Hanlin Liao

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Hanlin Liao is a researcher specializing in thermal spray technologies, with a particular focus on cold spray additive manufacturing and process optimization. His work sits at the intersection of advanced manufacturing engineering and materials science, addressing the critical challenge of how spray deposition paths are designed and executed to produce high-quality coatings and structures. Liao's most significant contribution to the field is his development of generic implementation frameworks for path design in spray deposition. His 2023 paper on programming schemes, processing, and characterization for cold spraying has already garnered 11 citations, demonstrating rapid uptake within the thermal spray community. This work provides practical, transferable methodologies that researchers and engineers can adopt across different cold spray systems and applications. Complementing this, his earlier 2021 work on toolpath planning for cold spray additive manufacturing laid important groundwork for systematic approaches to layer-by-layer material deposition. Though Liao's publication record in this profile is concise, the focused nature of his contributions reflects a deep specialization in a technically demanding area. His research is particularly valuable as cold spray additive manufacturing continues to grow as an alternative to conventional fabrication methods, offering potential in aerospace, defense, and repair engineering applications.