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1. Augmented Reality-assisted Mechanics Education
Currently, the Mechanics curriculum at CU Denver (and most other US institutions) is taught in very theoretical ways, wherein the students learn analytical skills without gaining an intuitive sense of what their calculations and various analyses mean.
Our group has developed an Augmented reality (AR)-assisted mobile app. When students point their phone's camera at a QR code or a physical object, a 3D FEA simulation model appears, displaying stress and strain distributions in a 360-degree view. Students can visualize and compare with their numerical calculations, which inspire their interests and intrinsic motivations in learning mechanics.
2. Outreach
Evergreen High School (Evergreen, CO), 04/2022
Northglenn High School (Northglenn, CO), 04/2022
International School of Denver (Denver, CO), 10/2023
3. Senior Design Team Mentoring at CU Denver
2021-2022 Undergraduate Senior Design: "3D ROBOTIC PRINTER"
2024-2025 Undergraduate Senior Design: "Benchmark Additive Manufacturing System"
4. Highschool Student Mentoring
Kyle Chitwood, Evergreen High School (Evergreen, CO), 2021-2022
5. Community College Student Mentoring
Savanna Sims, Community College of Aurora, CO, 2025 Summer.
"Development of AR mobile App for Mechanics Education"
John Le, Community College of Denver, CO, 2025 Summer.
"4D Printing via Fused Deposition Modeling"
6. Community Teacher Mentor
Prof. Aidan Friederich, Red Rocks Community College, CO, 2025 Summer
"4D Printing with Liquid Crystal Elastomers"
7. Workshop with Local Highschool Teachers and Community College Teachers
One-day workshop at CU Denver, Department of Mechanical Engineering. 07/2025
Dr. Yu is introducing the applications of robotic arms in 3D printing of composites and 4D printing of morphing structures
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