Dr Shuwen Wen

BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Research Lead

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shuwen.wen@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Shuwen Wen
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
AMRC Castings
Brunel Way
Rotherham
S60 5TZ
Profile

Shuwen is the Research Lead of the AMRC Castings Group. Joining the AMRC in May 2022, Shuwen brought in a breadth of valuable knowledge and technological expertise from his nearly 30 years of working experience both at academic / research institutions and in industry, including metals solidification processing technologies, casting and metalforming process technologies, process modelling and simulation, manufacturing process induced residual stress prediction, characterization and control. Shuwen’s latest effort is devoted to the development of R&D portfolio for the AMRC Castings Group, primarily focusing on sustainability, digitalisation, and understanding of casting residual stress and its influence on post-cast processing and in-service performance of cast structures.

Currently Shuwen is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Engineering at Leicester University. He is also a member of the editorial board and section editorial board (Computation and Simulation on Metals) for the open access journal Metals, published monthly online by MDPI, and editor of the topic subject on “Numerical Modelling on Metallic Materials” (https://www.mdpi.com/topics/modeling_metallic).

Research interests

Innovative castings and casting process R&D
Digital and sustainable foundry solutions
Improvement of quality, property and integrity of cast structures
Melt cleanliness, castability and recyclability of metals and alloys
Foundry process LCA
Residual stress characterization and control
Numerical modelling and simulation

Publications

Journal articles

Conference proceedings papers

Other

  • Slater S, Freeman R, Connelly M & Wen S (2010) Pipe-making milestone for tupi. Offshore Engineer, 35(7), 42-43. RIS download Bibtex download
Grants

EU CAJU, HEAVEN – Hydrogen Engine Architecture Virtually Engineered Novelly, (Co-I), 2023 – 2026, £480,062, (ITP Aero UK).

ATI, Ultra Clean Cast DLMM, (Co-I), 2023 – 2026, £287,679, (Sylatech, Alloyed & Cranfield University).

HVMC, High Value Recycling Guide, (Co-I), 2023 – 2024, £125,000.

HVMC, Manufacturing Process Energy Reduction Guide, (Co-I), 2023 – 2024, £100,000.

HVMC, Assessing the Value of Data for Sustainability Decision Making and Process Sustainability database, (Co-I), 2023 – 2024, £48,000.

Teaching activities

PhD supervision (completed):

  • Huan Li, 2009, Birmingham University. Industrial supervisor.
  • Harry Coules, 2012, Cranfield University. Industrial supervisor.
  • Luis Daniel Cozzolino, 2013, Cranfield University. Industrial supervisor.
  • Lee Aucott, 2015, Leicester University, Industrial supervisor.
  • Dimitrios Statharas, 2019, Leicester University, Industrial supervisor.