Dr Yongle Sun is a Lecturer in Additive Manufacture at Cranfield University , specializing in cross-scale modelling of metal manufacturing processes for aerospace and energy applications. BSc & MSc in Mechanics from Xi'an Jiaotong University PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Manchester His research focuses on multi-physics modelling of additive manufacturing and welding processes, with particular emphasis on residual stress/distortion prediction and mitigation. Current projects include: NEWAM (cross-scale additive manufacturing) SAM (smart manufacturing) I-Break (process innovation) With over £10M in research funding, his work bridges mechanistic models with engineering applications through collaborations with: GE Avio Aero WAAM3D Airbus EPSRC Innovate UK Key achievements include: First author of 16 leading journal papers Co-author of 35+ peer-reviewed works H-index of 23 Queen's Anniversary Prize contribution Top-cited paper in International Journal of Impact Engineering







