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Professional Activities

Subject Editor of Journal of Sound and Vibration

Conference Roles

  • PhD Education and Management in the UK, by Invitation (School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2011)
  • Various Research Topics, by Invitation (Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2011)
  • Finite Element Model Updating and Structural Modifications for Improved Dynamic Performance, by Invitation (School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2011)
  • Vehicle disc brake squeal, by Invitation (School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2011)
  • Pole Assignment to 2nd-order Asymmetric Systems for Stabilisation by Receptances, by Invitation (School of Mechanical Engineering, Jilin University, China, 2011)
  • VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF ATOMISING DISCS AND POWDER SIZE PREDICTION IN CENTRIFUGAL ATOMISATION, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Workshop Organising Committee, 2010)
  • Pole Assignment of Friction-induced Vibration (2nd-order Asymmetric Systems) for Stabilisation, by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, South Korea, 2009)
  • Pole Assignment of Friction-induced Vibration (2nd-order Asymmetric Systems) for Stabilisation, by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea, 2009)
  • Pole assignment to stabilise friction-induced vibration , by Invitation (Technical University of Berlin, 2009)
  • The Need for Wind Energy and Its Development in the UK, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Forum Organising Committee, 2009)
  • Pole Assignment of Friction-induced Vibration (2nd-order Asymmetric Systems) for Stabilisation, by Invitation (School of Mechanical Engineering, Kunsan National University, South Korea, 2009)
  • Vibration in centrifugal atomisation , by Invitation (Tsinghua University, 2007)
  • Research Pactice in British Academia, by Invitation (Shannxi University of Science and Technology, 2007)
  • Brake squeal – a moving-load approach, by Invitation (Institute of Physics, London, 2007)
  • Some applications of structural dynamics in engineering, by Invitation (Department of Modern Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 2006)
  • Some applications of structural dynamics in engineering, by Invitation (Department of Mechanics, Shanghai University, 2006)
  • Car disc brake vibration and squeal, by Invitation (Ford Technical Centre, Basildon, UK, 2005)
  • Car disc brake vibration and squeal, by Invitation (Ford Technical Centre, Basildon, UK, 2005)
  • Vibration of Atomising Discs, by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, 2005)
  • Vibration of Atomising Discs, by Invitation (Department of Ship Sciences, University of Southampton, 2004)
  • Car Disc Vibration and Noise, and Vibration of Bolted Joints, by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, 2004)
  • Vibration of Atomising Discs under a Growing Distributed Mass , by Invitation (Loughborough University, 2004)
  • The Influence of Interface Pressure Distribution, by Invitation (School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, 2004)
  • Moving Load Model of Car Disc Brakes , by Invitation (Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, 2004)
  • Car Disc Brake Noise , by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, USA, 2004)
  • Car Disc Brake Vibration and Squeal: A Moving-load Approach, by Invitation (IMechE Northwest Division of Automobile Engineering, 2004)
  • Some general structural dynamics issues in cars, by Invitation (Advance Engineering Centre of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, USA, 2004)
  • Dynamic Behaviour of Bolted Joints under Harmonic Loading , by Invitation (Department of Mechanical, Material, Manufacturing Engineering and Management, University of Nottingham, 2003)
  • Friction-induced Vibration and Squeal of Disc Brakes , by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA, 2003)
  • Disc Brake Squeal: A Moving Load Model, by Invitation (TRW Automotive Headquarters, Livonia, USA, 2003)
  • Disc Brake Squeal: A Moving Load Model, by Invitation (Advanced Engineering Centre, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, USA, 2003)
  • Moving Load Problems, Disc Vibration, Disc Brake Vibration and Squeal, by Invitation (State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis of Industrial Equipment, Dalian, China, 2002)
  • Disc Brake Vibration and Squeal, by Invitation (Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, China, 2002)
  • Disc Brake Squeal: A Moving Load Model, by Invitation (Bosch Automotive Headquarters, Farmington Hill, USA, 2002)
  • Disc Brake Squeal: A Moving Load Model, by Invitation (Technical Centre and Truck Technology, General Motor Corporation, Pontiac, USA, 2002)
  • Friction-induced vibration and squeal of car disc brakes, by Invitation (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, 1999)

Editorships

  • Journal of Sound and Vibration (Subject Editor, 2009 - present)
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design (Guest Editor, 2009)
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration (Advisor to the Editorial Board, 2007 - present)
  • Jurnal Mekanikal (International Advisory Board Member, 2007 - present)
  • The Open Civil Engineering Journal (Editorial Board Member, 2007 - present)
  • International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration (Editor, 2003 - present)

Examination Roles

  • University of Sheffield, PhD (2009)
  • University of the West of England, MEng (2009)
  • Brunel University, PhD (2008)
  • University of Nottingham, PhD (2005)
  • University of Wales Swansea, PhD (2005)
  • University of Manchester, MPhil (2004)
  • University of Leeds, PhD (2004)
  • University of Nottingham, PhD (2003)
  • Dalian University of Technology, PhD (2002)
  • Dalian University of Technology, PhD (2002)
  • University of Glasgow, PhD (2002)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Institute of Physics (Chairperson, 2011 - present)
  • Institute of Physics (Fellow, 2010 - present)
  • Society of Automotive Engineering (Member, 2001 - 2003)
  • Society for Experimental Mechanics (Member, 1996 - 2003)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Examinations Officer;
  • International Students Tutor