Research Team
Professor of Applied Mechanics
Marek-Jerzy Pindera
Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 1981
M. Appl. Sci., Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1976
B. Appl. Sci., Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1975
Research Focus: Micromechanics and homogenization of heterogeneous materials; mechanics of composite materials (analysis and computation); mixed boundary-value problems in anisotropic and layered materials
Current PhD Students
Zhelong He
BS: Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2013
MS: Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2016
PhD: Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2020 (expected)
Research Focus: Development of an asymptotic homogenization theory based on the locally-exact elasticity solution of the unit cell problem at different orders of the asymptotic displacement field expansion
Heze Chen
BS: Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China, 2016
MS: Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2019
PhD: Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2023 (expected)
Research Focus: Development of a finite-volume method for structural analysis and design of elements subjected to torsional and flexural loading
Shizhen Yin
BS: Civil Engineering, Jilin University, China, 2016
MS: Solid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2019
PhD: Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2023 (expected)
Research Focus: Development of finite-volume and locally-exact approaches for the analysis of heterogeneous materials and structures with random microstructures
Alumni
Dr. Wenqiong Tu
BS: Engineering Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2008
MS: Solid Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2010
PhD: Applied Mechanics in Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2016
PhD Dissertation Title: CZM-based Finite-Volume Homogenization and Optimization of Periodic Composites
Current Career: Research Engineer at Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. (Vehicle Safety & Crash CAE Method Development)
Prof. Guannan Wang
BS: Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China, 2009
MS: Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2012
PhD: Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 2016
PhD Dissertation Title: Generalized locally exact homogenization theory for unidirectionally-reinforced composites
Current Career: Zhejiang University Hundred Talents Young Professor
Dr. Qiang Chen
BS: Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2013
PhD: Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China 2019
Visiting Scholar: Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, USA, 09/2016-08/2018
PhD Dissertation Title: Finite-Volume Micromechanics for Heterogeneous Materials with Inelastic Phases
Undergraduate Developers
Kush Patel
BS: Computer Science, University of Virginia, 2021 (expected)
Zichao Hu
BS: Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, 2022 (expected)
Jason Watkins
BS: Computer Science, University of Virginia, 2022 (expected)
