STAFF PROFILE
Distinguished Professor Mike Xie
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399253655
Email:
mike.xie@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora East
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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
- Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation, State Government of Victoria, 2020
- 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
- Wang, C.,Xie, Y.,Zhuang, Z.,Zhang, X.,Zhou, S. (2024). Strength design of porous materials using B-spline based level set method In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 418, 1 - 34
- Lin, S.,Chou, N.,Li, G.,Bao, D.,Wang, G.,Xie, M. (2024). A self-adapting woven net trap based on the evolution mechanism of orb-web topology In: Acta Biomaterialia, 173, 217 - 230
- Li, Z.,Lee, T.,Pietroni, N.,Snooks, R.,Xie, Y. (2024). Design and construction of catenary-ruled surfaces In: Structures, 59, 1 - 12
- Ha, N.,Lee, T.,Ma, J.,Li, J.,Xie, Y. (2024). Energy absorption of a bio-inspired cylindrical sandwich structure In: Thin-Walled Structures, 195, 1 - 18
- Zhuang, Z.,Weng, Y.,Xie, Y.,Wang, C.,Zhang, X.,Zhou, S. (2024). A node moving-based structural topology optimization method in the body-fitted mesh In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 419, 1 - 21
- Xiang, X.,Xiao, C.,Lu, G.,Xie, M.,Zhu, M.,Ha, N. (2024). Crushing performance of bioinspired hierarchical tapered structures In: Materials and Design, 238, 1 - 14
- Ha, N.,Xiang, X.,Lu, G.,Xie, M. (2024). The dehydration effect on energy absorption characteristics of the tropical fruit durian (Durio zibethinus) In: Materials Letters, 358, 1 - 4
- Lee, J.,Liu, Y.,Xie, M. (2024). Planar-thick panels and 3D-printed gap fillers: A hybrid digital fabrication approach to curved surface approximations In: Composite Structures, 331, 1 - 16
- Chen, Z.,Li, J.,Wu, B.,Chen, X.,Xie, M. (2024). Enhanced mechanical properties of re-entrant auxetic honeycomb with self-similar inclusion In: Composite Structures, 331, 1 - 16
- Lin, S.,Chou, N.,Li, G.,Bao, D.,Cai, Y.,Xie, Y.,Wang, G. (2024). A gradient-evolutionary coupled topology optimization for sheet reinforcement based on the mechanics of Voronoi pattern on dragonfly wings In: Advances in Engineering Software, 190, 1 - 10
- Collaborative robotics for structural assembly and construction automation (Administered by Monash University). Funded by: ARC LIEF via other University from (2021 to 2023)
- New Technologies for Delivering Sustainable Free-form Architecture. Funded by: ARC Australian Laureate Research Fellowship - 2018 onward from (2020 to 2025)
- Design Optimisation and Advanced Manufacturing of Structural Connections. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2020 from (2020 to 2024)
- Lightweight IP Cockpit System. Funded by: Ford Motor Company - Grant 2018 from (2018 to 2023)
- Nanoimprint Systems: Expanding Research capability of Roll to Roll Printer (administered by University of New South Wales). Funded by: ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Grant 2018 from (2018 to 2018)
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
12 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions28 PhD Completions and 9 Masters by Research Completions
Structural design and optimisation; Additive manufacturing; Robotic fabrication; Computational mechanics; Form-finding; Free-form architecture