Hongtao Ding

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Researcher, Iowa Technology Institute

Publications: 
Google Scholars Citation Record
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Website:
Laser Materials Processing Lab

Joined the College of Engineering: 2012

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: 

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

Special Fields of Knowledge: 

  • Advanced Manufacturing Processes & Materials  
  • Laser Materials Processing
  • Metal Additive Manufacturing
  • Machining
  • Surface Processing
  • Joining: Ultrasonic Welding & Laser Welding  
  • Material & Process Modeling

Research Areas:

  • Innovating manufacturing technologies by developing lasers, ultrasonics, and friction stir technologies to fabricate complex geometries and advanced materials.
  • Developing applications of patterned superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces across various fields.
  • Developing data-driven modeling and simulations to optimize materials processing and microstructural development.
Unit(s)
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Iowa Technology Institute
Hongtao Ding
hongtao-ding@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-5674
Laser Materials Processing Lab
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2410 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
United States