Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. Expertise in stress analysis, finite element analysis, fracture and fatigue analysis, structural analysis

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Research Assistant, North Carolina State Univ., 2000-2004 - Conducted two projects sponsored by NASA in nanotechnology. Organized the research schedule and provided the technical reports. Published more than five first-author papers. - Developed novel discrete and continuous models to investigate the fracture mechanism of nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Completed fracture and fatigue analysis utilizing finite element methods and molecular dynamics simulations. - Developed novel numerical methods to calculate fracture toughness in discrete systems. Performed detailed analysis of crack growth in covalently bonded materials. - Analyzed and simulated the structural properties of carbon nanotubes. Conducted stress analysis of nanotubes in the cylindrical coordinate. - Designed a micro-electro-mechanical system and completed the mechanical analysis. Investigated the applications of nanotubes in mechanics. Research Assistant, Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China, 1996-2000 - Conducted mechanical analysis of electro-rheological materials. Designed and built automobile dampers made of this material. Completed vibration and structural analysis. - Invented a novel experimental technique to measure the elastic properties of electro/magneto-mechanical materials. - Developed an analytical model of the shear mechanism of electro/magneto-mechanical materials. _______________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University 2004 M.S. Solid Mechanics, Univ. of Sci. & Tech. of China, 2000 B.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Univ. of Sci. & Tech. of China, 1997 _______________________________________________________________________________ COMPUTER SKILLS Language: FORTRAN, C. Software: ANSYS, ABAQUS, MATLAB, AUTOCAD, Pro/E, VISIO, MS OFFICE. Operating System: Windows, UNIX. _______________________________________________________________________________ NOTABLE PRESENTATIONS - Carbon nanotube and atomistic simulation method July 2002, Mars Mission Research Center, Raleigh, NC - Simulation of elastic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes 43th SDM conforence, April 2002, Denver, CO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Member _______________________________________________________________________________

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