Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D., 2014, Engineering Science and Mechanics

  • The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

  • Advisor: Dr. Sulin Zhang

• M.S., 2010, Engineering Mechanics

  • The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

  • Advisor: Dr. Albert E. Segall

• B.S., 2006, Engineering Mechanics

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

  • Advisor: Dr. Jianqiao Chen

Appointments

• 10/2017 - Present, Professor

  • Department of Mechanics

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

• 10/2015 - 09/2017, Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

  • Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

  • Advisor: Dr. Jianmin Qu

• 06/2016 - 03/2017, Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

  • Advisor: Dr. Jianmin Qu

• 01/2015 - 10/2015, Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

  • The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

  • Advisor: Dr. Sulin Zhang

• 2009 - 2014, Research/Teaching Assistant

  • Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

  • The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

• 2005 - 2006, Research/Teaching Assistant

  • Department of Mechanics

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Awards and Fellowships

• The Young 1000-Talent Program of China, Organization Department of the Communist Party of China, China, May 2017.

• Travel fellowship, U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM), 2016.

• Third place in poster competition in ESM Today, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, Spring 2014.

• The Vensel Award in ESM Today, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, Spring 2013.

• Dr. Richard E. Llorens Graduate Award, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, Fall 2011.

• Research Assistantship/Teaching Assistantship, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2009-2014.

• Research Assistantship/Teaching Assistantship, Department of Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2005-2006.

• First place in Best Undergraduate Thesis, Hubei, China, 2006.

• Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2006.

• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2004-2005.

• Outstanding Undergraduate Fellowship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2004-2005.

• First-Class Scholarship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2004-2005.

• Outstanding Undergraduate Fellowship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2003-2004.

• First-Class Scholarship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2003-2004.

• Outstanding Undergraduate Fellowship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2002-2003.

• First-Class Scholarship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2002-2003.