MrZhigang (Armstrong) Xie
(He/Him)
Laboratory Manager
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
Orcid identifier0000-0002-4481-0588 (opens in a new tab)
- Laboratory ManagerFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
- +61 3 522 73527 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Laboratory ManagerDeakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials Fibres and Textiles
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Managing DirectorYespin Technology Pty. Ltd., Australia5 Nov 2013 - 30 Nov 2017
- Regional technical support engineerKLA-Tencor, China, Service, Shanghai, China4 Mar 2002 - 30 Jun 2009
- Service engineerHitachi instrument, China1 Jul 1998 - 1 Mar 2002
DEGREES
- Master of EngineeringDeakin University
CERTIFICATIONS
- 2019 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Outstanding ContributionsDeakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia10 Oct 2019 - present2019 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Industry Engagement in Research: MotoCAP star rating system, along with Chris Hurren, Liz De Rome, Xin Liu, Gayathri Rajmohan
- 2025 IFM AwardInstitute for Front Materials, Waurn Ponds, Australia1 Dec 2025 - presentMost Valued Support Staff - Technical, Administrative, Research Engineers, Lab Mangers
LANGUAGES
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Materials engineering
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- Institute for Frontier Materials