Impact characteristics and stagnation formation on a solid surface by a supersonic abrasive waterjet

Prof. Jun Wang received a bachelor’s degree from Dalian University of Technology in 1982 and a PhD from the University of Melbourne in 1993. He then worked at the University of Melbourne as a Research Fellow before moving to Queensland University of Technology in 1995 and then to UNSW in 2005. His current research interests include multi-length scale machining and fabrication using impacting particles and high energy beams, advanced cutting tools and cutting tool materials, engineering tribology and 3D printing. He has had some 500 publications, including more than 350 refereed journal articles. Wang has served as the Chairman of the International Committee for Abrasive Technology (2011-2015) and the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Abrasive Technology, in addition to his past and present roles in four other international journals as an editor and further ten journals as a member of the editorial board. He has also served on a number of other professional positions, including Chairman/Co-chairman for 24 international academic conferences, the President of the Ausinan Science and Technology Society (2013-2015), and the Mechanical College Board of the Institution of Engineers Australia (2013-2015). He currently serves on a number of positions for government, academic, industry and professional organisations in Australia, China, USA, Japan and Malaysia, notably the Expert Consulting Committee for the Chinese Government, and the Chairman of the Academic Committee for the National Centre for International Research on Special Purpose Equipment and Advanced Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. Wang is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and a Fellow of the International Society of Nano-manufacturing.