Introduction:

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 1988; M.S., Mechanical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 1985; B. S., Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University, 1982

Phone: +86-20-22236116
Fax: +86-20-87110608
E-mail:mewxia@scut.edu.cn
Address:School of Mechanical and Automotive Eng, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China 510640

Research Group:Advanced Metallic Materials Research and Processing Technology Center

Research Interests
High performance machining; FEM modeling and simulation; Powder metallurgy theory and technology.

Overseas Study Experience
1. Visiting Scholar, Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing, The Ohio State University, USA, 2002-2003.
2. Overseas training Program, Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, UK, 1998.

Recent and Current Research Projects and Topics
1. The key technology and products of automobile PM parts manufacturing, sponsored by Guangdong Provincial Government, 2007-2009.
2. Study on mechanism of hard roller burnishing for precise surface, sponsored by Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, 2006-2008.
3. Technological basic and application for high density powder metallurgy precision forming system, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2002-2004.
4. Research on the properties and structural transformation of high-strength wear-resisting aluminum bronze during cutting process, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2001-2003.
5. Investigation on mechanisms of the iceland spar crystal machining, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1990-1992.

Awards and Honors
1. The 2nd Prize of Science and Technology Advance Award, The State Department of China (2002);
2. The 2nd Prize of Science and Technology Advance Award, The State Ministry of Education (2002);
3. The 1st Prize of Science and Technology Advance Award, The Government of Guangdong Province (2002);
4. The 1st Prize of Science and Technology Advance Award, The Government of Guangzhou City (2002);
5. The 2nd Prize of Science and Technology Advance Award, The State Ministry of Education (2001).

Selected Publications
1. Xia Wei, Li Yuanyuan, Zhou Zehua. A mechanical model for the chip side deformation in aluminum alloy cutting. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 1995, 5(4): 168-172.
2. Xia Wei, Li Yuanyuan, Zhou Zehua. A mechanical model for circular form tool cutting. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 1996, 6(2): 86-94.
3. Xia Wei, Wu Bin, Tang Yong, Li Yuanyuan. Chopping-extrusion technique for making integral-fin tubes. The Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals, 2001, 11(1): 27-30.
4. Wei Xia, Puqing Chen, Zhaoyao Zhou, Weibin Zhao, Yuanyuan Li. Numerical Simulation of Upsetting a Cubic Sintered Iron Powder Compact. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 2003, 19Sup1: 141~143.
5. Xia Wei, Wu Bin, Tang Yong, Ye Bangyan. On chopping–extrusion of integral-fin copper tubes. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2003, 138(1-3): 385-389.
6. Yuanyuan Li, T. Leo Ngai, Wei Xia. Mechanical, friction and wear behaviors of a novel high-strength wear-resisting aluminum bronze. WEAR, 1996, 197:130-136.
7. Yuanyuan Li, T. Leo Ngai, Wei Xia, Lingzhi Zheng. Effects of Mn content on the tribological behaviors of Zn-27% Al-2% Cu alloy. WEAR, 1996, 198: 129-135.
8. Mingjun Liu, Wei Xia, Zhaoyao Zhou, Puqing Chen, Junjun Wang and Yuanyuan Li. Mechanical Models and Numerical Simulation of Rolling Compaction for Metal Powders. Materials Science Forum, 2006,Vols.532-533: 817-820.