Bowen Cai, Luyu Bo, Andrew Campbell, Jiali Li, Chongpeng Qiu, Hongye Liu, Lingyu Yu, Zhenhua Tian, “Noncontact pulsed laser-scanning laser Doppler vibrometer (PL-SLDV) phased array imaging for damage detection in composites,” Ultrasonics, 2025, 107787. [PDF]

Yingshan Du, Jiali Li, Chongpeng Qiu, Liang Shen, Teng Li, Bowen Cai, Luyu Bo, Zhenhua Tian, “In-Petri-dish traveling and standing acoustic wave-assisted fabrication of anisotropic collagen hydrogels”, Materials Advances, 2025, 6, 6394–6405. [PDF]

Hongye Liu, Lei Wang, Xuan Li, Liang Shen, Chongpeng Qiu, Zenghua Liu, Zhenhua Tian, “Elastic constants identification for laminated composites using laser Doppler vibrometry and an inversion method based on Legendre orthogonal polynomial expansion”, Scientific Reports, 2025. [PDF]

Teng Li, Yingshan Du, Bowen Cai, Michael R. Brooks, Chongpeng Qiu, Zhide Wang, Jiali Li, Luyu Bo, Y. Albert Pan, Zhenhua Tian, "In-Petri-dish acoustic vortex tweezers", Lab on a chip, 2025. [PDF] (Themed Collection: Emerging Investigator Series)

Penghui Zhao, Zerui Zhou, Tyler Wolter, Jacob Womelsdorf, Abigail Somers, Yiming Feng, Kristo Nuutila, Zhenhua Tian, Juhong Chen, Ali Tamayol, Wujin Sun, "Engineering microneedles for biosensing and drug delivery", Bioactive Materials, 2025. [PDF] 

Xinjia Li, Zhiting Deng, Wenjun Zhang, Wei Zhou, Xiufang Liu, Hao Quan, Jiali Li, Pengqi Li, Yingyin Li, Cai Hu, Fei Li, Lili Niu, Zhenhua Tian, Long Meng, Hairong Zheng, "Oscillating microbubble array–based metamaterials (OMAMs) for rapid isolation of high-purity exosomes", Science Advances, 2025. [PDF]

Shuaiguo Zhao†, Zhenhua Tian†, Chen Shen†, Shujie Yang, Jianping Xia, Teng Li, Zhemiao Xie, Peiran Zhang, Luke P. Lee, Steven A. Cummer, Tony Jun Huang, ''Topological acoustofluidics,'' Nature Materials, 2025. [PDF]

Qipeng Zhang† , Luyu Bo† , Hao Li, Jiali Li, Teng Li, Zhenhua Tian, Rui Qiao, "Enhancing performance of lithium metal batteries through acoustic field application," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 2047-2055. (Qipeng Zhang† and Luyu Bo† have equal contributions) [PDF]

Liang Shen, Zhenhua Tian, Kaichun Yang, Joseph Rich, Jianping Xia, Neil Upreti, Jinxin Zhang, Chuyi Chen, Nanjing Hao, Zhichao Pei, Tony Jun Huang, "Joint subarray acoustic tweezers enable controllable cell translation, rotation, and deformation," Nature Communications, 2024, 15: 9059.

Zhishang Li†, Zhenhua Tian†, Jason N Belling, Joseph T Rich, Haodong Zhu, Zhehan Ma, Hunter Bachman, Liang Shen, Yaosi Liang, Xiaolin Qi, Liv K Heidenreich, Yao Gong, Shujie Yang, Wenfen Zhang, Peiran Zhang, Yingchun Fu, Yibin Ying, Steven J Jonas, Yanbin Li, Paul S Weiss, Tony J Huang, "Acoustofluidics-based intracellular nanoparticle delivery," Engineering, 2024. [PDF]

Peiran Zhang, Zhenhua Tian, Ke Jin, Kaichun Yang, Wesley Collyer, Joseph Rufo, Neil Upreti, Xianjun Dong, Luke P. Lee, Tony Jun Huang, "Automating life science labs at the single-cell level through precise ultrasonic liquid sample ejection: PULSE," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2024, 10: 172. [PDF]

Qipeng Zhang† , Luyu Bo† , Hao Li, Liang Shen, Jiali Li, Teng Li, Yunhao Xiao, Zhenhua Tian, Zheng Li "Inhibiting Shuttle Effect and Dendrite Growth in Sodium–Sulfur Batteries Enabled by Applying External Acoustic Field," Nano Letter, 2024, 24, 10711-10717. (Qipeng Zhang† and Luyu Bo† have equal contributions) [PDF]

Luyu Bo, Jiali Li, Zhide Wang, Chongpeng Qiu, Bowen Cai, Yingshan Du, Teng Li, Hongye Liu, Zhenhua Tian, "Frequency-Locked Wireless Multifunctional Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors," Advanced Sensor Research, 2024: 2400083. [PDF]

Liang Shen, Zhenhua Tian, Kaichun Yang, Joseph Rich, Jinxin Zhang, Jianping Xia, Wesley Collyer, Brandon Lu, Nanjing Hao, Zhichao Pei, Chuyi Chen, Tony Jun Huang, "Acousto-dielectric tweezers enable independent manipulation of multiple particles," Science Advances, 2024, 10: eado8992. [PDF]

Mengxi Wu, Zhiteng Ma, Zhenhua Tian, Joseph T. Rich, Xin He, Jianping Xia, Ye He, Kaichun Yang, Shujie Yang, Kam W. Leong, Luke P. Lee, and Tony Jun Huang, Sound Innovations for Biofabrication and Tissue Engineering, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2024. [PDF]

Jiali Li†, Luyu Bo†, Teng Li, Penghui Zhao, Yingshan Du, Bowen Cai, Liang Shen, Wujin Sun, Wei Zhou, Zhenhua Tian, "Wireless Frequency-Multiplexed Acoustic Array-Based Acoustofluidics," Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024: 2400572. (Jiali Li† and †Luyu Bo have equal contributions) [PDF]

Teng Li, Jiali Li, Luyu Bo, Michael R. Brooks, Yingshan Du, Bowen Cai, Zhe Pei, Liang Shen, Chuangchuang Sun, Jiaotao Cheng, Y. Albert Pan, Zhenhua Tian, "Airborne Acoustic Vortex End Effector-based Contactless, Multi-mode, Programmable Control of Object Surfing," Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024: 2400564. (Featured as Inside Front Cover) [PDF]

Teng Li, Jiali Li, Luyu Bo, Hunter Bachman, Bei Fan, Jiangtao Cheng, Zhenhua Tian, "Robot-assisted Chirality-tunable Acoustic Vortex Tweezers for Contactless, Multifunctional, 4-DOF Object Manipulation," Science Advances, 2024, 10: eadm7698. [PDF]

Hongye Liu, Ziqi Huang, Zhuang Yin, Maoxun Sun, Luyu Bo, Teng Li, and Zhenhua Tian. "Investigation of viscoelastic guided wave properties in anisotropic laminated composites using a Legendre orthogonal polynomials expansion−assisted viscoelastodynamic model," Polymers, 2024, 16, no. 12: 1638.

Xiufang Liu, Ning Rong, Zhenhua Tian, Joseph Rich, Lili Niu, Pengqi Li, Laixin Huang, Yankai Dong, Wei Zhou, Pengfei Zhang, Yizhao Chen, Congzhi Wang, Long Meng, Tony Jun Huang, Hairong Zheng, "Acoustothermal transfection for cell therapy," Science Advances, 10: eadk1855, 2024.

Zhichao Pei, Zhenhua Tian, Shujie Yang, Liang Shen, Nanjing Hao, Ty D. Naquin, Teng Li, Lining Sun, Weibin Rong, and Tony Jun Huang. "Capillary-based, multifunctional manipulation of particles and fluids via focused surface acoustic waves," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 57: 305401, 2024. 

B Cai, T Li, L Bo, J Li, R Sullivan, C Sun, W Huberty, Z Tian, "Development of a piezo stack–laser Doppler vibrometer sensing approach for characterizing shear wave dispersion and local viscoelastic property distributions," Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 214: 111389, 2024.

J Rich, B Cole, T Li, B Lu, H Fu, B Smith, J Xia, S Yang, R Zhong, JL. Doherty, K Kaneko, H Suzuki, Z Tian, AD. Franklin, and TJ Huang, “Aerosol Jet Printing Surface Acoustic Wave Microfluidic Devices,” Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 10: 2, 2024.

L. Zhao, C. Bi, H. Huang, Q. Liu, Z. Tian, “A review of acoustic Luneburg lens: Physics and applications,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 199: 110468, 2023.

Z. Li, D. Dang, X. Yang, J. Wu, W. Yang, Z. Tian, H. Zhang, W. Liang, “Simultaneous Microfluidic Synthesis of Multi-Sized Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications,” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6: 4121-4131, 2023.

C. Zamiela, Z. Jiang, R. Stokes, Z. Tian, A. Netchaev, C. Dickerson, W. Tian, L. Bian, “Deep Multi-Modal U-Net Fusion Methodology of Thermal and Ultrasonic Images for Porosity Detection in Additive Manufacturing,” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 145: 061009, 2023.

L. Shen, Z. Tian, J. Zhang, H. Zhu, K. Yang, T. Li, J. Rich, N. Upreti, N. Hao, Z. Pei, G. Jin, S. Yang, Y. Liang, W. Chaohui, T.J. Huang, Acousto-dielectric tweezers for size-insensitive manipulation and biophysical characterization of single cells, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 224, 115061, 2023.

J. Zhang, C. Chen, R. Becker, J. Rufo, S. Yang, J. Mai, P. Zhang, Y. Gu, Z. Wang, Z. Ma, J. Xia, N. Hao, Z. Tian, D.T. Wong, Y. Sadovsky, L.P. Lee, T.J. Huang, A solution to the biophysical fractionation of extracellular vesicles: Acoustic Nanoscale Separation via Wave-pillar Excitation Resonance (ANSWER), Science Advances, Vol. 8, ade0640, 2022.

A. Mamun, M.M. Bappy, A.S. Mudiyanselage, J. Li, Z. Jiang, Z. Tian, S. Fuller, T.C. Falls, L. Bian, W. Tian, Multi-channel sensor fusion for real-time bearing fault diagnosis by frequency-domain multilinear principal component analysis, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 124, 1321, 2022.

P. Liu, Z. Tian, K. Yang, T. Haquin, N. Hao, H. Huang, J. Chen, Q. Ma, H. Bachman, P. Zhang, X. Xu, J. Hu, T. J. Huang, Acoustofluidic black holes for multifunctional in-droplet particle manipulation, Science Advances, Vol. 8, NO. 13, 2022. [PDF]

S. Yang, Z. Tian, Z. Wang, J. Rufo, P. Li, J. Mai, J. Xia, H. Bachman, P. Huang, M. Wu, C. Chen, L. P. Lee, and T. J. Huang, Harmonic acoustics for dynamic and selective particle manipulation, Nature Materials, accepted, 2022.

R. Alaziz, S. Saha, R. W. Sullivan, Z. Tian, Influence of 3-D periodic stitching patterns on the strain distributions in polymer matrix composites, Composite Structures, Vol. 278, 2021, 114690, ISSN 0263-8223. [PDF]

J. Rich, Z. Tian, T. J. Huang, Sonoporation: Past, Present, and Future, Advanved Materials Technologies, 14 September 2021.

W. Zhang, Z. Tian, S. Yang, J. Rich, S. Zhao, M. Klingborn, P. Huang, Z. Li, E. Patz, S. Zhang, G. Liu, and T. J. Huang, Electrochemical micro-aptasensors for exosome detection based on hybridization chain reaction amplification, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, accepted, 2021. [PDF]

P. Zhang, J. Rufo, C. Chen, J. Xia, Z. Tian, L. Zhang, N. Hao, Z. Zhong, Y. Gu, K. Chakrabarty, and T. J. Huang, Acoustoelectronic nanotweezers enable dynamic, large-scale control of nanomaterials, Nature Communications, Vol. 12, pp. 3844, 2021. [PDF]

S. Zhao, P. Huang, H. Zhang, J. Rich, H. Bachman, J. Ye, W. Zhang, C. Chen, Z. Xie, Z. Tian, P. Kang, H. Fu, and T. J. Huang, Fabrication of tunable, high-molecular-weight polymeric nanoparticles via ultrafast acoustofluidic micromixing, Lab on a Chip, Vol. 21, pp: 2453-2463, 2021.

C. Shen*, S. Lu*, Z. Tian*, S. Yang, J.A. Cardenas, J. Li, X. Peng, T.J. Huang, A.D. Franklin, S.A. Cummer, "Electrically Tunable Surface Acoustic Wave Propagation at MHz Frequencies Based on Carbon Nanotube Thin‐Film Transistors," Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 2010744.

Z. Tian*, Z. Wang, P. Zhang, T.D. Naquin, J. Mai, Y. Wu, S. Yang, Y. Gu, H. Bachman, Y. Liang, Z. Yu, T.J. Huang, “Generating Multifunctional Acoustic Tweezers in Petri Dishes for Contactless, Precise Manipulation of Bioparticles," Science Advances, 2020, 6: eabb0494. [PDF]

Z. Tian*, C. Shen*, J. Li, E. Reit, H. Bachman, J. Socolar, S.A. Cummer, T.J. Huang, “Dispersion Tuning and Route Reconfiguration of Acoustic Waves in Valley Topological Phononic Crystals,” Nature Communications, 2020, 11: 762. [PDF]

Z. Tian, Z. Ma, W. Xiao, L. Yu, "Noncontact laser vibrometry-based fence-like arrays with wavefield filtering-assisted adaptive imaging algorithms for detecting multiple pits in a compact cluster," Structural Health Monitoring, 2020. doi:10.1177/1475921720976926. [PDF]

Z. Tian, W. Xiao, Z. Ma, L. Yu, "Dispersion curve regression–assisted wideband local wavenumber analysis for characterizing three-dimensional (3D) profile of hidden corrosion damage," Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2020, 150: 107347.

P. Kang*, Z. Tian*, S. Yang, W. Yu, H. Zhu, H. Bachman, S. Zhao, P. Zhang, Z. Wang, R. Zhong, T.J. Huang, “Acoustic tweezers based on circular, slanted-finger interdigital transducers for dynamic manipulation of micro-objects,” Lab on a Chip, 2020, 20: 987-994. [PDF]

P. Liu, Z. Tian, N. Hao, H. Bachman, P. Zhang, J. Hu, T.J. Huang, "Acoustofluidic multi-well plates for enrichment of micro/nano particles and cells," Lab on a Chip, 2020, 20: 3399.

L. Zhang, Z. Tian, H. Bachman, P. Zhang, T.J. Huang, “A cell-phone-based acoustofluidic platform for quantitative point-of-care testing,” ACS Nano, 2020, 14: 3159-3169. [PDF]

J.N. Belling, L.K. Heidenreich, Z. Tian, A.M. Mendoza, T.-T. Chiou, Y. Gong, N.Y. Chen, T.D. Young, N. Wattanatorn, J.H. Park, L. Scarabelli, N. Chiang, J. Takahashi, S.G. Young, A.Z. Stieg, S. De Oliveira, T.J. Huang, P.S. Weiss, and S.J. Jonas, “Acoustofluidic Sonoporation for Gene Delivery to Human Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 2020,117(20): 10976-10982.  [PDF]

H. Zhu, P. Zhang, Z. Zhong, J. Xia, J. Rich, J. Mai, X. Su, Z. Tian, H. Bachman, J. Rufo, Y. Gu, P. Kang, K. Chakrabarty, T. P. Witelski, T. J. Huang, "Acoustohydrodynamic tweezers via spatial arrangement of streaming vortices," Science Advances, 2020, 7: eabc7885. [PDF]

P. Zhang, C. Chen, X. Su, J. Mai, Y. Gu, Z. Tian, H. Zhu, Z. Zhong, H. Fu, S. Yang, K. Chakrabarty, and T.J. Huang, “Acoustic Streaming Vortices Enable Contactless, Digital Control of Droplets,” Science Advances, 2020, 6: eaba0606. [PDF]

Y. Gu, C. Chen, J. Rufo, C. Shen, Z. Wang, P.-H. Huang, H. Fu, P. Zhang, S.A. Cummer, Z. Tian, T.J. Huang, "Acoustofluidic Holography for Micro- to Nano- Scale Particle Manipulation", ACS Nano, 2020, 14: 14635-14645. [PDF]

G. Jin, H. Bachman, T. Naquin, J. Rufo, S. Hou, Z. Tian, C. Zhao, T.J. Huang, "Acoustofluidic Scanning Nanoscope with High Resolution and Large Field of View", ACS Nano, 2020, 14: 8624-8633. [PDF]

J. Zhang, J.H. Hartman, C. Chen, S. Yang, Q. Li, Z. Tian, P.-H. Huang, L. Wang, J.N. Meyer, and T.J. Huang, “Fluorescence-based Sorting of Caenorhabditis elegans via Acoustofluidics,” Lab on a Chip, 2020, 20: 1729-1739. [PDF]

H. Bachman, C. Chen, J. Rufo, S. Zhao, S. Yang, Z. Tian, N. Nama, P.-H. Huang, T.J. Huang, “An acoustofluidic device for efficient mixing over a wide range of flow rates,” Lab on a Chip, 2020, 20: 1238-1248. [PDF]

H. Bachman, Y. Gu, J. Rufo, S. Yang, Z. Tian, P.-H. Huang, L. Yu, T.J. Huang, “Low-frequency flexural wave based microparticle manipulation,” Lab on a Chip, 2020, 20: 1281-1289. [PDF]

S. Zhao, M. Wu, S. Yang, Y. Wu, Y. Gu, C. Chen, J. Ye, Z. Xie, Z. Tian, H. Bachman, P.-H. Huang, J. Xia, P. Zhang, H. Zhang, T.J. Huang, “A disposable acoustofluidic chip for nano/micro particle separation using unidirectional acoustic transducers,” Lab on a Chip, 2020, 20: 1298-1308. [PDF]

Z. Tian*, S. Yang*, P.-H. Huang, Z. Wang, P. Zhang, Y. Gu, H. Bachman, C. Chen, M. Wu, Y. Xie, T.J. Huang, “Wavenumber-spiral acoustic tweezers for dynamic and reconfigurable manipulation of particles and cells,” Science Advances, 2019, 5: eaau6062. [PDF]

Z. Tian*, C. Shen*, J. Li, E. Reit, Y. Gu, H. Fu, S.A. Cummer, T.J. Huang, “Programmable acoustic metasurfaces,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29: 1808489. [PDF]

Z. Tian†, L. Yu, “Elastic phased diffraction gratings for manipulation of ultrasonic guided waves in solids,” Physical Review Applied, 2019, 11: 024052. [PDF]

Z. Tian, S. Howden, Z. Ma, W. Xiao, L. Yu, “Pulsed laser-scanning laser Doppler vibrometer (PL-SLDV) phased arrays for damage detection in aluminum plates,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2019, 121, 158-170. [PDF]

J. Zhang, S. Yang, C. Chen, J.H. Hartman, P.-H. Huang, Z. Tian, S.P. Zhang, D. Faulkenberry, J.N. Meyer, T.J. Huang, “Surface acoustic waves enable rotational manipulation of Caenorhabditis elegans,” Lap on a Chip, 2019, 19: 984-992. [PDF]

P. Zhang, C. Chen, F. Guo, J. Philippe, Y, Gu, Z. Tian, H. Bachman, L. Ren, S. Yang, Z. Zhong, P.-H. Huang, N. Katsanis, K. Chakrabarty, T.J. Huang, “Contactless, programmable acoustofluidic manipulation of objects on water,” Lap on a Chip, 2019, 19: 3397-3404. [PDF] (Cover Image)

H. Bachman, H. Fu, P.-H. Huang, Z. Tian, J. Embry-Seckler, J. Rufo, Z. Xie, J.H. Hartman, S. Zhao, S. Yang, J.N. Meyer, T.J. Huang, “Open Source Acoustofluidics,” Lap on a Chip, 2019, 19: 2404-2414. [PDF]

S. Zhao, W. He, Z. Ma, P. Liu, P.H. Huang, H. Bachman, S. Yang, Z. Tian, Z. Wang, Y. Gu, Z. Xie, and T.J. Huang, “On-chip stool liquefaction via acoustofluidics,” Lap on a Chip, 2019, 19: 941-947. [PDF] (Cover Image)

L. Yu, Z. Tian, X. Li, R. Zhu, G. Huang, “Core-skin debonding detection in honeycomb sandwich structures through guided wave wavefield analysis,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2019, 30: 1306-1317. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, X. Sun, B. Lin, “Damage localization with fiber Bragg grating Lamb wave sensing through adaptive phased array imaging,” Structural Health Monitoring, 2019, 18: 334-344. [PDF]

S.P. Zhang, J. Lata, C. Chen, J. Mai, F. Guo, Z. Tian, L. Ren, Z. Mao, P.-H. Huang, P. Li, S. Yang, T. J. Huang, “Digital acoustofluidics enables contactless and programmable liquid handling,” Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 2928. [PDF] (Highlighted in   Science Daily,   NSF Science 360 News,   Duke University News,   Physical Org,   Eurek Alert,   News Medical) 

Z. Tian†, L. Yu, “Wavefront modulation and controlling for Lamb waves using surface bonded slice lenses,” Journal of Applied Physics, 2017, 234902. [PDF]  (Front Cover Image, Editor's Pick) 

Z. Tian†, L. Yu, “Rainbow trapping of ultrasonic guided waves in chirped phononic crystal plates,” Scientific Reports, 2017, 40004. [PDF]

P. Guo, B. Deng, X. Lan, K. Zhang, H. Li, Z. Tian†, H. Xu, “Water level sensing in a steel vessel using quasi-Scholte waves,” Journal of Sensors, 2017, 2596291. [PDF]

P. Guo, H. Xu, Z. Tian, B. Deng, X. Lan, X. Chen, “Optimal design of electromagnetic acoustic transducer and application research of damage imaging for plate-like structures,” Chinese Journal of Sensors and Actuators, 2017, 30: 1-8. 

H. Xu, P. Guo, Z. Tian, B. Deng, K. Zhang, “Research on non-immersive water level measurement method based on ultrasonic guided waves,” Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument, 2017, 38: 1150-1158. 

H. Xu, P. Guo, H. Li, Z. Tian, B. Deng, “Thickness measuring method of high-temperature power plant structures based on SH mode waveguide,” China Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 28: 757-763.

P. Guo, Z. Tian, H. Li, H. Xu, “Comparison Analysis of the Propagation Characteristics of Lamb Waves in Plates and Longitudinal Waves in Pipes,” Nondestructive Testing, 2017, 39: 42-48. 

Z. Tian†, L. Yu, C.A.C. Leckey, “Rapid guided wave delamination detection and quantification in composites using global-local sensing,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2016, 085042. [PDF]

L. Yu, Z. Tian†, “Guided wave phased array beamforming and imaging in composite plates,” Ultrasonics, 2016, 68:43-53. [PDF]

Z. Tian†, L. Yu, C.A.C. Leckey, J. Seebo, “Guided wave imaging for detection and evaluation of impact induced delamination in composites,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2015, 24: 105019. [PDF]

L. Yu, Z. Tian†, P. Ziehl, M. ElBatanouny, “Crack detection in grout structures with passive/active methods,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2015, 04015168. [PDF]

L. Yu, Z. Tian†, C.A.C. Leckey, “Crack imaging and quantification in aluminum plates with guided wave wavenumber analysis methods,” Ultrasonics, 2015, 62:203-212. [PDF]

A. Shelke, S. Banerjee, Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Spiral Lamb waveguide for spatial filtration of frequencies in a confined space,” Experimental Mechanics, 2015, 55: 1199-1209. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, C.A.C. Leckey, “Delamination detection and quantification on laminated composite structures with Lamb waves and wavenumber analysis,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2015, 26: 1726-1738. [PDF]

L. Yu, Z. Tian†, “Case study of guided wave propagation in a water-immersed steel plate,” Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 2015, 3: 1-8. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Lamb wave frequency-wavenumber analysis and decomposition,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2014, 25: 1107-1123. [PDF]

Z. Tian, H. Xu, H. Li, Y. Chang, “Analytical modeling of Lamb waves based on transfer function method,” Chinese Journal of Solid Mechanics, 2014, 35: 285-291. 

Z. Tian, H. Xu, H. Li, Y. Chang, “Damage detection for plate based on a single-transmitter multi-receiver PZT array,” China Mechanical Engineering, 2014, 25: 3077-3087. 

F. Li, L. Zhao, Z. Tian, L. Yu, J. Yang, “Visualization of solitary waves via laser Doppler vibrometry for heavy impurity identification in a granular chain,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2013, 22: 035016. [PDF]

L. Yu, Z. Tian,  “Lamb wave structural health monitoring using a hybrid PZT-laser vibrometer approach,” Structural Health Monitoring, 2013, 12: 469-483. [PDF]

L. Yu, C.A.C. Leckey, Z. Tian,  “Study on crack scattering in aluminum plates with Lamb wave frequency-wavenumber analysis,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2013, 22: 065019. [PDF]

Z. Tian, H. Xu, Z. Yang, “Focusing imaging of cracks in pipes based on torsional modes,” China Mechanical Engineering, 2013, 24: 85-89.

H. Li, H. Xu, Z. Tian, “Detection of Damages in Plates Based on Symmetric Lamb Waves,” Nondestructive Testing, 2012, 9: 004. 

Li J, Bo L, Li T, Du Y, Cai B, Moomaw A, Liu H, Tian Z, “Surface acoustic wave acoustofluidics-assisted digital light processing for 4D printing of smart hydrogels,” Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 2025, Volume 89275. [PDF]

Bo L, Li J, Li T, Cai B, Wang Z, Liu H, Moomaw A, Tian Z, “Wireless ultrasonic phased arrays for on-demand wall thickness measurement and damage detection,” Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 2025, Volume 89275. [PDF]

Li J, Bo L, Li T, Du Y, Qiu C, Wang Z, Zhang W, Tian Z, “Surface acoustic wave acoustofluidics-assisted digital light processing for wearable nanocomposite sensor manufacturing,” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2025, Volume 89268. [PDF]

Li T, Li J, Bo L, Du Y, Cai B, Tian Z, “Robots with acoustic vortex end effectors for contactless manipulation of objects within phantom channels with real-time ultrasound imaging guidance,” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2025, Volume 89268. [PDF]

Cai B, Watts H, Sun C, Huberty W, Tian Z. “Wavefield Analysis Enabled Multi-Directional Mechanical Properties Characterization for 3D Printed Composites”. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), 2025.

Cai B, Sun C, Sullivan R, Tian Z. “Multi-Directional Mechanical Property Characterization of Additively Manufactured Metal Utilizing Wavefield Analysis”. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), 2025.

Wang L, Liu H, Sun M, Chen X, Shen L, Qiu C, Tian Z. “Wavefield Characterization Of Lamb Wave Propagation In Composite Plates Based On Guided Wave Omnidirectional Wavenumber Simulation”. Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves, and Device Applications, SPAWDA 2024, 2024.

Ji H, Liu H, Sun M, Chen X, Shen L, Qiu C, Tian Z. “Elastic Constants Inversion Of Zirconium Tube Based On The Longitudinal Mode Of Guided Wave”. Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves, and Device Applications, SPAWDA 2024, 2024.

Liu H, Wang R, Huang Z, Sun M, Li J, Wang Z, Tian Z. “Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs)-Based Solution of the Lamb Wave Dispersion Equation for Isotropic Plates”. Proceedings of ASME 2024 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2024, 2024.

Du Y, Pei Z, Shen L, Li J, Cai B, Li T, Bo L, Tian Z, Su Z, Peters KJ, Ricci F, Rizzo P. “Acoustic streaming effects on collagen self-assembly,” Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, 2024. 

Du Y, Li J, Shen L, Pei Z, Cai B, Li T, Qiu C, Tian Z. “Construction Of 3d-Engineered Glioma Tissues Using The Acoustic Patterning Device”. Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, 2024.

Wang Z, Bo L, Li J, Li T, Shen L, Du Y, Qiu C, Tian Z. “Development Of An Acoustics-Based Gas Leakage Sensing Approach”. Proceedings of ASME 2024 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2024, 2024.

B Cai, L Shen, Z Pei, T Li, J Li, L Bo, Y Du,  Z. Tian, “Development of a Laser Vibrometer-Based Shear Wave Sensing System for Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Viscoelastic Materials,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Austin, TX, Sept. 2023.

J. Li, L. Bo, T. Li, H. Righi, Z. Tian, “Standing Surface Acoustic Waves Enabled Alignment of Nanomaterials,” Joint 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems and 16th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control, UCLA, CA, Sept. 2022.

T. Li, J. Li, S. Sanders, H. Righi, Z. Tian, “In-Capillary Acoustic Patterning of Nanoparticles,” Joint 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems and 16th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control, UCLA, CA, Sept. 2022.

P. Liu, Z. Tian, “An Acoustic Black Hole-Integrated Acoustofluidic Platform for Sub-Wavelength Particle Patterning,” Joint 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems and 16th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control, UCLA, CA, Sept. 2022.

H. Righi, T. Li, Z. Jiang, J. Li, Z. Tian, “Numerical Study of Ultrasonic Guided Waves in a Composite-Plastic Lap Joint,” Joint 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems and 16th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control, UCLA, CA, Sept. 2022.

J. Li, L. Bo, T. Li, Z. Tian, “Alignment of Nanomaterials in Hydrogels by Using Standing Surface Acoustic Waves,” ASME - 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 2022.

L. Bo, J. Li, X. Zhang, T. Li, Z. Tian, “Investigation of Water Effects on Surface Acoustic Wave Transmission,” ASME - 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 2022.

L. Bo, J. Li, T. Li, Z. Tian, “Generating Multi-Pixel Thermal Images Through an Acousto-Thermal Effect,” ASME - 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 2022.

L. Bo, J. Li, T. Li, Z. Tian, “Numerical Investigation of the Helium/Air Ratio Effects on Acoustic Wave Transmission,” ANS - International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 2022.

C Zamiela, W Tian, L Bian, J Zhipeng, Z Tian, “Deep Fusion Methodology of Infrared and Ultrasonic Data for Porosity Detection in Additive Manufacturing,” IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings, 2021.

R. Alaziz, S. Saha, R.W. Sullivan, Z. Tian, “Effects of Periodic Stitching Patterns on the Strain Distribution in Polymer Composites,” American Society for Composites 35th Technical Conference, 2020.

C. Shen, Z. Tian, J. Li, E. Reit, T.J. Huang, S.A. Cummer, “Reconfigurable valley acoustic phononic crystals based on a fluidic system,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019, 145: 1666. [LINK]

S. Yang, Y. Bian, F. Guo, M. Wu, Z. Tian, P.-H. Huang, T. J. Huang, “Acoustofluidic waveguides for subwavelength localized acoustic field control and microparticles manipulation,” CBMS - μTAS, Savannah, GA, Oct. 2017. 

Z. Tian, L. Yu, C. Leckey, “Delamination detection using guided wave phased arrays,” American Society for Composite (ASC) Technical Conference, Williamsburg, VA, Sep. 2016. [PDF]

X. Sun, Z. Tian, B. Lin, L. Yu, “Damage Detection with Guided Waves and Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Arrays,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Stowe, Vermont, USA, Sept. 2016. [PDF]

Z. Tian, S. Howden, L. Ma, B. Lin, L. Yu, “Damage detection in thick steel plates using guided ultrasonic waves and non-contact laser vibrometry,” ASME – Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Vancouver, Canada, July 2016. [PDF]

Z. Tian, C. Leckey, L. Yu, “Phased array beamforming and imaging in composite laminates using guided waves,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mar. 2016. [PDF]

X. Sun, Z. Tian, B. Lin, L. Yu, “Guided wave damage detection with PZT-FBG sensing,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mar. 2016. [PDF]

Z. Tian, C. Leckey, L. Yu, “Multi-site delamination detection in composites through guided wave based global-local sensing,” AIP - Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Atlanta, GA, July. 2016. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Damage imaging and quantification using spectral field,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Colorado Springs, CO, Sep. 2015. [PDF]

Z. Tian, X. Sun, L. Ma, B. Lin, L. Yu, “Guided wave sensing with fiber Bragg grating optic sensors and embedment,” International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, CA, Sep. 2015. [PDF]

Z. Tian, X. Sun, L. Ma, L. Yu, “Non-contact gas accumulation detection in water loaded pipes using guided waves,” ASME – Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Boston, MA, July 2015. [PDF]

P. Guo, H. Li, Z. Tian, H. Xu, “Guided wave damage detection in power-plant-tubes by using magnetostrictive transducer arrays,” ASME – Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Boston, MA, July 2015. [PDF]

Z. Tian, C.A.C. Leckey, L. Yu, J. P. Seebo, “Impact induced delamination detection and quantification with guided wavefield analysis,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2015. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, G. Huang, M. van Tooren, W. Mitchell, “Wavenumber study of guided waves in aluminum honeycomb sandwich structures,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2015. [PDF]

Z. Tian, C. A. C. Leckey, J. P. Seebo, L. Yu, “Guided wave delamination detection and quantification with wavefield data analysis,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Newport, RI, Sep. 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, G. Huang, L. Yu, “Study of guided wave propagation in honeycomb sandwich structures,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Newport, RI, Sep. 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Damage assessment in metal plates by using laser vibrometer measurements,” SEM - Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Greenville, SC, June 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “A novel guided ultrasonic wave sensor for quantitative gas accumulation sensing in nuclear coolant pipes,” ANS - International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, Charlotte, NC, April 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, P. Ziehl, M. EL-Batanouny, “Dual mode sensing for continuous crack monitoring on grout nuclear in-situ decommissioning structures,” ANS - Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, Charlotte, NC, April 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, C.A.C. Leckey, “Guided wave propagation study on laminated composites by using frequency-wavenumber technique,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Single mode Lamb wave phased array beamforming with hybrid PZT-SLDV sensing,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2014. [PDF]

Z. Tian, C.A.C. Leckey, L. Yu, “Damage detection in composite structures with wavenumber array data processing,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Snowbird, Utah, Sep. 2013. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Dual mode sensing on grout structures with piezoelectric sensors,” International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, CA, Sep. 2013. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Study on guided wave propagation in a water loaded plate with wavenumber analysis techniques,” AIP - Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Baltimore, MD, July. 2013. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “3D guided wave motion analysis on laminated composites,” AIP - Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Baltimore, MD, July. 2013. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, M. EL- Batanouny, P. Ziehl, L. Zhao, “A dual mode imaging array for damage detection in grout structures,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2013. [PDF]

Z. Tian, C.A.C. Leckey, M. Rogge, L. Yu, “Crack detection with Lamb wave wavenumber analysis,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2013. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Lamb wave propagation study using frequency-wavenumber analysis,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Stone Mountain, GA, Sep. 2012. [PDF]

L. Yu, L. Zhao, Z. Tian, V. Giurgiutiu, P. Ziehl, “Dual mode sensing of crack growth in steel bridge structures,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Stone Mountain, CA, Sep. 2012. [PDF]

L. Yu, Z. Tian, L. Zhao, “Gas accumulation detection in a water tank using Lamb waves,” ASME - Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Stone Mountain, CA, Sep. 2012. [PDF]

Z. Tian, L. Yu, “Lamb wave structural health monitoring using frequency-wavenumber analysis,” AIP - Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Denver, CO, July. 2012. [PDF]

L. Yu, B. Lin, Y.J. Shin, J. Wang, Z. Tian, “Ultrasonic gas accumulation detection and evaluation in nuclear cooling pipes,” SPIE - Smart Structures / NDE, San Diego, CA, Mar. 2012. [PDF]

Z. Tian, H. Li, H. Xu, “Simulation study of damage identification method based on Lamb wave scattering in aluminum plates,” Advanced Material Research, 2012, 433-440: 2611-2618. [PDF]

Li T, Tian Z. “Overview of phase array technology in SHM.” Structural Health Monitoring/Management (SHM) in Aerospace Structures, Editor(s): Fuh-Gwo Yuan, Woodhead Publishing, (2024). [LINK] 

L. Yu, Z. Tian, “Phased array techniques for damage detection in aerospace structures,” Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in Aerospace Structures, Editors: F.G. Yuan, G. Jones, Woodhead Publishing, (2016). [LINK]

“Guided Wave Based Integrated Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation”, Z. Tian, 12/2015. [PDF]