Jeff Xi
Director, Ryerson Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation
NSERC/Bombardier Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Interiors and Systems
Professor
Researcher, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST)
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Toronto, Ontario
fengxi@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 557091
Expert In
Advanced manufacturing
Aerospace engineering
Aircraft manufacturing automation
Aircraft wing design (morphing wing design)
Hybrid micromachining
IBEST
Intelligent systems and robotics
Quantum software
Rapid prototyping
Reconfigurable mechanisms
Responsible AI/machine learning
Smart devices
Technology and intelligent systems
Theme: Transformative technology
Bio/Research
When he was a young boy, Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi loved to take household items, like furniture, apart and put them back together. “It taught me that the best way to learn is through application,” he says.
His second and third year students benefit from this approach, taking part in coursework...
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His second and third year students benefit from this approach, taking part in coursework...
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Bio/Research
When he was a young boy, Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi loved to take household items, like furniture, apart and put them back together. “It taught me that the best way to learn is through application,” he says.
His second and third year students benefit from this approach, taking part in coursework that involves building composite wings, robots, and landing gear models. “They have a lot of fun with these projects,” Xi says. “And they learn the fundamentals and theory behind why it flies, why it walks—why it works.”
If anyone knows why it works, it’s Xi. His research includes designing smart aircraft cabins and seats, and aircraft manufacturing automation. He’s also engineering a wing that morphs to adapt to different conditions, making air travel more fuel efficient.
Previously, Dr. Xi was the director of the then known Toronto Metropolitan University Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (now the Centre for Advanced Engineering Research and Innovation in Aerospace), which connects undergraduates to leading Canadian aerospace companies. The intensive program enables the exchange of ideas and information between Toronto Metropolitan University and industry. “That exchange is essential,” says Xi. “Application is the key to learning, but communication is the key to innovation.”
Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi
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His second and third year students benefit from this approach, taking part in coursework that involves building composite wings, robots, and landing gear models. “They have a lot of fun with these projects,” Xi says. “And they learn the fundamentals and theory behind why it flies, why it walks—why it works.”
If anyone knows why it works, it’s Xi. His research includes designing smart aircraft cabins and seats, and aircraft manufacturing automation. He’s also engineering a wing that morphs to adapt to different conditions, making air travel more fuel efficient.
Previously, Dr. Xi was the director of the then known Toronto Metropolitan University Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation (now the Centre for Advanced Engineering Research and Innovation in Aerospace), which connects undergraduates to leading Canadian aerospace companies. The intensive program enables the exchange of ideas and information between Toronto Metropolitan University and industry. “That exchange is essential,” says Xi. “Application is the key to learning, but communication is the key to innovation.”
Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi
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