Prof Jian Nie - Researcher Profile

Biography

Jian works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

Publications

Journal Articles

Liu, H., Gao, Y., Liu, Z., Zhu, Y., Wang, Y., Nie, J.F., 2013, A simulation study of the shape of beta ' precipitates in Mg-Y and Mg-Gd alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 61, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, England UK, pp. 453-466.

Xiao, W., Easton, M.A., Zhu, S., Dargusch, M.S., Gibson, M.A., Jia, S., Nie, J.F., 2012, Casting defects and mechanical properties of high pressure die cast Mg-Zn-Al-RE alloys, Advanced Engineering Materials [P], vol 14, issue 1-2, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden MA USA, pp. 68-76.

Stanford, N., Geng, J., Chun, Y.B., Davies, C.H.J., Nie, J.F., Barnett, M.R., 2012, Effect of plate-shaped particle distributions on the deformation behaviour of magnesium alloy AZ91 in tension and compression, Acta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 1, Pergamon-Elsevier Sicence Ltd, England UK, pp. 218-228.

Zhu, Y., Morton, A.J., Nie, J.F., 2012, Growth and transformation mechanisms of 18R and 14H in Mg-Y-Zn alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 19, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, England UK, pp. 6562-6572.

Choudhary, L.K., Singh, R.R.K., Nie, J.F., 2012, In vitro evaluation of degradation of a calcium phosphate coating on a Mg-Zn-Ca alloy in a physiological environment, Corrosion [P], vol 68, issue 6, National Association Corrosion Eng, Houston TX USA, pp. 499-506.

Xiao, W., Zhu, S., Easton, M.A., Dargusch, M.S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., 2012, Microstructural characterization of high pressure die cast Mg-Zn-Al-RE alloys, Materials Characterization [P], vol 65, Elsevier Science Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 28-36.

Zhu, S., Nie, J.F., Gibson, M.A., Easton, M.A., Bakke, P., 2012, Microstructure and creep behavior of high-pressure die-cast magnesium alloy AE44, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science [P], vol 43A, issue 11, Springer, New York NY USA, pp. 4137-4144.

Grobner, J., Hampl, M., Schmid-Fetzer, R., Easton, M.A., Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., 2012, Phase analysis of Mg-La-Nd and Mg-La-Ce alloys, Intermetallics [P], vol 28, Elsevier Science Ltd, England UK, pp. 92-101.

Grobner, J., Kozlov, A., Fang, X., Geng, J., Nie, J.F., Schmid-Fetzer, R., 2012, Phase equilibria and transformations in ternary Mg-rich Mg-Y-Zn alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 17, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 5948-5962.

Gao, Y., Liu, H., Shi, R., Zhou, N., Xu, Z., Zhu, Y., Nie, J.F., Wang, Y., 2012, Simulation study of precipitation in an Mg-Y-Nd alloy, Acta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 12, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, England UK, pp. 4819-4832.

Bourgeois, L.N., Dwyer, C., Weyland, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2012, The magic thickness of precipitates in Sn-microalloyed Al-Cu, Acta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 633-644.

Easton, M.A., Gibson, M.A., Qiu, D., Zhu, S., Grobner, J., Schmid-Fetzer, R., Nie, J.F., Zhang, M., 2012, The role of crystallography and thermodynamics on phase selection in binary magnesium-rare earth (Ce or Nd) alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 11, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 4420-4430.

Geng, J., Chun, Y., Stanford, N., Davies, C., Nie, J., Barnett, M., 2011, Processing and properties of Mg-6Gd-1Zn-0.6Zr Part 2. Mechanical properties and particle twin interactions, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 528, issue 10-11, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 3659-3665.

Chun, Y., Geng, J., Stanford, N., Davies, C., Nie, J., Barnett, M., 2011, Processing and properties of Mg-6Gd-1Zn-0.6Zr: Part 1 - recrystallisation and texture development, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol 528, issue 10-11, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 3653-3658.

Strobel, K., Easton, M., Sweet, E., Couper, M., Nie, J., 2011, Relating quench sensitivity to microstructure in 6000 series aluminium alloys, Materials Transactions [P], vol 52, issue 5, The Japan Institute of Light Metals, Japan, pp. 914-919.

Bourgeois, L., Dwyer, C., Weyland, M., Nie, J., Muddle, B., 2011, Structure and energetics of the coherent interface between the theta' precipitate phase and aluminium in Ai-Cu, Acta Materialia [P], vol 59, issue 18, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 7043-7050.

Grobner, J., Kozlov, A., Schmid-Fetzer, R., Easton, M.A., Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., 2011, Thermodynamic analysis of as-cast and heat-treated microstructures of Mg-Ce-Nd alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 59, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 613-622.

Zhu, Y., Morton, A., Nie, J., 2010, Characterisation of intermetallic phases in an Mg-Y-Ag-Zn casting alloy, Philosophical Magazine Letters [P], vol 90, issue 3, Taylor & Francis, UK, pp. 173-181.

Zhu, Y., Morton, A., Weyland, M., Nie, J., 2010, Characterization of planar features in Mg-Y-Zn alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 58, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 464-475.

Agnew, S., Nie, J., 2010, Preface to the viewpoint set on: The current state of magnesium alloy science and technology, Scripta Materialia [P], vol 63, issue 7, Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 671-673.

Zhu, Y., Moron, A., Nie, J., 2010, The 18R and 14H long-period stacking ordered structures in Mg-Y-Zn alloys, Acta Materialia [P], vol 58, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 2936-2947.

Zhu, S., Gibson, M., Easton, M., Nie, J., 2010, The relationship between microstructure and creep resistance in die-cast magnesium-rare earth alloys, Scripta Materialia [P], vol 63, issue 7, Elsevier Ltd, England, UK, pp. 698-703.

Zhang, L., Dong, H., Nie, J., Meng, F., Jin, S., Liu, L., Jin, Z., 2010, Thermodynamic analysis of the La-Mg-Ni bulk metallic glass system, Journal of Alloys and Compounds [P], vol 491, issue 1-2, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 123-130.

Bourgeois, L., Bourgaran, G., Nie, J., Muddle, B., 2010, Voids formed from solidifying tin particles in solid aluminium, Philosophical Magazine Letters [P], vol 90, issue 11, Taylor and Francis, London, UK, pp. 819-829.

Fang, X., Yi, D., Nie, J.F., Zhang, X.J., Wang, B., Xiao, L.R., 2009, Effect of Zr, Mn and Sc additions on the grain size of Mg-Gd alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds [P], vol 470, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 311-316.

Fang, X.Y., Yi, D., Nie, J.F., 2009, Influence of solution treatments on the age-hardening response of Mg-Gd(-Mn-Sc) alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds [P], vol 486, issue 1-2, Elsievier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 900-904.

Dargusch, M.S., Zhu, S., Nie, J.F., Dunlop, G.L., 2009, Microstructural analysis of the improved creep resistance of a die-cast magnesium-aluminium-rare earth alloy by strontium additions, Scripta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 116-119.

Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., Easton, M.A., Dunlop, G.L., 2009, Primary creep of die-cast magnesium - Rare Earth based alloys, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science [P], vol 40, issue 9, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) and ASM International, Warrendale, PA, USA, pp. 2036-2041.

Zhu, Y., Weyland, M., Morton, A.J., Oh-ishi, K., Hono, K., Nie, J.F., 2009, The building block of long-period structures in Mg-RE-Zn alloys, Scripta Materialia [P], vol 60, issue 11, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 980-983.

Chia, T., Easton, M.A., Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Birbilis, N., Nie, J.F., 2009, The effect of alloy composition on the microstructure and tensile properties of binary Mg-rare earth alloys, Intermetallics [P], vol 17, issue 7, Elsevier Science Ltd, England, UK, pp. 481-490.

Fang, X., Yi, D., Nie, J.F., 2009, The serrated flow behavior of Mg-Gd(-Mn-Sc) alloys, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science [P], vol 40, issue November, Springer, New York, NY, USA, pp. 2761-2771.

Gao, X., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2009, Transmission electron microscopy of Zr-Zn precipitate rods in magnesium alloys containing Zr and Zn, Philosophical Magazine Letters [P], vol 89, issue 1, Taylor & Francis Ltd, England, UK, pp. 33-43.

Zhu, S., Mordike, B., Nie, J.F., 2008, Creep properties of a Mg-Al-Ca alloy produced by different casting technologies, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol 483-484, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 583-586.

Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., 2008, Enhanced precipitation-hardening in Mg-Gd alloys containing Ag and Zn, Scripta Materialia, vol 58, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, pp. 619-622.

Zhu, Y., Morton, A.J., Nie, J.F., 2008, Improvement in the age-hardening response of Mg-Y-Zn alloys by Ag additions, Scripta Materialia, vol 58, issue 7, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 525-528.

Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., Easton, M.A., Abbott, T.B., 2008, Microstructural analysis of the creep resistance of die-cast Mg-4Al-2RE alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol 58, issue 6, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, pp. 477-480.

Nie, J.F., 2008, Orientation relationship, shape change and their traces in electron diffraction patterns and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images, Acta Materialia, vol 56, issue 13, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, pp. 3169-3176.

Nie, J.F., Oh-ishi, K., Gao, X.S., Hono, K., 2008, Solute segregation and precipitation in a creep-resistant Mg-Gd-Zn alloy, Acta Materialia, vol 56, issue 20, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, pp. 6061-6076.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2008, Strengthening of an Al-Cu-Sn alloy by deformation-resistant precipitate plates, Acta Materialia, vol 56, issue 14, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, pp. 3490-3501.

Jia, B.R., Liu, L., Yi, D., jin, Z., Nie, J.F., 2008, Thermodynamic assessment of the Al-Mg-Sm system, Journal of alloys and compounds, vol 459, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 267-273.

Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., 2007, Characterization of strengthening precipitate phases in a Mg-Zn alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol 56, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 645-648.

Kral, M.V., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2007, Crystallography of the bcc/hcp transformation in a Mg-8Li alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A, vol 460-461, issue -, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 227-232.

Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., 2007, Enhanced precipitation-hardening in Mg-Gd alloys containing Ag and Zn, Scripta Materialia, vol 58, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 619-622.

He, S.M., Zeng, X., Peng, L., Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., Ding, W.J., 2007, Microstructure and strengthening mechanism of high strength Mg-10Gd-2Y-0.5Zr alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol 427, issue 1-2, Elsevier, London, UK, pp. 316-323.

Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., 2007, Structure and thermal stability of primary intermetallic particles in an Mg-Zn casting alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol 57, issue 7, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 655-658.

Jia, B.R., Liu, L., Yi, D., jin, Z., Nie, J.F., 2007, Thermodynamic assessment of the Al-Mg-Sm system, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol 1, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 1-7.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2006, An alternative approach to the crystallography of martensitic transformation in ZrO2, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol 438-440, Elsevier, London UK, pp. 343-345.

Mendis, C.L., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2006, Characterization of intermetallic particles in a Mg-8Zn-4Al-0.5Ca (wt%) casting alloy, Philosophical Magazine Letters, vol 86, issue 12, Taylor and Francis, Abingdon UK, pp. 755-762.

Zhu, S., Mordike, B., Nie, J.F., 2006, Creep and rupture properties of a squeeze-cast Mg-Al-Ca alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 37, issue 4, TMS/ASM International, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 1221-1229.

Nie, J.F., 2006, Edge-to-edge matching of lattice planes and coupling of crystallography and migration mechanisms of planar interfaces, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 37A, issue 3A, TMS/ASM International, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 841-849.

Gao, X.S., He, S.M., Zeng, X., Peng, L., Ding, W.J., Nie, J.F., 2006, Microstructure evolution in a Mg-15Gd-0.5Zr (wt.%) alloy during isothermal aging at 250degreesC, Materials Science And Engineering A, vol 431, issue 1-2, Elsevier, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 322-327.

Aaronson, H.I., Furuhara, T., Hall, M., Hirth, J.P., Nie, J.F., Purdy, G.R., Reynolds, W.T., 2006, On the mechanism of formation of diffusional plate-shaped transformation products, Acta Materialia, vol 54, issue 5, Elsevier Ltd, London UK, pp. 1227-1232.

He, S.M., Zeng, X., Peng, L.M., Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., Ding, W.J., 2006, Precipitation in a Mg-10Gd-3Y-0.4Zr (wt.%) alloy during isothermal ageing at 250 degreesC, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol 421, Elsevier Ltd, London UK, pp. 309-313.

Gorsse, S., Hutchinson, C.R., Chevalier, B., Nie, J.F., 2005, A Thermodynamic Assessment of the Mg-Nd Binary System using Random Solution and Associate Models for the liquid Phase, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol 392, issue 1-Feb, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 253-262.

Bourgeois, L.N., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2005, Assisted nucleation of theta' phase in Al-Cu-Sn: The modified crystallography of tin precipitates, Philosophical Magazine, vol 85, issue 29, Taylor and Francis, UK, pp. 3487-3509.

Kubota, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2005, Characterisation of quasicrystalline particles in an isothermally aged Al-10Mg-0.5Ag (mass%) alloy, Materials Transactions, vol 46, issue 6, Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai Japan, pp. 1278-1287.

Nie, J.F., Gao, X., Zhu, S., 2005, Enhanced Age Hardening Response and Creep Resistance of Mg-Gd Alloys Containing Zn, Scripta Materialia, vol 53, issue 9, Elsevier Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1049-1053.

Kubota, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2005, Formation of quasicrystalline Particles in an Isothermally Aged Al-10 Mg-0.5 Ag (mass%) Alloy, Materials Transactions, vol 46, issue 2, Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai Japan, pp. 365-368.

Kubota, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2005, Identification of metastable rod-like particles in an isothermally aged Al-10Mg-0.5Ag (mass%) alloy, Materials Transactions, vol 46, issue 6, Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai Japan, pp. 1288-1294.

Peng, L.L., Yang, F.Q., Nie, J.F., Li, J.C., 2005, Impression creep of a Mg-8Zn-4Al-0.5Ca alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol 410-411, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 42-47.

Hutchinson, C.R., Nie, J.F., Gorsse, S., 2005, Modeling the Precipitation Processes and Strengthening Mechanisms in a Mg-Al-(Zn) AZ91 Alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 36, issue 8, Metals & Materials Society: ASM International, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 2093-2105.

Gao, X., Zhu, S., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2005, Precipitation-Hardened Mg-Ca-Zn Alloys with Superior Creep Resistance, Scripta Materialia, vol 53, issue 12, Elsevier Ltd., UK, pp. 1321-1326.

Nie, J.F., 2005, Reply to comments on "crystallography and migration mechanisms of planar interphase boundaries", Scripta Materialia, vol 52, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 687-691.

Nie, J.F., 2004, Crystallography and migration mechanisms of planar interphase boundaries, Acta Materialia, vol 52, issue 3, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 795-807.

Zhu, S., Nie, J.F., 2004, Serrated flow and tensile properties of a Mg-Y-Nd alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol 50, issue 1, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 51-55.

Zhu, S., Gao, X.S., Nie, J.F., 2004, Strain burst in creep of Mg-1Ca-0.5Zn-0.6Zr alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol 384, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 270-274.

Smith, C., Easton, M.A., Nie, J.F., Zhang, X.Q., Couper, M., 2004, The effect of Ti content on mechanical properties of an A17SiO.35Mg alloy, Materials Forum, vol 28, Institute of Matrials Engineering Australasia Ltd., Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1222-1228.

Ping, D.H., Hono, K.H., Nie, J.F., 2003, Atom probe characterisation of plate-like precipitates in a Mg-RE-Zn-Zr casting alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol 48, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1017-1022.

Reynolds, W.T., Nie, J.F., Zhang, W.Z., Howe, J.M., Aaronson, H.I., Purdy, G.R., 2003, Atomic Structure of high-index a2 : gm boundaries in a Ti-46.54 at.% Al alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol 49, issue 5, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 405-409.

Nie, J.F., 2003, Effects of precipitate shape and orientation on dispersion strengthening in magnesium alloys, Scripta Materialia, vol 48, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1009-1015.

Nie, J.F., 2003, Preface to viewpoint set on: phase transformations and deformation in magnesium alloys, Scripta Materialia, vol 48, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 981-984.

Aaronson, H.I., Rigsbee, M.J., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., 2002, Aspects of the Surface Relief Definition of Bainite, Scripta Materialia, vol 47, issue 3, Pergamon, Oxford UK, pp. 207-212.

Aaronson, H.I., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., Hirth, J.P., 2002, Comparison of Interfacial Structure-Related Mechanisms in Diffusional and Martensitic Transformations, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 33A, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 2541-2547.

Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., 2002, Formation of Bainite as a Diffusional-Displacive Phase Transformation, Scripta Materialia, vol 47, issue 3, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 187-192.

Nie, J., Muddle, B.C., Aaronson, H.I., Ringer, S.P., Hirth, J.P., 2002, On the Role of Clusters during Intragranular Nucleation in the Absence of Static Defects, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 33A, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 1649-1658.

Nie, J., Muddle, B.C., 2002, Orientation and Structure of Planar Facets on the Massive Phase gm in a Near-TiAl Alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 33A, Minerals Metals Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 2381-2389.

Nie, J., Xiao, X., Luo, C.P., Muddle, B.C., 2001, Characterisation of Precipitate Phases in Magnesium Alloys using Electron Microdiffraction, Micron, vol 32, issue 8, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 857-863.

Bourgeois, L., Mendis, C., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., 2001, Characterisation of Quasicrystalline Primary Intermetallic Particles in Mg-8wt%Zn-4wt% Al Casting Alloy, Philosophical Magazine Letters, vol 81, issue 10, Taylor & Francis Ltd., UK, pp. 709-718.

Nie, J., Muddle, B.C., 2001, On the Form of the Age-Hardening Response in High Strength Aluminium Alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, vol A319-321, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 448-451.

Bourgeois, L., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., 2001, The Crystal Structure of the Equilibrium Phi Phase in Mg-Zn-Al Casting Alloys, Acta Materialia, vol 49, issue 14, Elsevier Science Ltd., Netherland, pp. 2701-2711.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2000, Characterisation of strengthening precipitate phases in a Mg-Y-Nd Alloy, Acta Materialia, vol 48 issue 8, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 1691-1703.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2000, Comments on the "Dislocation interaction with semicoherent precipitates (omega phase) in deformed Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy", Scripta Materialia, vol 42 issue 4, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 409-413.

Nie, J.F., Howe, J.M., Vasudevan, V.K., Aaronson, H.I., 2000, Discussion of "Surface relief and the displacive transformation to the lamellar microstructure in TiAl" and "Nanometer-scale, fully lamellar microstructure in an aged TiAl-based alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol 31a, Minerals Metals Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 2377-2379.

Aaronson, H.I., Nie, J.F., 2000, Discussion to "The bainitic mechanism of austenite formation during rapid heating", Scripta Materialia, vol 42 issue 5, Pergamon-Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 505-509.

Aaronson, H.I., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 1999, On recent developments in the debate about the formation mechanism of precipitate plates, Scripta Materialia, vol 41 issue 2, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 203-208.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1999, Precipitation in magnesium alloy WE54 during isothermal ageing at 250oC, Scripta Materialia, vol 40 issue 10, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1089-1094.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1999, The lattice correspondence and diffusional-displacive phase transformations, Materials Forum, vol 23, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 23-40.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Microstructural Design of High-Strength Aluminium Alloys, Journal of Phase Equilibria, vol . 19. no. 6, ASM International, Materials Park OH USA, pp. 543-551.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., Furuhara, T., Aaronson, H.I., 1998, Toward the Overthrow of Half of a Major Paradigm for Interfacial Structure Deduction, with Special Attention to the Massive Transformation in Ti-46.5 A/O Al Alloy, Scripta Materialia, vol . 39, nos. 4/5, Elsevier Science Ltd., New York NY USA, pp. 637-645.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1997, Precipitation Hardening of Mg-Ca(-Zn) Alloys, Scripta Materialia, vol 37, Elsevier Science Ltd., USA, pp. 1475-1481.

Conference Proceedings

Choudhary, L., Singh, R., Nie, J., 2011, Deposition and in-vitro degradation of calcium phosphate coating on a magnesium alloy, Proceedings of the 18th International Corrosion Congress, 20 November 2011 to 24 November 2011, Australasian Corrosion Association, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-8.

Gavras, S., Zhu, S., Easton, M., Gibson, M., Nie, J., 2011, Effects of heat treatment on a high-pressure die-cast Mg-La-Y alloy, Materials Science Forum - Light Metals Technology V, 19 July 2011 to 22 July 2011, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 210-213.

Strobel, K., Sweet, E., Easton, M., Nie, J., Couper, M., 2010, Dispersoid phases in 6xxx series aluminium alloys, Materials Science Forum, 2 August 2010 to 6 August 2010, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 926-929.

Easton, M., Strobel, K., Zhu, S., Gibson, M., Nie, J., 2010, Influence of eutectic morphology on the impact properties of high pressure die cast Mg-rare-earth alloys, Materials Science Forum, 2 August 2010 to 6 August 2010, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 683-686.

Gibson, M., Zhu, S., Easton, M., Nie, J., 2010, Microstructure, tensile properties and creep resistance of binary Mg-rare earth alloys, Magnesium Technology 2010, 14 September 2010 to 17 September 2010, TMS, USA, pp. 233-238.

Rinderer, B., Couper, M., Xiong, X., Gao, X., Nie, J., 2010, Precipitation sequence in an AI-Si-Mg foundry alloy, Materials Science Forum, 2 August 2010 to 6 August 2010, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 590-595.

Gibson, M.A., Bettles, C.J., Zhu, S., Easton, M.A., Nie, J.F., 2009, Microstructure and mechanical properties of a Mg-rare earth based alloy AM-SC1, Magnesium Technology 2009, 15 February 2009 to 19 February 2009, Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale PA, USA, pp. 234-248.

Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., Easton, M.A., Bettles, C.J., 2009, On the creep resistance of HPDC Mg-RE based alloys, Materials Science Forum, 29 June 2009 to 1 July 2009, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland, pp. 453-458.

Bourgeois, L.N., Rosalie, J., Weyland, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2009, Transmission electron microscopy studies of the nucleation and growth of solid-state precipitates in model aluminium alloys, Abstract Book of the 26th Biennial Conference of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand, 14 April 2009 to 17 April 2009, CSIRO, Australia, p. 1.

Zhu, S., Gibson, M.A., Nie, J.F., Easton, M.A., Bakke, P., 2008, A comparative study of the microstructure and creep behaviour of AE42 and AE44 die-casting alloys, Magnesium Technology 2008, 9th - 13th March 2008, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, USA, pp. 437-442.

Easton, M.A., Abbott, T.B., Nie, J.F., Savage, G., 2008, An assessment of high pressure die cast Mg-Zn-AI alloys, Magnesium Technology 2008, 9th-13th March 2008, The Metals, Minerals and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, USA, pp. 323-328.

Kubota, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2006, Identification of quasicrystalline particles in an isothermally aged Al-10Mg-0.5Ag alloy, Materials Science Forum, 9 July 2006 to 13 July 2006, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 561-566.

Goh, S.L.(., Nie, J.F., Bourgeois, L.N., Muddle, B.C., Embury, J.D., 2006, Improved Multiple Ageing Treatments for AA61111, Materials Science Forum, 9 July 2006 to 13 July 2006, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 1499-1504.

Bourgeois, L.N., Xiong, X., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., Wong Tek Kong, T., 2006, Interaction between Cu and Sn in the early stages of ageing of AI-1.7at.%Cu-0.01at.%Sn, Materials Science Forum, 09 July 2006 to 13 July 2006, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 495-500.

Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., Hutchinson, C., 2006, Multi-scale structural design and processing for increased strength in aluminium alloys, Simulation of aluminium shape casting processing: From alloy design to mechanical properties:, 12th - 16th March 2006, Minerals Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA, USA, pp. 3-12.

Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2006, Nucleation-mediated Structural Refinement and Aluminium Alloy Design, Materials Science Forum, 9 July 2006 to 13 July 2006, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 191-196.

Sato, T., Mordike, B., Nie, J.F., Kral, M.V., 2005, An Electron Microscope Study of Intermetallic Phases in AZ91 Alloy Variants, Magnesium Technology 2005, 13/02/2005 to 17/02/2005, TMS, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 435-440.

Zhu, S., Mordike, B., Nie, J.F., 2005, Creep Studies of MR1153 Magnesium Alloy Castings, Magnesium Technology 200, 13/02/2005 to17/02/2005, The Minerals Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 429-434.

Zhong, Y., Luo, A., Nie, J.F., Sofo, J.O., Liu, Z.K., 2005, New Phases in Mg-Al-Ca System, Magnesium Technology 2005, 13/02/2005 to 17/02/2005, TMS, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 185-190.

Zhu, S., Gao, X., Nie, J.F., 2004, The Portevin-Le Chatelier Effect and creep behaviour in a Mg-Ca-Zn-Zr alloy, Magnesium Technology 2004, 13/03/04-18/03/04, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 325-330.

Bourgeois, L.N., Garg, P., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2004, Vacancies and the tin-assisted nucleation of ' in Al-Cu-Sn, Materials Forum: Aluminium Alloys, their Physical and Mechanical Properties, 02/05/04-05/05/04, The Instititute of Materials Engineering Australasia, Melboune Australia, pp. 1341-1346.

Singh Raman, R.K., Birbilis, N., Anderson, L., Nie, J.F., Cherry, B.W., 2003, Corrosion of magnesium alloy AZ91: The role of microstructure, Proc. Corrosion Control and NDT Conference 2003, 24/11/03 to 26/11/03, Australasian Corrosion Association Inc., Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 30-1-30-8.

Singh Raman, R.K., Cherry, B.W., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2003, Corrosion of magnesium alloys: Monash University activities, Proc. First International Light Metals Technology Conference, 18/09/03 to 20/09/03, CAST, CRC for CAST Univ of Queensland, pp. 405-407.

Mendis, C., Bourgeois, L.N., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2003, Effects of Ca additions on microstructures, age hardening response and creep behaviour of Mg-8Zn-4Al casting alloy, Proc. Magnesium Technology Symposium 2003, 02/03/03 to 06/03/03, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 183-188.

Bettles, C.J., Venkatesan, K., Nie, J.F., 2003, Microstructure and mechanical properties of MEZ casting alloy, Materials Science Forum: Magnesium Alloys. Part 1. Proc. Second Osaka International Conference on Platform Science and Technology for Advanced Magnesium Alloys 2003, 26/01/03 to 30/01/03, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 273-278.

Smith, A.E., Bourgeois, L.N., Nie, J., Muddle, B.C., 2003, Modelling of heterogenous clustering in aluminium, Proceedings of the 27th Annual Australia and New Zealand Institutes of Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, 04/02/2003 to 07/02/2003, Australian Institute of Physics, www.aip.org.au, pp. 1-3.

Wilson, R., Bettles, C.J., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 2003, Precipitation and hardening in Mg-3 wt%Nd(-Zn) casting alloys, Materials Science Forum: Magnesium Alloys 2003. Part 1. Proc. Second Osaka International Conference on Platform Science and Technology for Advanced Magnesium Alloys 2003, 26/01/03 to 30/01/03, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 267-272.

Smith, A.E., Conlon, T., Bourgeois, L., Nie, J., Muddle, B.C., 2002, A first principles calculation of clustering in aluminium, Physics and Industry Working Together, 8/7/02 to 11/7/02, The Australian Institute of Physics, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 376-378.

Bourgeois, L., Nie, J., Muddle, B.C., 2002, On the Role of Tin in Promotion Nucleation of the q Phase in Al-Cu-Sn, Materials Science Forum, 2 July 2002 to 5 July 2002, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, pp. 789-794.

Bourgeois, L., Mendis, C., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., 2001, Characterisation of Primary Intermetallic Phases in a Mg-Zn-Al Casting Alloy, Proc. Fourth Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, 11/12/01 to 15/12/01, The Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai Japan, pp. 1203-1206.

Bourgeois, L., Mendis, C., Muddle, B.C., Nie, J., 2001, Symmetry and Structure of Intermetallic Phases in a Mg-Zn-Al Casting Alloy, Engineering Materials 2001, 23/09/01 to 26/09/01, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 71-76.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 2000, On the development of high strength, creep-resistant Mg-based alloys by thermal processing, Proc. 1st Int. Conf. on Advanced Materials Processing, Rotorua, NZ, 19-23 November 2000, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 565-573.

Kubota, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1999, Characterisation of quasicrystalline and crystalline forms of the T phase in isothermally aged Al-Mg-Ag alloys, Proc. International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations '99 (JIMIC-3), Kyoto Japan, 24-28 May 1999, The Japan Institute of Meals, Tokyo Japan, pp. 1349-1352.

Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., 1999, Characteristics of diffusional-displacive transformation products, Proc. International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations '99 (JIMIC-3), Kyoto Japan, 24-28 May 1999, The Japan Institute of Metals, Kyoto Japan, pp. 1128-1135.

Gao, X., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1999, Heterogeneous nucleation of precipitate phase theta-primed in microalloyed Al-Cu based alloys, Proc. International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations '99 (JIMIC-3), Kyoto Japan, 24-28 May 1999, The Japan Institute of Metals, Tokyo Japan, pp. 225-228.

Nie, J.F., Aaronson, H.I., Muddle, B.C., 1999, The Role of microalloying elements in the formation of precipitate plates in aluminium alloys, Proc. International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations '99 (JIMIC-3), Kyoto Japan, 24-25 May 1999, The Japan Institute of Metals, Tokyo Japan, pp. 157-160.

Nie, J.F., Aaronson, H.I., Muddle, B.C., 1999, The role of microalloying elements in the formation of precipitate plates in aluminium alloys, Proc. International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations '99 (JIMIC-3), Kyoto Japan, 24-28 May 1999, The Japan Institute of Metals, Tokyo Japan, pp. 157-160.

Muddle, B.C., Nie, J.F., Hugo, G.R., 1998, Crystallography and Mechanism of the Formation of AuCu11 Plates in Equiatomic Au-Cu Alloy, Displacive Phase Transformations and their Applications in Materials Engineering, Urban, Illinois, USA, 8-9 May 1996, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Warrendale PA USA, pp. 445-454.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Design of Magnesium Alloy Microstructures for Higher Strength, Materials 98, Proceedings of the Biennial Materials Conference of The Institute of Materials Engineering, Australasia, Wollongong NSW, 6-8 July 1998, University of Wollongong Press, Wollongong NSW, pp. 567-571.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Design of Precipitate Microstructures for High Strength Magnesium Alloys, Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, Wolfsburg, Germany 28-30 April 1998, Werkstoff-Informationsgesellschaft, Frankfurt Germany, pp. 229-234.

Gao, X., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Duplex Ageing in 2090 (Al-Cu-Li) Alloy, Materials 98, Proceedings of the Biennial Materials Conference of The Institute of Materials Engineering, Australasia, Wollongong NSW, 6-8 July 1998, University of Wollongong Press, Wollongong NSW, pp. 573-578.

Kubota, M., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Enhanced Precipitation Hardening in Al-Mg(-Ag) Alloys, Aluminium Alloys, Their Physical and Mechanical Properties Proc. of 6th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA6), Toyohashi, Japan, 5-10 July 1998, The Japan Institute of Light Metals, Tokyo Japan, pp. 763-769.

Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Modelling as a Basis for Microstructural Design in High Strength Al and Mg Alloys, Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM3), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 12-16 July 1998, The Minerals Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale Pennsylvania USA, pp. 725-730.

Gao, X., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Secondary Hardening in 2090 (Al-Cu-Li) Alloy, Aluminium Alloys, Their Physical and Mechanical Properties Proc. of 6th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA6), Toyohashi, Japan, 5-10 July 1998, The Japan Institute of Light Metals, Tokyo Japan, pp. 651-656.

Hilditch, T., Nie, J.F., Muddle, B.C., 1998, The Effect of Cold Work on Precipitation in Alloy WE54, Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, Wolfsburg, Germany, 28-30 April 1998, Werkstoff-Informationsgesellschaft, Frankfurt Germany, pp. 329-334.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Development of highly formable micro-alloyed Mg sheet alloys.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main), Davies, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Early Stages of Precipitation in Magnesium Alloys.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main), Weyland, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Effects of Zn and Y additions on creep behaviours of Mg-2.5Gd-0.1Zr (at.percentage) alloys.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Effects of heat treatments on microstructures and properties of high pressure die cast magnesium alloys.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main), Easton, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Production and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Bulk Metallic Glass and Its Hybrid Laminates.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Quench sensitivity in 6xxx series aluminium alloys.

Supervisors:

Easton, M (Main), Sweet, E (Associate), Nie, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

microstructural developments in twin roll cast mg alloys during hot rolling.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Mendis, C.

Program of Study:

EFFECTS OF CALCIUM ADDITIONS ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND CREEP BEHAVIOUR OF Mg-8Zn-4Al CASTING ALLOY. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Muddle, B (Joint-Co), Nie, J (Joint).

Student:

Wilson, R.

Program of Study:

MICROSTRUCTURE AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES OF Mg-3wt%Nd ALLOYS WITH AND WITHOUT ZINC ADDITIONS. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Muddle, B (Main), Bettles, C (Associate), Nie, J (Associate).

Student:

Zhu, Y.

Program of Study:

Microstructural characterization of Mg-Y-Zn based alloys. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Nie, J (Main).