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Hantang Qin

Hantang Qin

Assistant Professor

Hantang Qin is the PI of the Flexible Electronics and Additive Printing (FEAP) Laboratory. The FEAP lab specializes in research areas including in-space manufacturing, micro/nano scale fabrication, novel additive manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping methods and tools, and manufacturing systems based on inkjet printing and laser ablation for flexible electronics and optoelectronics. The research includes but not limited to scaffolds fabrication for biomedical applications, laser ablation, real-time monitoring and automation, CAD/CAM systems, 3D printing, topography optimization, multi-material and multi-scale fabrication based on additive printing.

Department

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Contact

3222, Mechanical Engineering Bldg
1513 University Ave
Madison, WI

  • PhD 2016, North Carolina State University-Raleigh
  • BS 2012, Zhejiang University

  • In-space manufacturing
  • Additive manufacturing
  • 3D printing
  • Micro/nano manufacturing
  • Electrohydrodynamic
  • In-situ monitoring
  • Quality engineering

  • 2024 Manufacturing and Design (M&D) Division, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), Outstanding Young Investigator Award
  • 2023 IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2023, Finalist and 2nd place, Data Analytics and Information Systems (DAIS) Division: Data Analytics Competition
  • 2023 NASA, NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Graduate & Professional Award
  • 2023 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
  • 2023 Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
  • 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Manufacturing Science & Engineering Conference 2021, Best Poster Award
  • 2021 Manufacturing and Design Division, IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2021, Best Student Paper Award
  • 2021 Manufacturing and Design Division, IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2021, Best Track Paper Award
  • 2021 Iowa State University, Miller Faculty Fellowship
  • 2021 Iowa State University, Omurtag Award for Junior Research Excellence
  • 2020 IISE DAIS Division - Mobile/Web App Competition, IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2020, 1st place winner
  • 2020 American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) , American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Faculty Fellowship
  • 2020 Iowa State University IMSE Research Symposium, Best Overall Award, Best Poster Award, Best Presentation Award
  • 2020 Iowa State University, R. Bruce Thompson Faculty/Graduate Fellowship
  • 2018 Nano@IAState, Iowa State University, Runner Up Poster Presentation Award

  • Jiang, L., Li, W., Wolf, R., Marander, M., Kirscht, T., Liu, F., Jones, J. M., Hill, C., Jiang, S., & Qin, H. (2024). High-Sensitivity Fully Printed Flexible BaTiO 3-Based Capacitive Humidity Sensor for In-space Manufacturing by Electrohydrodynamic Inkjet Printing. IEEE Sensors Journal.
  • Liu, L., Li, B., Qin, H., & Li, Q. (2024). Measurement Studies Utilizing Similarity Evaluation between 3D Surface Topography Measurements. Mathematics, 12(5), 669.
  • Chen, Q., Jiang, L., Qin, H., & Kontar, R. A. (2024). Multi-agent Collaborative Bayesian Optimization via Constrained Gaussian Processes. Technometrics(just-accepted), 1--23.
  • Chen, S., Yu, L., Shen, W., Fong, B., Li, Y., Dong, P., Qin, H., & Yao, S. (2024). Multimodal 5-DOF Stretchable Electromagnetic Actuators toward Haptic Information Delivery. Advanced Functional Materials, 2314515.
  • Liu, F., Lusi, A., Radhakrishnan, H., Liu, H., Li, W., Qin, H., Jiang, S., Bai, X., & Hu, S. (2023). Correction: Efficient direct lignin fuel cells enabled by hierarchical nickel--iron phosphide nanosheets as an anode catalyst. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 7(9), 2309--2309.
  • Hamilton, J. D., Sorondo, S., Li, B., Qin, H., & Rivero, I. V. (2023). Mechanical behavior of bimetallic stainless steel and gray cast iron repairs via directed energy deposition additive manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 85, 1197--1207.
  • Huang, Y., Yu, L., Jiang, L., Shi, X., & Qin, H. (2022). 3D printing of hydrogel-based seed planter for in-space seed nursery. In International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (pp. 56–63).
  • Shen, W., Liu, L., Jiang, X., Zhang, Z., Li, Q., & Qin, H. (2022). Multi-modal in-situ nondestructive testing of direct energy deposition and AI-enabled data fusion for quality assurance in remanufacturing. In IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings (pp. 1–6).
  • Kuo, C., Clark, S., Qin, H., & Shi, X. (2022). Development of a shelf-stable, gel-based delivery system for probiotics by encapsulation, 3D printing, and freeze-drying. Lwt, 157, 113075.
  • Jiang, X., Shen, W., Jiang, L., & Qin, H. (2022). Effects of Particle Size Distribution and Impact Speed on Printing Quality in Direct Energy Deposition. Manufacturing Letters, 33, 521--526.

  • I SY E 415 - Introduction to Manufacturing Systems, Design and Analysis (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 512 - Inspection, Quality Control and Reliability (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 961 - Graduate Seminar in Industrial Engineering (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M E 512 - Inspection, Quality Control and Reliability (Spring 2025)
  • I SY E 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
  • I SY E 604 - Special Topics in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 605 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
  • I SY E 489 - Honors in Research (Fall 2023)
  • I SY E 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Fall 2023)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • I SY E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)