Dr. Xiaoping Qian is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at IIT. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2001. Prior to his current position, he spent three years as a research scientist at GE Global Research Center in Schenectady, NY. He directs the Computational Design and Manufacturing Laboratory. The goal of his research is to create computational tools and methods for design and manufacturing automation with emphasis on computational techniques enabling micro/nano systems realization. His work focuses on geometric and physical modeling. Areas of interests include design automation, manufacturing, robotics, and micro/nano-systems. His current projects are centered on the following two topics. 1. Computer-aided micro/nano manipulation: The ability to image and manipulate objects at the nanometer length scale is of fundamental importance to the flourishing nanotechnology field. Our research focuses on developing tools and methods for automating nano manipulation via atomic force microscopy. 2. Computational sensing and geometric processing of massive point-cloud data: Rapid advancement of 3D sensing techniques has spurred the growing use of massive point-cloud data in various 3D applications. Our research focuses on developing mathematical foundation and computational techniques for effectively processing massive point-cloud data. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in Nanoscale Imaging and Manipulation, CAD/CAM, and design and manufacturing. Professional Services o Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering o Associate Editor, SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems o Guest Editor, Journal Computer-Aided Design Curriculum Vitae (2/2009)
	News Position Openings (April 2009) Finalist for Best Automation Paper Award at 2009 IEEE International Conference for Robotics and Automation (ICRA09) for "Adaptive Scanning in Atomic Force Microscopy" (May 2009) Dr. Qian awarded the IIT/Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in University Research, Junior Faculty category (April 2009) NSF grant on Variation Propagation in Periodic Structures: From Geometry to Dynamic Response (Feb 2009) NSF grant on Direct Digital Design and Manufacturing from Massive Point-Cloud Data (Feb 2009) Dr. Qian appointed as an Associate Editor for SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems (Nov 2008) NSF grant on AFM imaging (June 2008) Dr. Qian won the MMAE Excellence in Research award (March 2008) Call for papers on Special issue of Computer-Aided Design on Point-based Computational Techniques (Dec 3, 2007)
	Phone: 312-567-5855 Fax: 312-567-7230 Email: qian (at) iit.edu Mailing Address Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology 10 West 32^nd Street 243 Engineering One Building Chicago, IL 60616-3793