I am a Research Associate working in the Cambridge Solid Mechanics Group in collaboration with Dr. Vikram Deshpande. I am focusing on the development of advanced analytical techniques for coupled transport-mechanical behaviors of complex lattice systems (e.g., architected composites, wood microstructure). My research interests include lattice/discrete models, fracture mechanics, multiphysics, architected materials, and generative geometry.
Before joining Cambridge, I received my PhD in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, under the supervision of Dr. Gianluca Cusatis. My dissertation titled "Discrete Modeling of Fracture and Flow in Porous Quasi-brittle Materials by Capturing the Internal Structure" (Committee: Zdeněk Bažant, Gianluca Cusatis, Eric Landis, and John Rudnicki) is temporarily unavailable to the public, due to copyright issues. However, you may click the research topics below to see my work during doctoral training. I got my master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and my bachelor’s degree from China Agricultural University (CAU), China.
While not focusing on my research, I spend my time staying with my two little chinchillas (sadly, now both two went to a better place) or traveling across the country.
My detailed Curriculum Vitae can be found here.
