STAFF PROFILE
Distinguished Professor Mike Xie
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
School of Engineering Cluster
School / Department:
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Phone:
99253655
Email:
mike.xie@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Yi Min “Mike” Xie is Australian Laureate Fellow, Director of Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, and Fellow of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.
Awards and honours
- Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Queen's Birthday Honours List, 2019
- Clunies Ross Innovation Award, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, 2017
- AGM Michell Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia, 2017
- Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Impact, RMIT University, 2017
- Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for Excellence in Research, Victoria University, 2000
- The Most Inspiring Lecturer in Civil Engineering Prize, Victoria University, 1999
Employment history
- Feb 2020 – present, Australian Laureate Fellow, RMIT University, Australia
- Jan 2016 – present, RMIT Distinguished Professor, RMIT University, Australia
- Jan 2016 – Feb 2017, Interim Director of Advanced Materials Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University, Australia
- Jul 2012 - present, Director, Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, RMIT University, Australia
- Apr 2012 – Dec 2015, Professor and Deputy Head (Research & Innovation), School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
- Jul 2002 - Apr 2012, Professor and Discipline Head of Civil Engineering, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
- Jan 1998 – Dec 2001, Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, Victoria University, Australia
- Jul 1995 - Dec 1997, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Victoria University, Australia
- May 1993 - Jun 1995, Lecturer, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Victoria University, Australia
- Feb 1992 - May 1993, Research Fellow of Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Manager of Finite Element Analysis Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
- Oct 1990 - Oct 1991, Senior Research Assistant to Professor O.C. Zienkiewicz, F.R.S., Department of Civil Engineering, Swansea University, UK
- Development of new techniques for designing and manufacturing innovative structures and materials
- Application of the new techniques to industrial projects
- PhD (Civil Engineering), 1991, Swansea University, United Kingdom
- BEng (Engineering Mechanics), 1984, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Professional memberships
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, since 2011
- Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia, since 2003
Industry collaboration
- Has collaborated with a wide range of companies in Australia and overseas, including Arup, Aurecon, and Boeing
Professional service
- Chairman of Organising Committee for the Australasian Conference on Applied Mechanics, Melbourne, 2005
- Chairman of Organising Committee for the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, Melbourne, 2007
- Subject Editor, Applied Mathematical Modelling journal (Elsevier), 2012 – 2015
- Chen, Z.,Xie, M.,Wang, Z.,Li, Q.,Wu, X.,Zhou, S. (2020). A comparison of fast Fourier transform-based homogenization method to asymptotic homogenization method In: Composite Structures, 238, 1 - 10
- Xiong, Y.,Yao, S.,Zhao, Z.,Xie, M. (2020). A new approach to eliminating enclosed voids in topology optimization for additive manufacturing In: Additive Manufacturing, 32, 1 - 11
- Xu, W.,Lin, X.,Xie, M. (2020). A novel non-planar interlocking element for tubular structures In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 103, 1 - 10
- Bi, M.,Tran, P.,Xie, Y. (2020). Topology optimization of 3D continuum structures under geometric self-supporting constraint In: Additive Manufacturing, 36, 1 - 17
- Pooni, J.,Robert, D.,Giustozzi, F.,Setunge, S.,Xie, Y.,Xia, J. (2020). Novel use of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement for treating problematic soils In: Construction and Building Materials, 260, 1 - 16
- Xu, H.,Xie, M.,Chan, R.,Zhou, S. (2020). Piezoelectric properties of triply periodic minimum surface structures In: Composites Science and Technology, 200, 1 - 10
- Lin, S.,Chen, L.,Zhang, M.,Xie, Y.,Huang, X.,Zhou, S. (2020). On the interaction of biological and mechanical factors in leaf vein formation In: Advances in Engineering Software, 149, 1 - 8
- Sheng, Y.,Yang, J.,Hou, R.,Xie, Y., et al, . (2020). Improved biocompatibility and degradation behavior of biodegradable Zn-1Mg by grafting zwitterionic phosphorylcholine chitosan (PCCs) coating on silane pre-modified surface In: Applied Surface Science, 527, 1 - 14
- Chen, A.,Cai, K.,Zhao, Z.,Zhou, Y.,Xia, L.,Xie, M. (2020). Controlling the maximum first principal stress in topology optimization In: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, , 1 - 13
- Ghazlan, A.,Ngo, T.,Tan, P.,Xie, M.,Tran, P.,Donough, M. (2020). Inspiration from Nature's body armours � A review of biological and bioinspired composites In: Composite Part B, , 1 - 22
- New Technologies for Delivering Sustainable Free-form Architecture. Funded by: ARC Australian Laureate Research Fellowship - 2018 onward from (2020 to 2025)
- Lightweight IP Cockpit System. Funded by: Ford Motor Company - Grant 2018 from (2018 to 2021)
- Design Robotics for Mass Customisation Manufacturing (Administered by Queensland University of Technology) (UAP Project). Funded by: Innovative Manufacturing CRC from (2017 to 2022)
- Structural Optimisation of Facades and Structures (AMSI Internship INT-365). Funded by: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Contract from (2017 to 2018)
- 3D Concrete Printing Facility for Automated Construction Research - led by Swinburne University of Technology. Funded by: ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Grant 2017 from (2017 to 2017)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
17 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions18 PhD Completions and 8 Masters by Research Completions
Structural design and optimisation; Additive manufacturing; Robotic fabrication; Computational mechanics; Form-finding; Free-form architecture