C. Xu

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada
B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Jilin University, China

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Dr. Chao Xu joined Western University in 2027 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. In 2019, he began as an Assistant Professor and was then promoted to Professor at Jilin University in China. His research interests include sustainable materials, additive manufacturing, multiscale materials engineering, advanced composites, carbon capture, lightweight structures, and circular manufacturing. Dr. Xu has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals.

 

Honors & Awards:

  • CAST Youth Talent Award, China Associate for Science and Technology, 2025
  • Tang Aoqing Distinguished Scholar, Jilin University, 2024
  • Youth Talent Award, Jilin Provincial Associated for Science and Technology, 2023
  • China-Quebec Doctoral Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Quebec - Nature et technologies, 2014