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Xin Yi  (CV)

    Associate Professor

    Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, 

    College of Engineering, Peking University

Education

    Ph.D., Brown University, United States, 2008–2014

    M.S., Peking University, China, 2005–2008

    B.Eng., Peking University, China, 2001–2005

Employment

    Peking University, Associate Professor, College of Engineering, 02/2023–present

    Peking University, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, 11/2016–02/2023

    Dartmouth College, Postdoctoral Associate, 07/2016–11/2016

    Brown University, Postdoctoral Associate, 2014–2016

Research Interests

    Solid mechanics, Nanomechanics, Cell mechanics

    ●  Mechanics of cell-nanomaterials interaction

    ●  Mechanics of nanostructured metallic materials

Teaching

    For undergraduates

    ●  Mechanics of Materials (Springs '18-'23).

    For graduates

    ●  Introduction to Biophysics (Fall '17)

    ●  Applied Mathematics for Biomedicine (Falls '18-'22).

Professional Activities

    Reviewer for 60+ journals including ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Science, Biomaterials, Biophysical Journal, Extreme Mechanics Letters, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Langmuir, Mechanics of Materials, Nanoscale, Physical Review Letters, Science Advances, Small, Soft Matter, and other journals.