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Dr Tianhong Gu is presently an Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, the Department of Civil Engineering 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 a 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.
Research interests
Microelectronics (solder alloys); nuclear, aerospace and automotive (superalloys)
Mechanical behaviour and failure mechanism of engineering alloys
Advanced materials characterisation (In-situ microscope and analysis)
Micromechanics and materials modelling
Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, present
Research Fellow, School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, 2021-2022
Research Associate, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, 2018-2021
Teaching
CEN425 / CHE425 Experimental Methods in Materials Mechanics (MRes module)
CEN412 Characterization of Materials (MRes module)
CEN102 / IND106 Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (BEng module)
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Award Date: 4 Sept 2024
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
Award Date: 1 Mar 2019
Master, Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 25 Oct 2014
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Active
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Exploring engineering resilience of Tungsten (W)-based superalloys in extreme environments
1/03/24 → 28/02/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Green Electronic Interconnections: Optimal Design for Lead-free Solders
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 7 Article
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Multi-scale plasticity homogenization of Sn–3Ag-0.5Cu: From β-Sn micropillars to polycrystals with intermetallics
Gu, T., Xu, Y., Xian, J., Giuliani, F., Britton, B., Gourlay, C. & Dunne, F., 10 Oct 2022, In: Materials Science and Engineering: A. 855, 143876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Intermetallic size and morphology effects on creep rate of Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu solder
Xu, Y., Gu, T., Xian, J., Giuliani, F., Ben Britton, T., Gourlay, C. M. & Dunne, F. P. E., 2021, In: International Journal of Plasticity. 137, 102904.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus) -
The Role of Lengthscale in the Creep of Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu Solder Microstructures
Gu, T., Gourlay, C. M. & Britton, T. B., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Electronic Materials. 50, 3, p. 926-938 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus) -
In-situ electron backscatter diffraction of thermal cycling in a single grain Cu/Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu/Cu solder joint
Gu, T., Xu, Y., Gourlay, C. M. & Britton, T. B., 15 Jan 2020, In: Scripta Materialia. 175, p. 55-60 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
23 Citations (Scopus) -
In-situ study of creep in Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu solder
Gu, T., Tong, V. S., Gourlay, C. M. & Britton, T. B., 1 Sept 2020, In: Acta Materialia. 196, p. 31-43 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus)