Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Please contact me by Email: mingwen.bai@coventry.ac.uk
Research activity per year
Surface engineering for protection of metals against extreme environmental degradation (e.g. oxidation, corrosion and wear) including:
(1) thermal barrier coatings on Ni-based superalloys gas turbines
(2) corrosion resistant coatings on Steels in superheated steam boilers
(3) wear resistant Titanium Alloys and Titanium Matrix Composites
My work is validated by innovative electron microscopy approaches (SEM, FIB, and TEM) and thermodynamic calculation allowing detailed understanding of the relationship between microstructure, phase, composition and performance.
Assistant Professor (Current, from 2020) Coventry University
Currently teaching the following modules:
6013CEM - Solid State Physics (20 Credits, 50% contribution)
Research Associate (2018 – 2020) University of Sheffield
Worked with Prof. B J Inkson on a £5.6m EPSRC project (EP/R001766/1, Challenge 4) on in-situ nano-mechanical and tribological testing in FIB SEM.
Research Fellow (2016 – 2018) University of Nottingham
Worked with Dr. T Hussain on a £1m EPSRC project (EP/M01536X/1, WP 3) on developing HVOF thermal spray metallic and ceramic coatings.
Research Assistant (2011 – 2016) University of Manchester
Worked with Prof. Ping Xiao and Rolls-Royce on failure mechanism of thermal barrier coatings using advanced electron microscopes (FIB-SEM and TEM).
Computer Aided Design of Sustainable Aluminium Alloys for Future Lightweight and Low-emission Transport (2023-, available to apply)
Design and Characterisation of High Temperature Bond Coat (2022-)
In-situ mechanical testing of materials in scanning electron microscopy (2021-)
Co-supervising:
Local detection of hydrogen in steels generated from exposure to sour environments using neutron diffraction imaging (2022-)
New nano-indentation test methods for safer nuclear structural health (2021-)
Development of advanced crack modelling techniques for fracture mechanics assessments (2021-)
Plasticity fundamentals: using nano-indentation to 'fingerprint' point defects in metals (2021-)
Plasticity length-scale effects fundamentals: dislocation generation and mobility as a function of applied stress distribution and stacking fault energy (2021-)
Optimization of piezoelectric energy harvesting under allowable strain for a flexible structure (2021-)
Implementing Building Information Modelling For Existing Building Into Facilities Management With The Uk Construction Industry (2021-)
Thermal conductivity of lightweight concrete made from Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) beads and fly ash as a filler (2020-)
To develop enabling technology for next generation low emission, high efficiency and light-weight propulsion, and extreme environment material systems via long-term close collaboration with both industrial partners and world-class academic institutions to help protect UK’s leading role in aerospace technology.
Materials Science and Engineering, Degree, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Materials Science and Engineering, Doctorate, University of Manchester
Committee Member, Coventry & Warwickshire Materials Society (CWMS)
Member, EPSRC Peer Review College
Guest Editor, Frontier in Mechanical Engineering
Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Guest Editor, Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)
Guest Editor, MDPI-Coatings
Editorial Board Member, MDPI-Coatings
Early Career Advisory Board Member, Surface and Coatings Technology
Member, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Chartered Engineer (CEng), The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Member, UKRI ECR Forum
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mingwen Bai (Peer Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Mingwen Bai (Peer Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Mingwen Bai (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Mingwen Bai (Peer Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Mingwen Bai (Peer Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review