{"id":1218,"date":"2026-07-20T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/cxu\/?page_id=1218"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:25:27","slug":"publications-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/cxu\/publications-2\/","title":{"rendered":"publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"aim3-site alignfull\" data-aim3-page=\"publications\">\r\n<section class=\"page-hero shell\"><div class=\"page-hero-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"page-hero-grid\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Publications<\/p><h1>Scholarship across materials, manufacturing, sensing, and control.<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"page-hero-intro\"><span class=\"page-index\">S \/ 03<\/span><p>The group\u2019s publication record connects foundational engineering science with enabling processes and systems. The selection below highlights representative contributions across the portfolio.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"shell scholarship-stats\" aria-label=\"Scholarly output\"><article><strong>~80<\/strong><span>Peer-reviewed journal articles<\/span><\/article><article><strong>50+<\/strong><span>Refereed conference papers<\/span><\/article><article><strong>1<\/strong><span>Foundational textbook<\/span><\/article><article><strong>5+<\/strong><span>Book chapters<\/span><\/article><\/section><section class=\"section shell publication-section\"><aside><p class=\"eyebrow\">Selected work<\/p><h2>Representative publications<\/h2><p>For the complete and most current scholarly record, consult Google Scholar or the NC State group bibliography.<\/p><div class=\"stack-links\"><a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=doIyRk0AAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Complete record on Google Scholar <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/cxu\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Group publication archive <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/aside><div class=\"publication-list\"><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2026<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Sensing<\/span><h3>Triple-band passive high-temperature sensor using a circular-ring metamaterial absorber on oxide\u2013oxide CMC substrates (25\u20131200\u00b0C)<\/h3><p>J. Ghimire, M. Simpson, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">Sensors and Actuators A: Physical<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0924424726006564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Triple-band passive high-temperature sensor using a circular-ring metamaterial absorber on oxide\u2013oxide CMC substrates (25\u20131200\u00b0C)\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2025<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Manufacturing<\/span><h3>Synthesis of hafnium carbide (HfC) via one-step selective laser reaction pyrolysis from liquid polymer precursor<\/h3><p>S. Rajpoot, K. Nonavinakere Vinod, T. Fang, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">Journal of the American Ceramic Society<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jace.20650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Synthesis of hafnium carbide (HfC) via one-step selective laser reaction pyrolysis from liquid polymer precursor\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2021<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Manufacturing<\/span><h3>Additive manufacturing of ZrB\u2082\u2013ZrSi\u2082 ultra-high-temperature ceramic composites using an electron beam melting process<\/h3><p>Y. Jia, S. Mehta, R. Li, A. Chowdhury, T. Horn, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">Ceramics International 47(2), 2397\u20132405<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0272884220327410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Additive manufacturing of ZrB\u2082\u2013ZrSi\u2082 ultra-high-temperature ceramic composites using an electron beam melting process\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2021<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Materials<\/span><h3>Synergistic effect of mesoporosity\u2013turbostratic carbon on the six-fold piezoresistivity improvement of polymer-derived SiC<\/h3><p>A. Chowdhury, Y. Jia, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">Open Ceramics<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/cxu\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Synergistic effect of mesoporosity\u2013turbostratic carbon on the six-fold piezoresistivity improvement of polymer-derived SiC\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2020<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Materials<\/span><h3>Multifunctional ceramic layer system for enhanced thermal protection and electromagnetic interference shielding for CFRP<\/h3><p>Y. Jia, T. Ajayi, B. Wahls, K. R. Ramakrishnan, S. Ekkad, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces 12(52)<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsami.0c16330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Multifunctional ceramic layer system for enhanced thermal protection and electromagnetic interference shielding for CFRP\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2020<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Materials<\/span><h3>Ultra-high-temperature ceramic\u2013polymer-derived SiOC composites for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding<\/h3><p>Y. Jia, T. Ajayi, M. Roberts, C.-C. Chung, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces 12(41)<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsami.0c08479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Ultra-high-temperature ceramic\u2013polymer-derived SiOC composites for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2020<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">AI<\/span><h3>Artificial intelligence in advanced manufacturing: Current status and future outlook<\/h3><p>J. F. Arinez, Q. Chang, R. X. Gao, C. Xu, and J. Zhang<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 142(11)<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/asmedigitalcollection.asme.org\/manufacturingscience\/article\/142\/11\/110804\/1083794\/Artificial-Intelligence-in-Advanced-Manufacturing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Artificial intelligence in advanced manufacturing: Current status and future outlook\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><article class=\"publication\"><div class=\"pub-year\">2019<\/div><div><span class=\"pub-theme\">Materials<\/span><h3>Wide-band tunable microwave-absorbing ceramic composites made of polymer-derived SiOC and ultra-high-temperature ceramics<\/h3><p>Y. Jia, A. Chowdhury, D. Zhang, and C. Xu<\/p><p class=\"pub-venue\">ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces 11(49)<\/p><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsami.9b14806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Open publication: Wide-band tunable microwave-absorbing ceramic composites made of polymer-derived SiOC and ultra-high-temperature ceramics\">\u2197<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/section><section class=\"book-band\"><div class=\"shell book-grid\"><div class=\"book-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">AI<\/div><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Book<\/p><h2>Intelligent Systems: Modeling, Optimization and Control<\/h2><p>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.<\/p><a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Intelligent-Systems-Modeling-Optimization-and-Control\/Shin-Xu\/p\/book\/9781420051762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">View the book <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"section shell patents-section\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Innovation<\/p><h2>From published knowledge to protected inventions<\/h2><\/div><div><strong>15<\/strong><p>U.S. and international patents spanning multifunctional materials, manufacturing methods, sensors, and related engineering systems.<\/p><a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"https:\/\/academyofinventors.org\/fellow\/cheryl-xu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">National Academy of Inventors profile <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications Scholarship across materials, manufacturing, sensing, and control. S \/ 03 The group\u2019s publication record connects foundational engineering science with enabling processes and systems. 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