publications
Publications
Scholarship across materials, manufacturing, sensing, and control.
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The group’s publication record connects foundational engineering science with enabling processes and systems. The selection below highlights representative contributions across the portfolio.
2026
Sensing
↗Triple-band passive high-temperature sensor using a circular-ring metamaterial absorber on oxide–oxide CMC substrates (25–1200°C)
J. Ghimire, M. Simpson, and C. Xu
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
2025
Manufacturing
↗Synthesis of hafnium carbide (HfC) via one-step selective laser reaction pyrolysis from liquid polymer precursor
S. Rajpoot, K. Nonavinakere Vinod, T. Fang, and C. Xu
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2021
Manufacturing
↗Additive manufacturing of ZrB₂–ZrSi₂ ultra-high-temperature ceramic composites using an electron beam melting process
Y. Jia, S. Mehta, R. Li, A. Chowdhury, T. Horn, and C. Xu
Ceramics International 47(2), 2397–2405
2021
Materials
↗Synergistic effect of mesoporosity–turbostratic carbon on the six-fold piezoresistivity improvement of polymer-derived SiC
A. Chowdhury, Y. Jia, and C. Xu
Open Ceramics
2020
Materials
↗Multifunctional ceramic layer system for enhanced thermal protection and electromagnetic interference shielding for CFRP
Y. Jia, T. Ajayi, B. Wahls, K. R. Ramakrishnan, S. Ekkad, and C. Xu
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12(52)
2020
Materials
↗Ultra-high-temperature ceramic–polymer-derived SiOC composites for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding
Y. Jia, T. Ajayi, M. Roberts, C.-C. Chung, and C. Xu
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12(41)
2020
AI
↗Artificial intelligence in advanced manufacturing: Current status and future outlook
J. F. Arinez, Q. Chang, R. X. Gao, C. Xu, and J. Zhang
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 142(11)
2019
Materials
↗Wide-band tunable microwave-absorbing ceramic composites made of polymer-derived SiOC and ultra-high-temperature ceramics
Y. Jia, A. Chowdhury, D. Zhang, and C. Xu
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11(49)
Book
Intelligent Systems: Modeling, Optimization and Control
Co-authored by Yung C. Shin and Chengying Xu and published by CRC Press, this 2008 text established an enduring foundation for work in fuzzy systems, optimization, intelligent control, and modern AI-enabled manufacturing.
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From published knowledge to protected inventions
15
U.S. and international patents spanning multifunctional materials, manufacturing methods, sensors, and related engineering systems.
National Academy of Inventors profile