A/Prof Ling Yin ~ Associate Professor

I am an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering in Matter & Materials Deparment of the College of Science, Technology & Engineering at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. I received my B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology in Wuhan, China. Subsequently, I started my academic and industrial R&D career at universities and government laboratories in five countries on three continents, including Tianjin University in Tianjin, China; Kumamoto University in Kumamoto, Japan; Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA; the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia; the National Institute of Standards & Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA; and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology in Singapore.

My research focuses on multiscale structure-property-process relations of a wide spectrum of engineering, dental and biological hard tissue materials. These materials have applications in optics, semiconductors, mechanical structures, dental restorations, osteoporosis/osteoarthritis studies, and marine/animal sciences. Much of my research involves collaborations with scholars or practitioners in dentistry, anatomy, orthopedic surgery, tribology, and zoology. I have published over 100 publications including some 80 refereed journal papers and 7 book chapters, and produced 2 patents and a dozen industrial project reports. I am a senior member of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (NAMRI/SME); a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the American Ceramic Society (Acers), ASM International (ASM), and the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

Teaching

• EG2010: Materials Science and Engineering (Level 2; TSV)
• EG4013: Asset Management, Maintenance and Reliability (Level 4; TSV)
• ME2521: Dynamics of Machine Elements (Level 2; TSV)
• ME4521: Bulk Materials Handling (Level 4; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Materials Engineering (0912)
• Dentistry (1105)
• Biomedical Engineering (0903)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public Health (9204)
• Ceramics, Glass and Industrial Mineral Products (8610)

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Journal Articles

• Alao A, Stoll R, Song X, Miyazaki T, Hotta Y, Shibata Y and Yin L (2017) Surface quality of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal in CAD/CAM milling, sintering, polishing and sandblasting processes. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 65. pp. 102-116
• Alao A and Yin L (2016) Assessment of elasticity, plasticity and resistance to machining-induced damage of porous pre-sintered zirconia using nanoindentation techniques. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 32 (5). pp. 402-410
• Peng Z, Rahman M, Zhang Y and Yin L (2016) Wear behavior of pressable lithium disilicate glass ceramic. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 104 (5). pp. 968-978
• Song X, Ren H and Yin L (2016) Machinability of lithium disilicate glass ceramic in in vitro dental diamond bur adjusting process. Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 53. pp. 78-92
• Alao A and Yin L (2015) Nanoindentation characterization of the elasticity, plasticity and machinability of zirconia. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 628. pp. 181-187
• Alao A and Yin L (2015) Nano-mechanical behaviour of lithium metasilicate glass-ceramic. Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 49. pp. 162-174
• Song X, Jin C and Yin L (2015) Quantitative assessment of the enamel machinability in tooth preparation with dental diamond burs. Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 41. pp. 1-12
• Srikanth R, Kosmac T, Della Bona A, Yin L and Zhang Y (2015) Effects of cementation surface modifications on fracture resistance of zirconia. Dental Materials, 31 (4). pp. 435-442
• Alao A and Yin L (2014) Loading rate effect on the mechanical behavior of zirconia in nanoindentation. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 619. pp. 247-255
• Alao A and Yin L (2014) Nano-scale mechanical properties and behavior of pre-sintered zirconia. Journal of the Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials, 36. pp. 21-31

Conference Papers

• Yin L, Alao A, Song X and Stoll R (2016) Manufacturing reliable ceramic crowns: the role of abrasive machining in digital dentistry. Proceedings of the 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. In: ASME 2016: 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, 27 June - 1 July 2016, Tianjin, China
• Alao A and Yin L (2014) Prediction of the resistance to machining-induced cracking in zirconia by nanoindentation. Recent Advances in Structural Integrity Analysis: Proceedings of the International Congress (APCF/SIF-2014). In: APCF/SIF-2014: Asian-Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength and International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure, 9-12 December 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Completed

• Fabrication and characterization of lithium metasilicate/disilicate glass ceramics and yttria tetragonal zirconia polycrystals for dental restorations (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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