Dr Sam Yang

1998 - Present: Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO, Private Bag 10, Clayton 3169, Australia

Major current activities

2021-2022 Leading the InterChange project on Corrosion pit formation modelling and characterisation for 3D-printed metal, with CSIRO Manufacturing BU, Mineral Resources BU, and IM&T
2021-2022 Leading the strategic project on Porosity defect characterization for AM metal parts, with CSIRO Manufacturing BU
2021-present Leading the industrial consortium on NDT Communications with CSIRO, domestic and global industries
2021-present Quantum computing for material microstructure and properties modelling, with CSIRO Manufacturing, CSIRO IM&T, and CSIRO Data61
2019-present Modelling and 3D characterization for metal leaching production from mineral ores, with CSIRO Mineral Resources, Deakin University, Shanxi University and RMIT

Major previous activities

2017-2021: Leading the Global Innovation Linkage project on “non-destructive quality evaluation of additive-manufactured components”, jointly funded by Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) and 5 domestic and global industry partners.
2007-2016: Invented and led the CSIRO development on data-constrained modeling (DCM) of material microstructrues and DCM software implementation; benchmark case studies in unconventional energy reservoir media characterization in relation to CSIRO Energy; corrosion product and corrosion inhibitor characterization in relation to CSIRO Manufacturing; and minerals leaching in relation to CSIRO Mineral Resources.
2016-2017: Thermodynamic modelling and software implementation for high-temperature processing of minerals.
2010-2014: Leader of Environmental Surface Design 3 team.
2006-2008: Led the CSIRO down-hole robot strategic project with multi-division participations from CERSE, CMSE and ICT.
2003-2007: Led the CMIT Divisional Imbedded Intelligence Research Platform for development of methodologies and computational code in interpretation of complex sensor-based signals.
2002-2003: Developed a prototype system for quality monitoring of high-pressure die-casting which had been tested successfully at NISSAN Die-casting Plant.
2000-2003: Developed a condition monitoring system MachineGP for CNC controlled precision grinding machines which had been tested successfully with ANCA Australia.
1998-2001: Developed a prototype performance monitoring system ROSDAM for CNC controlled plasma metal plate cutting machine.
1996-1998: Research Fellow
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia,
in collaboration with the Telstra Research Laboratories, 770 Blackburn Road, Clayton Victoria 3168, Australia
Major achievements:
• Developed a statistical mechanical model for biological effects of electromagnetic radiation
• Developed a software for simulation of EMR propagation through regular geometries
• Developed a software for simulation of pulsed electromagnetic waves propagation
1993-1995: Research Fellow
Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Major achievements:
• Completed quantitative studies of phase transitions of lattice Fermion systems
• Developed a computable statistical mechanical models of metal-insulator transitions
1993-1994: Technical Consultant
BHP Research Melbourne Laboratories, 245 Wellington Road, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170, Australia
Major achievements:
• Developed a method and implemented as a software for petroleum reservoir permeability simulation using renormalization group method for single phase flow
• Developed a method and implemented as a software for petroleum reservoir characterization using fractal geo-statistics
• Completed quantitative studies in petroleum reservoir characterization and permeability computation
• Developed a method and completed quantitative studies in machine condition monitoring using dynamical systems methods
1992-1993: Research Technician
Casting Technology Group, BHP Research Melbourne Laboratories, 245 Wellington Road, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170, Australia
Major achievements:
• Developed a statistical mechanical model of steel solidification and completed numerical simulation studies
• Visualized microscopic process of solidification
• Developed a mathematical model for liquid steel profile in casting process and completed numerical simulation studies
1992 Research Technician
Applied Mechanics Group, BHP Research Melbourne Laboratories, 245 Wellington Road, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170, Australia
Major achievements:
• Developed a multi-purpose boundary element software for reservoir simulations
• Completed numerical study of the productivity of inclined oil wells in an anisotropic reservoir
• Completed numerical study of stress analysis of Griffin flowlines
1997: Senior Consultant
Colben Dynamics, 5/162 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Vic 3205, Australia
Major achievements:
• Developed a investment optimization software
• Developed a industrial process optimization method and implemented as a software
1989-1991: Research Assistant
Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Major achievements:
• Completed quantitative studies in thermodynamics and phase transition properties of lattice fermion systems
• Developed software code and completed numerical studies of self-avoiding walks and other statistical mechanical models
1987-1988: Lecturer
Department of Physics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China