Xiaoping Qian Elmer R. and Janet Ambach Kaiser Professor Department Mechanical Engineering Contact 2051 ME, Mechanical Engineering Bldg 1513 University Ave Madison, WI p: (608) 890-1925 e: qian@engr.wisc.edu Featured news Tapping a new toolbox, engineers buck tradition in new high-performing heat exchanger May 6, 2025 Education PhD 2001, University of MichiganMS 1994, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyBA 1992, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research interests Topology optimization and shape optimization for multi-physics systemsOptimal design of thermofluid systemsDesign for additive manufacturingMachine learning based design Awards 2019 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kaiser Professorship2015 ASME , Elected Fellow2014 ASME IDETC/CIE Conferences, ASME CIE Prakash Krishnaswami Best Paper Award2012 ASME IDETC/CIE Conferences, ASME CIE Prakash Krishnaswami Best Paper Award2012 Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Excellence in Research Award2011 ACM Symposium of Solid and Physical Modeling, SPM 11 Best Paper Award2010 ASME IDETC/CIE Conferences, ASME CIE Prakash Krishnaswami Best Paper Award2009 Illinois Institute of Technology/Sigma Xi , IIT/Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in University Research2009 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2009), Best Automation Paper Award Finalist (Nominated)2008 Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Excellence in Research Award2008 Illinois Institute of Technology, Greatest Number of Research Awards2004 GE Global Research, Young Innovator Award, Inspection and Manufacturing Technologies Recent publications Chen, B., Zhao, X., & Qian, X. (2024). Voxel-based path-driven 3D concrete printing process simulation framework embedding interlayer behavior. Automation in Construction, 168 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105776Chen, B., & Qian, X. (2024). Data-driven reliability-oriented buildability analysis of 3D concrete printed curved wall. Additive Manufacturing, 94 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2024.104459Zhao, X., Mezzadri, F., Wang, T., & Qian, X. (2024). Physics-informed neural network based topology optimization through continuous adjoint. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 67(8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-024-03856-1Sun, S., Rankouhi, B., Thoma, D. J., Cheadle, M. J., Maples, G. D., Anderson, M. H., Nellis, G., & Qian, X. (2024). Topology optimization, additive manufacturing and thermohydraulic testing of heat sinks. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 224 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125281Wang, T., & Qian, X. (2023). Topology optimization of HCM/PCM composites for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 73 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108972Mezzadri, F., Gasick, J., & Qian, X. (2023). A Framework for Physics-Informed Deep Learning Over Freeform Domains. CAD Computer Aided Design, 160 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2023.103520Wang, T., Gasick, J., Sun, S., & Qian, X. (2023). A comparison of manufacturing constraints in 3D topologically optimized heat sinks for forced air cooling. Engineering with Computers, 39(3), 1711-1733 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-023-01786-yGasick, J., & Qian, X. (2023). Isogeometric neural networks: A new deep learning approach for solving parameterized partial differential equations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 405 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2022.115839Flynn, N., & Qian, X. (2023). HEAT SINK DESIGN OPTIMIZATION VIA GAN-CNN COMBINED DEEP-LEARNING. In Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2023-116429Wang, T., & Qian, X. (2023). ON-THE-FLY DUAL REDUCTION METHOD ON TRANSIENT FLUID TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION. In Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2023-114806 Courses M E 489 - Honors in Research (Spring 2025)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)M E 489 - Honors in Research (Fall 2024)M E 536 - Data Driven Engineering Design (Fall 2024)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)M E 489 - Honors in Research (Spring 2024)M E 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Spring 2024)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)M E 903 - Graduate Seminar (Spring 2024)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)M E 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Fall 2023)M E 535 - Computer-Aided Geometric Design (Fall 2023)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)M E 903 - Graduate Seminar (Fall 2023)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)