Bujingda Zheng

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at WNE (2024–now).

PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Missouri (2020–2024).

Minor in Statistics at the University of Missouri (2020–2022).

MS (With Distinction) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne (2016–2018).

BS in Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering at the Northwestern Polytechnical University (2012–2016).

Portrait of Bujingda Zheng

1. Research (PhD and now)

My research focuses on hybrid 3D printing, robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Current Project, details to be updated (2025)
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Additive Reinforced Concrete (ARC) for Multifunctional Construction Component
Chen Xia, Chang Hoon Lee, Max Leifer, Bujingda Zheng*
Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction, 2025.
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Self-detached laser induced graphene derived from bio-oil distillation residues for multifunctional applications
Shuhong Yang, Yaseen Elkasabi, Qiangu Yan, Bujingda Zheng, Honghua Qian, Jian Lin, Caixia Wan
Carbon, 2025.
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Manipulate dynamic chemical interactions in renewable polymers for 3D printing tunable, healable, and recyclable metamaterials
Yuchao Wu, Cheng Qiu, Karla J. Silva, Jaeho Shin, Shaoyun Wang, Bujingda Zheng, Zhenru Chen, Guoliang Huang, James M. Tour, Jian Lin
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024.
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Low-Defect Laser-Induced Graphene from Lignin for Smart Triboelectric Touch Sensors
Shuhong Yang, Bujingda Zheng, Honghua Qian, Qiangu Yan, Guoliang Huang, Jian Lin, Caixia Wan
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024.
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Laser-induced high-entropy alloys as long-duration bifunctional electrocatalysts for seawater splitting
Yunchao Xie, Shichen Xu, Andrew C. Meng, Bujingda Zheng, Zhenru Chen, James M. Tour, Jian Lin
Energy & Environmental Science, 2024.
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Tangible B field visualization
Tangible B Field
Bujingda Zheng, Jian Lin
Ongoing, 2024.
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Fully 3D Printed Multilayer Circuit
Bujingda Zheng, Jian Lin
Ongoing, 2024.
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Programmed Multimaterial Assembly by Synergized 3D Printing and Freeform Laser Induction
Bujingda Zheng, Jian Lin
Nature Communications, 2024.
PDF & videos · YouTube
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Presentation: 5-axis freeform electronics fabrication via laser induction
Bujingda Zheng, Jian Lin
ASME IDETC-CIE, 2023.
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Direct Freeform Laser Fabrication of 3D Conformable Electronics
Bujingda Zheng, Ganggang Zhao, Zheng Yan, Yunchao Xie, Jian Lin
Advanced Functional Materials, 2022.
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An autonomous robot for shell and tube heat exchanger inspection
Bujingda Zheng, Jheng-Wun Su, Yunchao Xie, Jonathan Miles, Hong Wang, Wenxin Gao, Ming Xin, Jian Lin
Journal of Field Robotics, 2022.
PDF & supporting information
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A photocured bio-based shape memory thermoplastic for reversible wet adhesion
Y. Wu, C. Su, S. Wang, B. Zheng, A. Mahjoubnia, K. Sattari, H. Zhang, J. Meister, G. Huang, J. Lin
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023.
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Accelerate synthesis of metal–organic frameworks by a robotic platform and Bayesian optimization
Y. Xie, C. Zhang, H. Deng, B. Zheng, J. Su, K. Shutt, J. Lin
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021.
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Control of edge plate stray grain of single-crystal turbine blade by using process bar method
F. Qiu, K. Bu, B. Zheng, G. Tian
International Journal of Metalcasting, 2020.

2. Media Coverage

TechXplore MIT Technology Review China Mizzou Engineering News

3. MS research and case study projects

Throughout my MS and free time, I was involved in a range of projects, including computer vision, robotics design and control, statistics, and numerical simulation.

Sine wave FFT illustration
One wire reads multiple sensor data through FFT decoupling
Case study of an interesting paper, 2023. Sci. Adv. 9(48), eadi6633
Optical flow and Harris features
Object tracking based on Harris feature and optical flow
ECE8690 Computer Vision project, 2022. Code
Fiducial marker pose tracking
Positioning control of mecanum-wheeled platform
Case study of 6-DOF positioning enabled by fiducial marker and implementation, 2022.
LDR matrix gesture recognition
Gesture recognition through a 7×7 LDR matrix
AI model on Arduino & LDR cross-bar matrix, 2021. Code
3D magnetic field control for ferrofluid
Hardware and control development of 3D magnetic field for ferrofluid
Magnetic field control case study and implementation, 2020.Video
Automated game player using CV
Real-time automated game player
Hough transform case study; Arduino hardware, MATLAB image processing, 2019.
3-DOF thrust vectoring nozzle
Mechanical and control design of a 3-DOF thrust vectoring nozzle
Parallel mechanism kinematics; implementation, 2019.
Momentum wheel inverted pendulum
Control design of a momentum wheel based inverted pendulum
PID algorithm case study and implementation, 2018. Code
CFD of airflow over perforated plate
CFD simulation of airflow over perforated plate (bubble column)
Capstone project of MS degree, University of Melbourne, 2018.
Shallow water equation parallel computing
Numerical simulation of shallow water equation with parallel computing
MCEN90031 High Performance Computing, University of Melbourne, 2017. Code
Stewart platform controlled by Arduino
Stewart platform controlled by Arduino, simulated by MATLAB
Parallel mechanism kinematics; implementation, 2017. Code
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