Active Materials and Additive Manufacturing Lab


Education

  • Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
  • Ph.D., Tsinghua University, China, 1999
  • B.S., Tsinghua University, China, 1994

Teaching Interests

Professor Qi’s teaching interests emphasize core mechanical engineering topics at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including mechanics, materials science, and fabrication processes. His instruction aims to integrate foundational engineering principles with practical problem-solving skills. He is committed to mentoring students through coursework that bridges theory and application, fostering a deep understanding of material behavior and manufacturing technologies.

Research Interests

Professor Qi’s research focuses on the mechancis of advanced  materials and additive manufacturing. His work investigates the mechanical behavior and functional properties of materials, emphasizing experimental characterization, modeling, addtive manufacuring, and recycling. This research aims to advance knowledge in material design and additive manufacturing processes, with applications that span emerging technologies in structural systems and sustainability.

Recent Publications

  • T Poltue, C Zhang, F Demoly, K Zhou, HJ Qi, Iterative Data Curation for Machine Learning‐Based Inverse Design of Active Composite Plates for Four‐Dimensional Printing, Advanced Intelligent Systems, e202500916, 2025
  • H Seriket, O Bougzime, Y Song, HJ Qi, F Demoly, Reinforcement learning-enabled design of topological interlocking materials for sustainable multi-material additive manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, 104992, 2025
  • H Yang, H Li, J Zhang, T Liu, HJ Qi, H Sun, Halftone-encoded 4D printing of stimulus-reconfigurable binary domains for cephalopod-inspired synthetic smart skins, Nature Communications 16 (1), 9931, 2025
  • F Gholami, M Li, A Hucker, S Clark, F Demoly, K Zhou, HJ Qi, Recycling Commodity Plastic Waste for Vat Photopolymerization 3D Printing of High-Performance Polymeric Composites, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 7 (23), 16194-16205, 2025
  • M Zhou, Y Tian, MLS Nai, HJ Qi, K Zhou, 4D printing of multiscale filler–reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites with electro-activated shape memory properties, Virtual and Physical Prototyping 20 (1), e2474537, 2025