Dr. Hua Qian Vivian Ang
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: Bundoora East Australia
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huaqian.ang@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Media enquiries
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Mentoring (long-term)
- Mentoring (short-term)
- Teaching provision
About
Dr Hua Qian Ang is the founder of EPIC Engineering Comic, a Chartered Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia, and an award-winning engineering educator, researcher, and cartoonist.
Dr. Ang is deeply passionate about engineering education, with a vision to make it free, accessible, and equitable worldwide. Through the creation of EPIC Engineering Comic, she aims to share authentic engineering knowledge and inspire a global audience to explore engineering through imaginative storytelling and visual arts. Apart from teaching, Dr. Ang's research focuses on the mechanical properties and deformation behaviour of light alloys, particularly magnesium alloys. She is also interested in additive manufacturing and laser processing of metals and alloys. Outside of academia, Dr. Ang currently holds multiple volunteer roles focused on supporting community-driven engineering initiatives. She has been widely recognised in the media for her innovative contributions to engineering and education.
Accolades:
2024: Commendation for the Deputy Vice-Chancellor's International (Peter Coloe) Award by RMIT STEM College
2024: Finalist in the Engineering Excellence Award Category at the Women of Colour in STEM Awards 2024 by STEM Sisters
2024: Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Award by RMIT
2024: Winner of the Emerging Professional Engineer of the Year 2024-Victoria and National Finalist for the Engineers Australia Emerging Professional Engineer of the Year 2024, represented Victoria
2024: Learning and Teaching Innovation Fund by RMIT
2023: Edified Energiser Grant Award by Edified
2023: Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by RMIT
2023: Bridging Innovations in Health, Science and Technology Symposium Informative Infographic Outstanding Poster Award
2023: RMIT Women Researchers' Network Symposium Best Poster Award
2023: Adobe x Creative Curriculum Grant by Adobe
2023: STEM Teaching Excellence Award by RMIT
2021: RMIT School of Engineering Early Career Teaching Award
2020: Start-Up Fund by RMIT
2019: RMIT Bundoora Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Best Presentation Award
2018: SEH College Pro Vice-Chancellor Prize: Higher Degree by Research
2018: HDR Ford Publication Commendation Prize by RMIT
2017-2020: Dean's Commendation for Teaching Excellence
2017: Higher Degree by Research Publications Grant (HDRPG) Award
2015-2017: RMIT PhD International Scholarship (RPIS) and ARC top-up scholarship in High Performance Magnesium Alloys
2015: Top 100 in the World, Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition
2014: Notable High Achiever in SEH College Student Choice Teaching Award
2014: Winner and People's Choice of RMIT Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Represented RMIT in the 2014 Trans-Tasman 3MT competition at the University of Western Australia on 3 November 2014.
2013: RMIT Super-Engineering Award for top undergraduate student
2012: RMIT Most Creative Assignment Award
2008-2011: Digital and Precision Engineering Scholarship (DPE) by Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore
Media
Research fields
- 401607 Metals and alloy materials
- 4017 Mechanical engineering
- 401401 Additive manufacturing
- 4014 Manufacturing engineering
- 4010 Engineering practice and education
UN sustainable development goals
- 13 Climate Action
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 4 Quality Education
- 5 Gender Equality
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer (Continuing)
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2023 – Present
- Lecturer (Continuing)
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 7 Dec 2020 – 31 Dec 2022
- Lecturer Early Career Development Fellow
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 7 Dec 2017 – 7 Dec 2020
- Casual Tutor
- RMIT University
- School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Mar 2014 – 7 Dec 2017
Supervisor projects
- Study of residual stresses and microstructure development during the fabrication of light alloys
- 19 Oct 2023
- Material Characterisation of Al-Ce alloys
- 13 Feb 2023
- Modelling of high-entropy alloys
- 15 Nov 2022
- Repair of Magnesium Alloy Castings in Aircraft Structures using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
- 5 Aug 2022
- 3D Printing of Magnesium Alloys for Biomedical Applications
- 23 Feb 2022
- Computational Studies of Targeted Drug Delivery to the Upper Respiratory Airway
- 26 Nov 2021
- Magnesium Alloy in Biomedical Applications
- 29 Jul 2021
Teaching interests
Dr Ang is heavily involved in teaching at RMIT Melbourne, and at RMIT global partner institutes in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Her past and current roles include:
1. Program Manager of BH070 Kaplan-Singapore Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
2. Course Coordinator of Solid Mechanics 3 (RMIT Melbourne, Kaplan Singapore, VTC Hong Kong), Computer Aided Design (RMIT Melbourne), Engineering Capstone Projects A and B (Kaplan Singapore), Professional Research Projects 1 and 2 (Kaplan Singapore), Mechanical Design 2 (Kaplan Singapore), Mechanics and Materials 1 (Shandong University, Weihai), Management of Mechanical Design and Research (VTC Hong Kong)
3. Deputy Accreditation Manager for School of Engineering
4. Program initiator and coordinator of RMIT STEM College – Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Faculty of Innovation Engineering (FIE) Joint PhD program
5. Mentor of the BOOST Academic Promotion Program
Research interests
Dr Hua Qian Ang is passionate about light alloys research. Her research interests include advanced light alloys; magnesium alloys; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; deformation mechanisms
Her research experience includes:
1. High-pressure die-casting and solidification processes,
2. Material characterisation of metals and alloys, including sample preparation and etching, characterisation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional intermetallic phases, phase identification with EDS technique as well as twin quantification using EBSD,
3. Porosity quantification and fractographic analysis using 3D X-ray microscopic CT Scanner
4. Mechanical testing of advanced materials and the use of FE modelling for verification purpose
5. Different types of deformation mechanisms, such as slip and twinning systems in magnesium and alloys
6. 3D printing and additive layer manufacturing technology
Dr Ang is also an active reviewer of multiple Q1 Journals in the field of materials science and engineering, and she is an editorial board member of Smart Materials in Manufacturing.
