesium Alloys
2015: Top 100 in the World, Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition
2014: Notable High Achiever in SEH College Student Choice Teaching Award
2014: Winner and People's Choice of RMIT Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Represented RMIT in the 2014 Trans-Tasman 3MT competition at the University of Western Australia on 3 November 2014.
2013: RMIT Super-Engineering Award for top undergraduate student
2012: RMIT Most Creative Assignment Award
2008-2011: Digital and Precision Engineering Scholarship (DPE) by Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore
Media
Research fields
- 401607 Metals and alloy materials
- 4017 Mechanical engineering
- 401401 Additive manufacturing
- 4014 Manufacturing engineering
- 4010 Engineering practice and education
UN sustainable development goals
- 13 Climate Action
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 4 Quality Education
- 5 Gender Equality
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer (Continuing)
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2023 – Present
- Lecturer (Continuing)
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 7 Dec 2020 – 31 Dec 2022
- Lecturer Early Career Development Fellow
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 7 Dec 2017 – 7 Dec 2020
- Casual Tutor
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Mar 2014 – 7 Dec 2017
Supervisor projects
- Study of residual stresses and microstructure development during the fabrication of light alloys
- 19 Oct 2023
- Material Characterisation of Al-Ce alloys
- 13 Feb 2023
- Modelling of high-entropy alloys
- 15 Nov 2022
- Repair of Magnesium Alloy Castings in Aircraft Structures using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
- 5 Aug 2022
- 3D Printing of Magnesium Alloys for Biomedical Applications
- 23 Feb 2022
- Computational Studies of Targeted Drug Delivery to the Upper Respiratory Airway
- 26 Nov 2021
- Magnesium Alloy in Biomedical Applications
- 29 Jul 2021
Teaching interests
Dr Ang is heavily involved in teaching at RMIT Melbourne, and at RMIT global partner institutes in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Her role includes:
1. Program Manager of BH070 KPL Kaplan (Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering (Honours)) (2022-2026)
2. Course Coordinator of Solid Mechanics 3 (RMIT Melbourne, Kaplan Singapore, VTC Hong Kong), Computer Aided Design (RMIT Melbourne), Engineering Capstone Projects A and B (Kaplan Singapore), Professional Research Projects 1 and 2 (Kaplan Singapore), Mechanical Design 2 (Kaplan Singapore), Mechanics and Materials 1 (Shandong University, Weihai)
3. Deputy Accreditation Manager (2023-2024)
4. Program initiator and coordinator of RMIT STEM College – Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Faculty of Innovation Engineering (FIE) Joint PhD program
Research interests
Her research experience includes:
1. High-pressure die-casting and solidification processes
2. Extensive experience in material characterisation of metals and alloys, including sample preparation and etching, characterisation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional intermetallic phases using SEM and FIB, respectively, phase identification with EDS technique as well as twin quantification using EBSD.
3. Regularly work on 3D X-ray microscopic CT Scanner for porosity quantification and fractographic analysis
4. Skill in mechanical testing of advanced materials and the use of FE modelling using Abaqus for verification purpose
5. Advanced knowledge in the different types of deformation mechanisms, such as slip and twinning systems in magnesium and alloys
6. Familiarity with 3D printing and additive layer manufacturing technology
Dr Ang is also an active reviewer of multiple Q1 Journals in the field of materials science and engineering, and she is an editorial board member of Smart Materials in Manufacturing.
