Dr Shuwen Wen

BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Research Lead

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shuwen.wen@sheffield.ac.uk
AMRC Castings

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Dr Shuwen Wen
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
AMRC Castings
Brunel Way
Rotherham
S60 5TZ
Profile

Shuwen is the Research Lead of the AMRC Castings Group. Joining the AMRC in May 2022, Shuwen brought in a breadth of valuable knowledge and technological expertise from his nearly 30 years of working experience both at academic / research institutions and in industry, including metals solidification processing technologies, casting and metalforming process technologies, process modelling and simulation, manufacturing process induced residual stress prediction, characterization and control. Shuwen’s latest effort is devoted to the development of R&D portfolio for the AMRC Castings Group, primarily focusing on sustainability, digitalisation, and understanding of casting residual stress and its influence on post-cast processing and in-service performance of cast structures.

Currently Shuwen is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Engineering at Leicester University. He is also a member of the editorial board and section editorial board (Computation and Simulation on Metals) for the open access journal Metals, published monthly online by MDPI, and editor of the topic subject on “Numerical Modelling on Metallic Materials” (https://www.mdpi.com/topics/modeling_metallic).

Research interests

Innovative castings and casting process R&D
Digital and sustainable foundry solutions
Improvement of quality, property and integrity of cast structures
Melt cleanliness, castability and recyclability of metals and alloys
Foundry process LCA
Residual stress characterization and control
Numerical modelling and simulation

Publications

Journal articles

  • Wen S, Sun Y & Chen X (2025) . Metals, 15(4).
  • Zhang S, Fan Z, Li J, Wen S, Paddea S, Lu L & Li S (2021) . METALS, 11(8).
  • Li S, Luan B, Liao Z, Liu Z, Chu L, Wen S, Murty KL & Liu Q (2021) . Materials Science and Engineering: A, 822, 141660-141660.
  • Statharas D, Atkinson H, Thornton R, Marsden J, Dong H & Wen S (2019) . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 50(4), 1748-1762.
  • Aucott L, Huang D, Dong HB, Wen SW, Marsden J, Rack A & Cocks ACF (2018) . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49(5), 1674-1682.
  • Cozzolino LD, Coules HE, Colegrove PA & Wen S (2017) . Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 247, 243-256.
  • Aucott L, Wen SW & Dong H (2015) . Materials Science and Engineering: A, 622, 194-203.
  • Coules HE, Colegrove P, Cozzolino LD, Wen SW & Kelleher JF (2013) . Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 18(1), 84-90.
  • Coules HE, Colegrove P, Cozzolino LD & Wen SW (2013) . Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 18(1), 76-83.
  • Tong M, Duggan G, Liu J, Xie Y, Dodge M, Aucott L, Dong H, Davidchack RL, Dantzig J, Barrera O , Cocks ACF et al (2013) . JOM, 65(1), 99-106.
  • Coules HE, Cozzolino LD, Colegrove P, Ganguly S, Wen SW & Pirling T (2013) . Experimental Mechanics, 53(2), 195-204.
  • Coules HE, Cozzolino LD, Colegrove P, Ganguly S, Wen S & Pirling T (2012) . The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 47(8), 576-586.
  • Coules HE, Colegrove P, Cozzolino LD, Wen SW, Ganguly S & Pirling T (2012) . Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 17(5), 394-401.
  • Coules HE, Colegrove P, Cozzolino LD & Wen SW (2012) . Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 212(4), 962-968.
  • Wen SW, Colegrove PA, Williams SW, Morgan SA, Wescott A & Poad M (2010) . Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 15(6), 440-447.
  • Li H, Lin J, Dean TA, Wen SW & Bannister AC (2009) . International Journal of Plasticity, 25(6), 1049-1065.
  • Altenkirch J, Steuwer A, Withers PJ, Williams SW, Poad M & Wen SW (2009) . Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 14(2), 185-192.
  • McPherson NA, McGibbon K & Wen SW (2006) . Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 11(2), 191-199.
  • Wen SW & Farrugia DCJ (2001) . Strain, 37(1), 15-18.
  • Wen SW, Hilton P & Farrugia DCJ (2001) . Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 119(1-3), 203-209.
  • Wen SW, Hartley P, Pillinger I & Sturgess CEN (1997) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 211(2), 143-158.
  • Hartley P, Wen SW, Pillinger I, Sturgess CEN & Petty D (1993) Finite element modelling of section rolling. Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 20(4), 261-263.
  • Wen SW, Hartley P, Pillinger I & Sturgess CEN (1992) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 206(2), 133-141.
  • Aucott L, Dong H, Mirihanage W, Atwood R, Kidess A, Gao S, Wen S, Marsden J, Feng S, Tong M , Connolley T et al () . Nature Communications, 9(1).
  • Aucott L, Huang D, Dong HB, Wen SW, Marsden JA, Rack A & Cocks ACF () . Scientific Reports, 7(1).

Conference proceedings

  • Hall S, Connelly M, Alderton G, Hill A & Wen S (2016) . Volume 3: Operations, Monitoring and Maintenance; Materials and Joining, 26 September 2016 - 30 September 2016.
  • Hall S, Connelly M, Alderton G, Hill A & Wen S (2016) . Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference IPC, Vol. 3
  • Aucott L, Wen S & Dong H (2014) . Volume 5: Materials Technology; Petroleum Technology, 8 June 2014 - 13 June 2014.
  • Wen S, Dong H, Zhang SY, Bannister A & Connelly M (2013) . Volume 3: Materials Technology; Ocean Space Utilization, 9 June 2013 - 14 June 2013.
  • Tong M, Liu J, Xie Y, Dong HB, Davidchack RL, Dantzig J, Ceresoli D, Marzari N, Cocks A, Zhao C , Richardson I et al (2012) . IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 33 (pp 012029-012029)
  • Wen S, Slater S, Freeman R & Connelly M (2011) . Volume 3: Materials Technology; Jan Vugts Symposium on Design Methodology of Offshore Structures; Jo Pinkster Symposium on Second Order Wave Drift Forces on Floating Structures; Johan Wichers Symposium on Mooring of Floating Structures in Waves (pp 269-276), 19 June 2011 - 24 June 2011.
  • Coules HE, Cozzolino LD, Colegrove P & Wen S (2011) . Materials Science Forum, Vol. 681 (pp 486-491)
  • Li H, Lin J, Dean TA, Wen SW & Bannister AC (2007) . AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 907 (pp 303-308)

Other

  • Slater S, Freeman R, Connelly M & Wen S (2010) Pipe-making milestone for tupi. Offshore Engineer, 35(7), 42-43.
Grants

EU CAJU, HEAVEN – Hydrogen Engine Architecture Virtually Engineered Novelly, (Co-I), 2023 – 2026, £480,062, (ITP Aero UK).

ATI, Ultra Clean Cast DLMM, (Co-I), 2023 – 2026, £287,679, (Sylatech, Alloyed & Cranfield University).

HVMC, High Value Recycling Guide, (Co-I), 2023 – 2024, £125,000.

HVMC, Manufacturing Process Energy Reduction Guide, (Co-I), 2023 – 2024, £100,000.

HVMC, Assessing the Value of Data for Sustainability Decision Making and Process Sustainability database, (Co-I), 2023 – 2024, £48,000.

Teaching activities

PhD supervision (completed):

  • Huan Li, 2009, Birmingham University. Industrial supervisor.
  • Harry Coules, 2012, Cranfield University. Industrial supervisor.
  • Luis Daniel Cozzolino, 2013, Cranfield University. Industrial supervisor.
  • Lee Aucott, 2015, Leicester University, Industrial supervisor.
  • Dimitrios Statharas, 2019, Leicester University, Industrial supervisor.