Prof Jim Song

Academic Career

• 1978 - 1982 BEng in Material Sci. & Eng. Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, P. R. C.
• 1982-1985 Assistant lecturer, Department of Materials Sci. & Eng, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei - P. R. C.
• 1985 -1987MSc in Materials Sci. & Eng. CAD in Precision Forming of Gas Turbine Blade. North-western University of Technology, Xian, P.R.C.
• 1987 - 1990, Ph.D. in Engineering Materials. Ceramic Powder Compaction. Department of Engineering Materials, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• 1990 - 1997, Research Fellow, Ceramic Processing, Department of Materials Engineering, Brunel University.
• 1997- 2000, Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
• 2000 - 2004 Senior lecturer
• 2004 - present Professor of Materials Engineering

Research Interests

• Computer modelling of materials behaviour and materials processing.
• Ceramic & ceramic composites processing.
• Microengineering of materials using inkjet printing and electrostatic atomisation.
• Cellular solids and composites.
• Biodegradable materials from renewable natural resources.
• Biodegradable packaging materials.

Previous Research

• Brunel University BRIEF Award and Greenlight Ltd-Biodegradable Packaging Foams (£32k). 1997 - 1998
• EPSRC - Direct ink jet printing of metal and ceramic powders (£197k). 1998 - 2000
• EPSRC& BBSRC LINK- Biodegradable packaging foams (£295k) 2000 - 2003
• EPSRC STI Link - Novel Processing of Cereal Straws for Fibre Packaging Materials (£386k) 2003 - 2006
• DEFRA Food Link - Biodegradable Starch Composite Films and Thermal Forming for Food Packaging (£540k) 2004 - 2007
• EPSRC STI Link - Biodegradable Foams based on Wheat Flour (£355k) 2004 - 2007
• Lightweight eco-composites based on renewable raw materials, DTI Technology Programme and HGCA (£557k) 2005 - 2008

Teaching

Publications

Journal Papers

(2009) Kang, YG., Xia, W., Song, J. and Tarverdi, K., Extrusion fractionation of wheat straw for biocomposites utilising the entire straw constituents, nternational Journal of Materials and Product Technology 36 (1-4) : 334- 347

(2009) Kang, YG. and Song, J., Structure and compression behavior of macro-composite starch foams, Journal of Cellular Plastics 45 (1) : 33- 49

(2009) Song, JH., Murphy, RJ., Narayan, R. and Davies, GBH., Biodegradable and compostible alternatives to conventional plastics, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 364 (1526) : 2127- 2139

(2007) Zhou, J., Song, J. and Parker, R., Microwave-assisted moulding using expandable extruded pellets from wheat flours and starch, Carbohydrate Polymers 69 (3) : 445- 454

(2006) Zhou, J., Song, J. and Parker, R., Structure and properties of starch-based foams prepared by microwave heating from extruded pellets, Carbohydrate Polymers 63 (4) : 466- 475

(2002) Shi, Z., Guo, ZX. and Song, JH., A diffusion-controlled kinetic model for binder burnout in a powder compact, Acta Materialia 50 (8) : 1937- 1950

(2002) Nur, HM., Song, JH., Evans, JRG. and Edirisinghe, MJ., Ink-jet printing of gold conductive tracks, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 13 (4) : 213- 219

(2002) Zhao, X., Evans, JRG., Edirisinghe, MJ. and Song, JH., Ink-jet printing of ceramic pillar arrays, Journal of Materials Science 37 (10) : 1987- 1992

Conference Papers

(2007) Szegda, D., Song, J., Warby, MK. and Whiteman, JR., Computational modelling of a thermoforming process for thermoplastic starch, AIP Conference Proceedings: Materials Processing and Design; Modelling, Simulation and Applications, 908 35- 48