Dr. Qing Wu
Ph,D., M.Eng., B.Eng.
Principal Research Fellow, ARC DECRA Fellow, AQIRF Fellow
School of Engineering and Technology
Centre for Railway Engineering
- q.wu@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0001-9407-5617
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About Me
Qing Wu is a Principal Research Fellow and the Mechanical Discipline Leader at the Centre for Railway Engineering, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. He commenced his railway studies in 2006 at Southwest Jiaotong University, China, and received his PhD in draft gear optimisation from CQUniversity in 2016. His research focuses on mechanical system dynamics, parallel computing, multi-objective optimisation, dynamic control, and their applications in railway vehicles, trains, and track systems. Dr Wu has led and contributed as Chief Investigator to projects across national competitive grants, state competitive grants, industry research grants, and consultancy programs. He is the recipient of an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship and an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship, funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments, respectively. He has authored more than 240 scientific publications. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of more than half a dozen academic journals. He is also a Chartered Professional Engineer and holds both RPEQ and RPEV registration in Australia.
General
Universities Studied At
2013-2016: Ph.D, Centre for Railway Engineering, Central Queensland University, Australia.
2010-2012: M. Eng (Mech), Rail Vehicle Institute, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, China
2006-2010: B.Eng (Mech), Rail Vehicle Department, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Universities Worked At
2023- :Principal Research Fellow , Centre for Railway Engineering, CQU.
2019-2022: Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Railway Engineering, CQU.
2016-2018: Research Fellow, Centre for Railway Engineering, CQU.
2013-2016: Assessment marker; tutor; lab instructor; lab supervisor, CQU.
2012-2013: Research Assistant, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, China.
Awards
· 2024, CQU Research Excellence Award.
· 2024, Vice Chancellor’s award for Outstanding Researchers (Middle Career)
· 2024, Dean’s award for Outstanding Researchers
· 2024, Best Paper Award, International Conference on Rail Transportation, China.
· 2024, Visting Professor Grant, CAPE-PRINT, Brazilian Ministry of Education.
· 2022, Best Paper Award, World Congress on Railway Research, Birmingham, UK.
· 2021, Early Career Researcher Award, CQU.
· 2021, Best Paper Award, the 2nd International Conference on Rail Transportation, China.
· 2019, Commendation of Early Career Researcher, CQU.
· 2018, Five Minute Research Pitch (National) 2nd Place; (CQU Internal) 1st Place.
· 2017, Post Graduate Thesis Award (1st Prize), awarded by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA)
· 2017, Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis Award, CQU.
· 2013-2016, International Postgraduate Award, CQU.
· 2013-2016, University Postgraduate Research Award, CQU.
· 2015, Faiveley Youth Scholarship, jointly awarded by Faiveley Transport & RTSA.
· 2015, Best Paper of RHD students symposium, SET, CQU. (1st prize)
· 2014, Faiveley Youth Scholarship, jointly awarded by Faiveley Transport & RTSA.
Media Citations
CQUniversity and the digitalisation path to predictive maintenance, Rail Express, Railpage
Research on track to help prevent railway accidents Courier Mail
Outstanding Academics Recognised In 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Researcher Awards
CQU uses supercomputer to monitor heavy haul, Track and Signal (magazine), 2019, 23(3).
Supercomputers shunted into heavy rail research by CQU
Academics pitch their research in five minutes
Celebrating national science week with Qing Wu
Rail research with the power to keep global economy moving
ACRI-funded study to boost life cycle of tracks
Half-million-dollar research funding will help boost life cycle of railway tracks
Railway tracks receive a funding boost
High-tech vehicle could scan railway tracks for early detection of damage
Chinese rail research students already at ‘full-steam’
Professional Memberships
CPEng, RPEQ, RPEV
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Engineers Australia (EA)
Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA)
China Railway Society (CRS)
Computer Software
The chief developer and owner of the Train Dynamics and Energy Analyser/ Train Simulator (TDEAS)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40534-014-0055-x
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00423114.2016.1252049
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00423114.2017.1377840
Editor
· Standard Development Group Member:
o Train Braking Rates, Australian Standards AS 7481
o Disc Brakes and Pads, Australian Standards AS 7504.
o Braking Systems, Australian Standards AS 7510.
· Associate editor/editorial member for
o Heavy Rail
o ASME Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems
o Advances in Mechanical Engineering
o Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
o Railway Engineering Science
o Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University
o Electronic Research Achieve
o Advances in Vehicle Engineering (2017-2018).
· Guest Journal Editor
o International Journal of Rail Transpiration
o Vehicle System Dynamics
o Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering
o Railway Engineering Science
Recent Research Projects
Energy-Centric Vibration and Comfort Solutions for Sustainable Railways (DP260100558)
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 1: Aust Competitive Grant)
Funding Schemes: ARC Discovery Projects (DP26) for funding commencing 2026 THROUGH University of Wollongong
Total Funding: $100,599.00
Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Outstanding Researchers - Mid-Career Researcher Category
Grant: Award - Internal (Internal Grant)
Funding Schemes: VC's Award - CQUniversity Awards for Outstanding Researchers 2024
Total Funding: $5,000.00
Dean's Awards for Outstanding Researchers - Mid-Career Researcher Category
Grant: Award - Internal (Internal Grant)
Funding Schemes: 2024 School of Engineering & Technology Dean's Award
Total Funding: $2,000.00
Locomotive Dynamic Simulation - Haulage and Stopping Distance Calculations
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: Wilmar Sugar Pty Ltd
Total Funding: $48,500.00
Energy efficient rail vehicle design and digital rating system (AQIRF083-2023RD6)
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship 2023; Aurizon Operations Ltd
Total Funding: $540,000.00
Railway Research Ranking Benchmark - Stage 1 (OTH21)
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $33,000.00
Impact of train driving strategies on rail damage (HH03C)
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $360,080.00
PF16A - Field Research Overhead Wiring Temperatures: Optimising the efficient and safe operation of overhead wires through temperature modelling
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $250,211.00
Parallel computing 3D train-track dynamics to understand track buckling and related train derailments (DE210100273)
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 1: Aust Competitive Grant)
Funding Schemes: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) for funding commencing in 2021
Total Funding: $407,679.00
Wheel diameter differences (F04)
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $319,086.63
HH27 - Wear Simulation Development - Stage 1
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $194,577.66
Rail Surface and Subsurface Stresses Induced by Locomotive
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: V/Line Corporation
Total Funding: $246,000.00
HH12-13 Limits for Load Distribution For an Individual Wagon and a Consist of Loaded Wagons
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $304,587.53
HH22 - Combine Track Geometry Irregularities Including Cyclic Faults - Analysis of combine and cyclic faults to elucidate new track defect limits vs current standards
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: ACRI - Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation
Total Funding: $151,300.80
Safety and stability study on the dynamic behaviour of a rail transport wagon consist
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3)
Funding Schemes: ARC Infrastructure Pty Ltd
Total Funding: $21,990.00
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4017 Mechanical Engineering
