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Biography
Dr. Zhijun Wang (also known as Alex Wang) received his PhD in Applied Mechanics from TU Eindhoven in the Netherlands in 2020. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft (Netherlands) until 2024. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, United Kingdom. His main areas of expertise include shape and topology optimization, finite element method (FEM), multidisciplinary design and optimization (MDO), aeroelasticity, and composite structure modeling and optimization. Dr. Wang has gained extensive research experience in wind energy and aerospace engineering through various EU and industrial projects. His current research interests focus on addressing the challenges of lightweight aircraft structures for both conventional and electric aircraft, aiming to reduce in-flight emissions and enable sustainable aviation.
Research interests
- Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization
- Shape and Topology Optimization
- Composite Structure Modeling and Optimization
- Aeroelasticity & FSI
- FEA & CFD
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Preliminary aeroelastic optimization of electric aircraft wings including propeller whirl flutter effects
Wang, Z., Liu Xu, V. Q. & De Breuker, R., Feb 2025, In: Aerospace Science and Technology. 157, 109813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An aeroelastic optimisation framework for manufacturable variable stiffness composite wings including critical gust loads
Wang, Z., Peeters, D. & De Breuker, R., Oct 2022, In: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 65, 10, 290.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bringing Manufacturing into the MDO domain using MBSE
van der Laan, T., Bruggeman, A.-L., van Manen, B., Wang, Z., Peeters, D., Sonneveld, J. & Timmermans, H., 20 Jun 2022, AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 2022-3721Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Collaborative Design of a Business Jet Family Using the AGILE 4.0 MBSE Environment
Bussemaker, J. H., Ciampa, P. D., Singh, J., Fioriti, M., Cabaleiro De La Hoz, C., Wang, Z., Peeters, D., Hansmann, P., Della Vecchia, P. & Mandorino, M., 20 Jun 2022, AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 2022-3934Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization of Regional Jet Retrofitting Activity
Mandorino, M., Della Vecchia, P., Corcione, S., Nicolosi, F., Trifari, V., Cerino, G., Fioriti, M., Cabaleiro De La Hoz, C., Lefebvre, T., Charbonnier, D., Wang, Z. & Peeters, D., 20 Jun 2022, AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 2022-3933Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
3 Citations (Scopus)