Key details
Dr Qingwei Bai
Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering
Dr Qingwei Bai accrued five years of teaching and research experience at Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology and the Guangdong Academy of Sciences in China. To deepen the understanding of fluid flow effects on solidification under electromagnetic fields he secured the Germany DAAD funding (€126k; 9.5% global funding rate) and completed postdoctoral research in 2022 at the HZDR (Germany), Dresden University of Technology, and the University of Greenwich (UK). He has developed rich practical expertise in In-situ synchrotron radiation experiment, image process, electromagnetic field design for metallurgy, MHD, as well as advanced multiphysics numerical modelling. In 2019, he obtained a joint PhD degree from Université Grenoble Alpes (SiMAP/EPM) in France and Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology supported by CSC funding.
As Principal Investigator, Dr Bai secured five highly competitive research projects from proposal development to completion, with total funding amounting to approximately £352,000. He conducted foundational research supported by the UK's Diamond Light Source, contributing to international cutting-edge scientific investigations. His scholarly outputs include more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, one monograph, and 18 granted patents.
Awarded the Innovation Award by the China Association of Inventions in 2026 Dr Bai currently maintains robust collaborative ties with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Germany, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, as well as a broad range of enterprises and universities across China and so on. He has supervised 9 master’s students and 1 PhD student.
Responsibilities within the university
Include teaching and tutorial guidance, research and other forms of scholarly activity, examining, curriculum development, administration and related activities.
Awards
Innovation Award by the China Association of Inventions in 2026
Research / Scholarly interests
- High-Precision Electromagnetic Field Model: High-precision modeling of pulsed electromagnetic fields in both temporal and spatial dimensions is the first step in MHD.
- Magnetohydrodynamic Model: Characterizing the interactions between electromagnetic and flow fields at the dendritic scale is critical.
- Multi-Scale Modeling from Dendritic to Casting Scales: Integrate the temperature gradient and cooling rate characteristics at the dendritic scale into the casting model, and establish the relationship between dendrite density and permeability.
- With the integration of AI and numerical simulation as the core technology to design and development industrial electromagnetic devices and innovation transfer.
Recent publications
1.Books: Qingwei Bai (2024). Metal solidification and solid-phase precipitation under pulsed electromagnetic field, Beijing: Metallurgical Industry Press, ISBN:978-7-5024-9865-8
2. J. Zhang; Q. Bai*; W. Guo. et al.. Pulsed/Steady Electromagnetic Field Modulation of Melt Viscosity and Solidification in Rare Earth-Aluminum Alloys: Mechanistic Insights Beyond La-ZL114. Journal of Materials Processing Technology.2025. DOI: 0.1016/j.jmatprotec.2025.119048
3. Bai, Q.*; Liu, T.; Tian, Y. et al.. Effect of Lorentz force distribution on solidified microstructure and segregation of magnesium alloys under pulsed electromagnetic field. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.183014
4. Zhang, J.; Guo, W.; Bai, Q. et al. Effect of rare earth Ce and Y on microstructure and viscosity of ZL114A alloy
Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175755
5.Bai, Q.*; Wang, J.; Xing, S. et al.. Crystal orientation and crystal structure of paramagnetic α-Al under a pulsed electromagnetic field. Scientific Reports. 2020. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67352-4
6.Bai, Q.; Ma, Y.; Xing, S.et al.. Nucleation and Grain Refinement of 7A04 Aluminum Alloy Under a Low-Power Electromagnetic Pulse. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.2018.DOI: 10.1007/s11665-018-3128-x
7. Bai, Q.; Yang, Y.; Zhao, Z. Kinetics and in situ observation of nonisothermal crystallization in Bayan Obo tailing-based nanocrystalline glass-ceramic. Ceramics International.2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.11.114
8. Bai, Q.; Liang, Z.; Liu, Y.et al..Heat transfer, crystallization and properties of Bayan Obo tailings-based nanocrystalline glass-ceramics processed with microwave radiation. Materials Today Communications.2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.108005