Dr Jingchao Jiang
Lecturer
Engineering
I am a Lecturer in Production and Manufacturing Systems (E&R) in the Department of Engineering at The University of Exeter. I obtained my PhD from The University of Auckland in New Zealand. Before joining Exeter, I was a Postdoc at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. My research interests and expertise lie in the fields of additive manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, biomedical applications of additive manufacturing, and AI/machine learning for manufacturing.
Research Interests
- Additive manufacturing/3D printing
- Concrete 3D printing
- 4D printing
- Bioprinting
- Sustainable manufacturing
- AI/machine learning for manufacturing
Research Activities
- Associate Editor, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing
- Editorial board member, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology
- Editorial board member, International Journal of Bioprinting
- Editorial board member, Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing
- Guest Editor, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
- Guest Editor, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Guest Editor, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
- Guest Editor, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
- Guest Editor, Sustainability
- Invited reviewer of national and international grant agencies: Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic; Croatian Science Foundation; Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research; EPSRC; Royal Academy of Engineering; Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong.
- Panel member of EPSRC grants
- Member of EPSRC Peer Review College
- Reviewer of more than 80 international journals (e.g., Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Journal of Cleaner Production, Additive Manufacturing)
- PhD/MPhil degree examiner for University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, University of Huddersfield, University of Exeter
Honours & Awards
- 05/2026 Editorial Contribution Award (International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing)
- 05/2026 Author Service Award (International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing)
- 11/2025 IJPEM-GT Contribution Award (International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology)
- 09/2025 World's Top 2% Scientists -- Elsevier and Stanford University
- 06/2025 DTNet+ Access Fund, Digital twin for 3D printing
- 09/2024 World's Top 2% Scientists -- Elsevier and Stanford University
- 10/2023 World's Top 2% Scientists -- Elsevier and Stanford University
- 04/2023 JMMP 2023 Travel Award, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
- 10/2022 World's Top 2% Scientists -- Elsevier and Stanford University
- 02/2019 Best Presentation Award of “The 8th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering and Processes, Prague, Czech Republic, February 16-19, 2019”
- 09/2019 Top peer reviewer (Engineering) -- Publons/Web of Science
- 09/2019 Top peer reviewer (Cross-Field) -- Publons/Web of Science
- 09/2018 Award of the Postgraduate International Networks Mobility Fund (PINMF), University of Auckland
- 01/2018 Award of CUHK Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence 2017-18
Grant and Research Funding
PI: EPSRC IAA, Machine learning for reducing 3D printing warping, 1/2026-3/2026
PI: Royal Society Research Grant, Machine learning for pellet 3D printing recycled materials, 10/2025-9/2026
PI: Exeter Sustainability Projects Fund, Transforming waste into raw pellet materials for 3D printing, 6/2025-7/2026
PI: Exeter Business 2030 Research and Impact Seedcorn Funding, Managing 3D printing mass customisation model: a hybrid technological and supply chain perspective, 2/2025-7/2025
PI: Royal Society International Exchange, Sustainable cementitious materials design via generative artificial intelligence towards carbon neutrality, 12/2024-12/2026
PI: EPSRC UK-RAS NetworkPlus grant, Robotics in manufacturing for sustainability, 12/2024-12/2025
PI: EPSRC IAA, Sustainable additive manufacturing of recycled materials, 3/2024-10/2024
PhD Students
*: As main supervisor; +: As co-supervisor.
*Yousef Yousef (2024-2028)
*Jing Leng (2025-2029)
*Mehmet Fatih Karaman (2025-2029)
*Kun Bin (2025-2029)
+Yanyan Tian (2025-2027)
Visiting Scholars
Yicheng Dong (2025-2026)
Weihao Hu (3/2026-8/2026)
Research Assistants
Seb Laudicina (4/2024-7/2024)
Manuel GABON (6/2025-9/2025)
Oliver Stanley (6/2025-6/2026)
Shuaiyu Chen (1/2026-4/2026)
Luke Burch (5/2026-7/2026)
MSc Students
Min Zhang (2024)
Zerui Wang (2025)
Shuaihan Chen (2025)
Aaron Wang (2025)
Fenghui Yi (2026)
Aisha Abubakar Wali (2026)
Undergraduate FYP Students
Jonathan Cowie, Thomas Flechon, Ching Wai Kwan, Sebastian Laudicina (2024-2025)
Oliver Stanley, Luke Burch, Connor Oughton, Jozef Koziol, Luke Ogden (2025-2026)
Position Opening
Both domestic and international students are welcome to apply for PhD/MSc study with me. Visitors and exchange students are also welcome. Available funding opportunities can be found through the University Funding Database or through their individual national funding agencies. I may also have some funded positions available, please get in touch.
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