Dr Tianhong Gu is presently an Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering in the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Previously she pursued material research in the UK as a Research Associate at Imperial College London and a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, with a focus on material microstructure control design, in-situ micromechanical testing microstructural characterisation and materials modelling to develop cross-disciplinary solutions for the next generation high-performance and substantial-reliability engineering materials in aerospace, automotive, electronics and nuclear applications. She is a specialist in understanding micromechanical deformation and microstructure, as well as in-situ microscope methods and analysis. Dr Gu graduated with an MPhil in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge and obtained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London.

Please get in touch if your research interests align with materials engineering, materials characterisation and modelling. I accept applications from PhD students. For further details about PhD opportunities, please contact me.

Advanced solder materials, Superalloys, Micromechanics and microstructure. 

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, present

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2022-2024

Research Fellow, School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, 2021-2022

Research Associate, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, 2018-2021

CEN425 / CHE425 Experimental Methods in Materials Mechanics (MRes module)

CEN412 Characterization of Materials (MRes module)

CEN102 / IND106 Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (BEng module)

Jiangsu Double Innovation Doctorate Fund, 2023