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Lin, Xuemei

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Xuemei is always looking for motivated PhD students with backgrounds in structural, mechanical, energy engineering, or material science. Prospective students are encouraged to email ([email protected]) at any time, initiating a discussion to determine the most suitable research programme.

20122026

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Biography

Xuemei Lin is currently a Lecturer in Structural Engineering at the University of Dundee (UoD). She holds a Master's degree from Zhejiang University and a Ph.D. from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).  Before joining UoD, she served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU.  Since 2016, Xuemei has been an affiliated researcher at the Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong Branch).

Research interests

  • Structural steel design and reliability analysis
  • High-performance metallic materials (high strength/stainless steel/ shape memory alloy)
  • Fracture of metallic materials
  • Renewable energy (offshore renewable energy technologies)

Professional memberships

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (Member, M.ASCE)
  • Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (Member, MIMMM)
  • Institution of Civil Engineers (Graduate Member, GMICE)
  • The Women's Engineering Society (Member, MWES)
  • Society for Underwater Technology (Full Member)
  • Higher Education Academy (Fellow, FHEA)

Editorial Service

  • Youth Editor, The Innovation (Q1, IF = 39.5, Elsevier & Cell Press)
  • Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Built Environment (JCR-Q2)
  • Associate Editorial Board Member, The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal
  • Guest Editor, Journal of Energy Infrastructure, Special Issue “Steel Structures for Offshore Energy Infrastructure”, 2025
  • Guest Editor, Sustainability (JCR-Q2), Special Issue "Sustainable Steel and Composite Structures", 2024
  • Guest Editor, Buildings (JCR-Q2), Special Issue "Resilience and Robustness of Steel Buildings and Structures", 2023
  • Guest Editor, Frontiers in Built Environment (JCR-Q2), Special Issue “Applications of Advanced Metallic Materials in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering”, 2022
  • Reviewer for top-tier JCR-Q1 Journals, including Thin-Walled Structures, Engineering Structures, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Journal of Structural Engineering, Steel and Composite Structures, Engineering Failure Analysis, Structures, and Journal of Energy Storage.

Teaching

  • Structural Design (DI41003)
  • Civil Engineering Design Software (DI21002)
  • Civil Engineering Project I (DI11003) 
  • Calculus for Science and Engineering (DI11007)

 

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Master of Engineering, Zhejiang University

External positions

Postdoctoral Fellow, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

4 Apr 202230 Sept 2023

Keywords

  • TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  3. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

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