Zhao Tian is an Associate Professor (Specific Researcher) and a doctoral supervisor in Composite Structural Design and Manufacturing, at Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, based in the Multi-field Damage and Integrative Protection research group. He serves as a Standing Director of the SAMPE Society of Committee and a member of Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Society for Composite Materials. Meanwhile, he is a sole guest editor for the special issue of the scientific journal ‘Materials’, a youth editorial board member for the Journal of Aeronautical Materials and Materials Engineering.
He completed his BSc (2010) and MSc (2013) study at China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). In 2018, He got his PhD degree at Delft University of Technology in Netherlands, working on manufacturing control and mechanical evaluation of ultrasonic multi-spot welded joints in thermoplastic composites. During his PhD study, he participated in the research of the European Project ‘TAPAS 2’. The up-scaling method for ultrasonic welding developed by him has been successfully applied in ‘Clean Sky 2’ Project, for supporting the fabrication of the Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (the 1st thermoplastic composite aircraft fuselage in the world). He was also selected as the ‘International Postdoctoral Exchange Program Fellowship’ in 2019.
[1] Dong, H.Y., Gao, S.L., Yu, C., Wang, Z.C., Zhang, H.F., Huang, Y.X.*, Zhao, T.*, Li, Y., Design and performance of 3D-Printed ABS@rGO/CF/CeO2 composites for microwave absorption and mechanical strength. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 499, 156696.
[2] Zhao, QY., Gao, Z.Q., Wang, H.E., Wu, H.T., Chen, X.Y., Qu* Z.L., Zhao, T.*, Fang, D.N., On accurate characterization of interfacial morphology and damage evolution of thermoplastic composite welded joints: A microscale study via in-situ micro-CT, Composites Science and Technology, 2023, 236, 110004.
[3] Wu, Z.B., Zhao, T.*, He, C.W.*, Liao, H.T., Li, Y., Experimental and numerical optimization of variable stiffness tensile coupons with a hole for maximum stiffness. Composite Structures, 2024, 327, 117643.
[4] Wang, W.D., Zhang, S.J., Zhu, Y.X., Yao, X.D., Zhao, T.*; Ma, Y.E., Theoretical Analysis of Fracture Behavior of Adhesively Bonded Bi-Material DCB Joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024, 309, 110414.
[5] Wu, H., Chen, X., Xu, S., Zhao, T.*, Evolution of Manufacturing Defects of 3D-Printed Thermoplastic Composites with Processing Parameters: A Micro-CT Analysis. Materials, 2023, 19, 6521.
[6] Zhao, Q.Y., Wu, H.T., Chen, X.Y., Ni, Y.Z., An, X.F., Wu, W.W.*, Zhao, T.*, Insights into the structural design strategies of multi-spot ultrasonic welded joints in thermoplastic composites: a finite element analysis, Composite Structures, 2022, 299, 115996.
[7] Wang, Y.Z., Ren, X.B., Chen, Z.H., Jiang, Y.B., Cao, X.F., Fang, S.Z., Zhao, T.*, Li, Y.*, Fang, D.N., Numerical and experimental studies on compressive behavior of Gyroid lattice cylindrical shells. Materials and Design, 2020, 186, 108340.
[8] Zhao T, Zhao, Q.Y., Wu, W.W., Xi, L.*, Li, Y.*, Wan Z.S.*, Villegas I. F., Benedictus, R., Enhancing weld attributes in ultrasonic spot welding of carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites: Effect of sonotrode configurations and process control, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021, 211, 108648.
[9] Zhao T*, Rans, C., Villegas, I. F., Benedictus, R., On sequential ultrasonic spot welding as an alternative to mechanical fastening in thermoplastic composite assemblies: a study on single-column multi-row single-lap shear joints, Composites Part A: Applied Science & Manufacturing, 2019, 120,1-10.
[10] Zhao T*, Broek, C., Palardy, G., Villegas, I. F., Benedictus, R., Towards robust sequential ultrasonic spot welding of thermoplastic composites: Welding process control strategy for consistent weld quality, Composites Part A: Applied Science & Manufacturing, 2018, 109, 355-367.
