Name：Chengdi Xiao Title：Associate Professor

E-mail：xcd0719@ncu.edu.cn

Supervisor Type：Master’s supervisor

Main Courses：《Theory of Machines and Mechanisms》,《Mechanical Engineering Case Studies》

Research Interests

(1) Advanced cooling technologies for chips and electronic devices

(2) Digital simulation & intelligent optimization

(3) Thermal management of electro-mechanical systems and vibration/noise suppression

Education

Sep 2015–Dec 2018: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Central South University

Sep 2009–Jun 2012: M.S. in Mechanical Design & Theory, Nanchang University

Sep 2005–Jun 2009: B.S. in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing & Automation, Nanchang University

Employment History

Dec 2021–present: Associate Professor, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University

Mar 2021–Jun 2024: Post-doctoral fellow, Shanghai Highly (Group) Co. & University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Dec 2016–Dec 2021: Lecturer, School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University

Jul 2012–Dec 2016: Teaching Assistant, School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University

Academic Services

 Executive director / supervisor, Jiangxi Engineering Graphics Society

 Director, Mechanical Design Branch, Jiangxi Mechanical Engineering Society

 First-batch “One-Enterprise-One-PhD” technology talent of Nanchang City

 Reviewer for ENERGY, INT J HEAT MASS TRAN, INT COMMUN HEAT MASS, ENG APPL ARTIF INTEL, EXPERT SYST APPL, SURF INTERFACES, etc.

Honors & Awards

2019: “Ganjiang Young Scholar”, Nanchang University

2024: Outstanding Advisor, 17th National 3-D Digital Innovation Design Competition

2024: Second-class Outstanding Advisor, 17th “Higher-Education Cup” National University Students Advanced Graphics & Product-Information Modeling Innovation Contest (Mechanical Category)

2025: Excellent Party Affairs Worker, Nanchang University

2025: First-class Outstanding Advisor, 18th “Higher-Education Cup” National University Students Advanced Technology & Product-Information Modeling Innovation Contest (Mechanical Category)

Major Achievements

（A）Recent Research Projects (Principal Investigator)

 NSFC Young Scientists Fund: Multi-scale thermal transport behavior and physical mechanisms in 3-D integrated devices

 Jiangxi Key R&D Program: Intelligent full-chain handling system for abnormal copper-electrolysis plates (co-unit PI)

 Jiangxi Natural Science Foundation (General): Non-Fourier heat conduction in GFETs based on high-order anharmonic phonon scattering

 Jiangxi Key R&D Program: Key technology and industrialization of large-scale, high-power-density inverter rotary compressors (co-unit PI)

 Jiangxi NSFC-Nanchang Joint Fund: Multi-physics temperature-rise prediction and cooperative optimization of compressor motors based on physics-informed neural networks (co-unit PI)

 Enterprise project: Electromagnetic vibration analysis and suppression of fractional-slot concentrated-winding permanent-magnet motors

（B）Representative Publications (last three years)

 ChengdiXiao，Longchao Liu， Gongbing Chen，Haitao Zhang，Xixin Rao*，Yi Zhou*. Mechanisms of temperature distribution in large rotary compressor motors: experimental and simulation study on refrigerant–oil two-phase heat transfer[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 279：127757.

 Xixin Rao, Yipeng Wu, Songcheng Li, Haitao Zhang, Chengdi Xiao*. Multispeed lattice Boltzmann method with ab initio scattering rates for phonon non-equilibrium thermal analysis in GaN heterostructures[J]. Materials Today Communications, 2025，48：113422.

 Chengdi Xiao, Jiaxun Huang, Dalin Yu, Haitao Zhang, Xixin Rao*. Mesoscopic study of flow boiling characteristics in a microchannel with pillar-cavity mixed structures[J]. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2025，63：103726.

 Chengdi Xiao, Yutong Wu, Wenqiang Shu, Haitao Zhang, Xixin Rao*. Optimization of Interfacial Thermal Resistance in Boron Nitride/Epoxy Composites through Chirality and Functionalization: A Molecular Dynamics Approach[J]. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025，166：109148.

 Chengdi Xiao, Dalin Yu, Jiaxun Huang, Haitao Zhang, Xixin Rao*, Influence of Wetted Micro/Nano-Structures on Bubble Nucleation in Flow Boiling: A Molecular Dynamics Study[J]. Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2025, 31：171.

 Xixin Rao, Kongzhang Huang, YiPeng Wu, Haitao Zhang, Chengdi Xiao*. Analysis of Ballistic Thermal Resistance in FinFETs Considering Joule Heating Effects[J]. Micro and Nanostructures, 2025, 201：208113.

 Xi-Xin Rao, Wusheng Gan, Kongsheng Hu, Lv Rong, Cheng-Di Xiao* & Yi Zhou. A General and Accurate Approach to Stator Natural Frequencies Calculation Considering End Windings and Insulated Brackets[J]. Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 2025，20：1571–1589.

 Xixin Rao, Yipeng Wu, Kongzhang Huang, Haitao Zhang, Chengdi Xiao*. Thermal analysis of GaN HEMTs using nongray multi-speed phonon lattice Boltzmann method under Joule heating effect [J]. Microelectronics Journal, 2024，151：106366.

 Xixin Rao, Songcheng Li, Yuancheng Yan, Yipeng Wu, Haitao Zhang, Chengdi Xiao*. Quantitative Assessment of Thermal Resistance in Graphene Field-Effect Transistors Based on a Phonon Hydrodynamics and van der Waals Coupling Approach[J]. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024，157：107716.

 Chengdi Xiao, Wenqiang Shu, Zhenguo Xing, Haitao Zhang, Xixin Rao*. Effects of Functional Modification on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of h-BN/Epoxy Nanocomposites[J]. Macromolecular Research, 2024, 32: 911-927.

 Chengdi Xiao, Wenkai Zheng, Qing Tian, Xixin Rao, Haitao Zhang. An Efficient Green's Function-Based Bayesian Optimization Method for the Thermal Optimization of Multi-Chips on a Silicon Interposer[J]. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024, 153：107379.

 Xixin Rao, Songcheng Li, Yuancheng Yan, Haitao Zhang, Chengdi Xiao*. Non-fourier phonon Heat transport in Graphene nanoribbon field effect transistors based on modified phonon hydrodynamic lattice Boltzmann method[J]. Microelectronics Journal, 2024，145：106104.

 Chengdi Xiao, Zhenguo Xing, Wenqiang Shu, Haitao Zhang, Xixin Rao. Thermal transport mechanism of 4H–SiC/SiO2 heterostructures: A molecular dynamics study[J]. Physica Scripta, 2024, 99（1）: 015936.

 Xixin Rao, Cheng Jin, Haitao Zhang, Jianhao Song, Chengdi Xiao*，A hybrid microchannel heat sink with ultra-low pressure drop for hotspot thermal management [J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023, 211:124201.

（C）Granted Patents

 Silicon-based micro-channel heat sink

 Bidirectional self-locking planetary roller screw pair: design method and system