Professional Preparation

Tsinghua University Engineering Physics B.S., 1986 Chongqing University Biomechanics M.S., 1988 University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering M.S., 1991 University of Rochester Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D., 1995

Appointments

July 2011 – Present, Professor, University of Kentucky, KY July 2007 – July 2011, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, KY Aug. 2001 – June 2007, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, KY Jan. 1999 – July 2001, Technical Specialist & Project Manager II, Xerox Corporation, NY July 1998 – Dec. 1998, Sr. Engineer, Dayton T. Brown Inc., Bohemia, NY

My group works on a variety of research projects addressing the deformation behavior of materials, structure and properties of materials. Current focus areas include:

• Micromechanics of Advanced Materials, • Indentation Deformation, • Electromechanical Deformation of Materials.

Contact Deformation of Materials, Electrical-Chemical-Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Micromechanics of Advanced Materials