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Dr. Wenbin Yu

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Utah State University

BioSketch

Dr. Yu is currently an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. He received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002. His expertise is in structural mechanics and micromechanics of composite/smart materials. He has authored over 120 refereed technical articles and developed several computer codes which are being extensively used in many government labs, universities, research institutes and companies. His research has been funded by both federal agencies and private industry. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of AnalySwift, a company centered on marketing and licensing the technologies developed in his group. His recent honors include AIAA Associate Fellow, Utah Aerospace Engineering Educator of the Year, USU Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, Georgia Tech Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni, College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award (2008, 2009), MAE 5 Year Outstanding Researcher Award, MAE Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award (2008, 2009, 2012), ASEE Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award, MAE Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Sigma Xi Best PhD Thesis Award. An abbreviated version of his CV can be obtained from here.

Employment History

 08/2003-04/2008   Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Utah State University

 05/2002-08/2003   Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
 



Education

 
 Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
       Atlanta, Georgia, May 2002

 M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
      Atlanta, Georgia, Dec 2000

 M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University
      Beijing, China, July 1998

 B.S. in Hydraulic Engineering, North China University  of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
      Zhenzhou, China, July 1995




 

Areas of Interest

 
Research Interests

 
   Structural Mechanics (Composite/Smart/Multifunctional Structures)
   Micromechanics (Composite/Smart/Multifunctional Materials)
   Multiphysics modeling
   Flexible Multibody Dynamics
   Multiscale Modeling
 

 
Teaching Interests


   Solid Mechanics
   Structural Mechanics (beams, plates, and shells)
   Continuum Mechanics
   Mechanics of Composites
   Dynamics and Vibrations
   Finite Element Method
   Micromechanics
   Engineering Mathematics (Calculus of Variations)






Societies


 Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

 Member, American Helicopter Society (AHS)

 Member, American Academy of Mechanics (AAM) 

 Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 






 

Honors and Awards


    


  1.  Outstanding Researcher of the Year, 2012, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, USU


  2.  Utah Aerospace Engineering Educator of the Year, 2011, Utah Section, AIAA


  3.  Associate Fellow, 2011, AIAA


  4.  5 Year Outstanding Researcher Award, 2011, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, USU 


  5.  Best Technical Presentation Award, 35th Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium, 2010


  6.  Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, 2009, USU


  7.  Outstanding Researcher of the Year, 2009, College of Engineering, USU


  8.  Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, 2009, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, USU


  9.  Georgia Tech Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award (2008)
 (Recipients of this distinction are young alumni who are selected based
  on the achievements and contributions they have made professionally,
  to the Institute, or to society at large.)


  10.  Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2008, AFOSR/ASEE


  11.  Outstanding Researcher of the Year, 2008, College of Engineering, USU


  12.  Outstanding  Researcher of the Year, 2008, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, USU


  13.  2007 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award
 Mechanics Division, American Society for Engineering Education.
 (Established in 1992, given annually to individuals who have shown a strong commitment and
  made exceptional contributions to mechanics education.)


  14.  Outstanding  Teacher of the Year, 2006, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Utah State University


  15.  Sigma Xi Best PhD Thesis Award, 2002-2003, Georgia Institute of Technology


  16.  Luther S. Long III Memorial Award in Engineering Mechanics, 2002, Georgia Institute of Technology


  17.  Guanghua Scholarship, Second Prize, 09/1996-07/1997, Tsinghua University






Personal Information

 

I am a Christian, to know me better from this perspective, please go to My Web Blog. If the link does
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Born in Yueyang, Hunan Province, China
Wife: Mingbo Li , Married on June 9, 1998
Children: Christopher Benjamin  Yu (Chinese Name: Yile Yu) on Sept. 28, 2001.
          Jennifer Li Yu (Chinese Name: Yixi Yu) on Aug. 4, 2004.
          Joseph Daniel Yu (Chinese Name: Yicheng Yu) on Nov. 17, 2006.
          Caleb Joshua Yu (Chinese Name: Yisa Yu) on Dec. 16, 2008.

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    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
    Utah State University
    UMC 4130
    Logan, Utah
    USA 84322-4130
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    Voice:435-797-2867

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