Dr Jiongyi Yan

PhD

Pronouns: He/him
  • Research Associate in Additive Manufacturing

Background

Dr. Jiongyi Yan is a postdoctoral research associate and his current research is 3D printing pharmaceuticals. He acquired his PhD in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University in 2023. He was a postdoctoral research associate for 4D printing of functionalised memory hydrogels at University of Bristol until May of 2024. His background and expertise pertain to hardware and of additive manufacturing, print-path and structure design, topology optimisation, mechanics, and polymer science.

Qualifications

  • PhD – carbon fibre reinforced additive manufacturing, Loughborough University
  • MSc – Polymer Science and Technology, Loughborough
  • BEng – Polymer Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Outline of main research interests

  • Novel 3D printing (robotics, multi-axis, multi-materials, etc.)
  • Metamaterial structure design and topology (fractals, lattices, etc.)
  • Mechanics of biomaterials, metamaterials, and composites
  • Full control gcode designer development for freeform structures
  • Artificial neural networks for topology and process optimisation in 3D printing
  • Intelligent material systems and artificial synapses
  • East Anglia University
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • University of Bristol
  • Northwest University