Yong Zhu
Associate Department Head for Research and Faculty Advancement
- Phone: (919) 513-7735
- Email: yzhu7@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3238
- Website: http://www.mae.ncsu.edu/zhu/
In addition to his duties as Associate Department Head for Research and Faculty Advancement, Dr. Yong Zhu also serves as Andrew A. Adams Distinguished Professor.
Dr. Zhu’s long-term goal is to advance nanoscience and nanotechnology by improving the understanding of nanoscale material behavior and exploring the applications of nanomaterials.
At the graduate level, Dr. Zhu teaches Micro/Nano electromechanical Systems (MAE 536) for students interested in the fundamentals and the applications of micro/nano sensors and actuators. His lecture style course includes guest lecturers from industry and academia, and concludes with final projects of teams of 2 to 3 students in which the teams, based on the class material, propose and design micro/nano transducers for their intended applications, and study related scientific issues. Dr. Zhu also teaches Advanced Solid Mechanics (MAE 541), which teaches elasticity theory leading to solution of practical engineering problems concerned with stress and deformation analysis.
Dr. Zhu’s graduate students are self-motivated; they like both experimental and theoretical work, and tend to enjoy intellectually challenging, multi-disciplinary problems. The research they conduct in Dr. Zhu’s lab advances a major engineering frontier that may eventually lead to important new discoveries in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
At the undergraduate level, Dr. Zhu teaches Solid Mechanics (MAE 214) and Strength of Mechanical Components (MAE 316). Both of these classes are taught following standard practices but he also includes in his lectures examples taken from his work on nano/micro devices.
See also Dr. Zhu’s ResearcherID site and his Google Scholar link below.
Outside of work, Dr. Zhu enjoys travel and sports like basketball, swimming, and ping-pong.
Publications
- In situ characterization of thermomechanically loaded solution strengthened, nanocrystalline nickel alloys
- Koenig, T. R., Wang, H., Zhu, Y., Gupta, A., Tucker, G. J., & Thompson, G. B. (2024), ACTA MATERIALIA, 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119462
- Surface Embedded Metal Nanowire-Liquid Metal-Elastomer Hybrid Composites for Stretchable Electronics
- Shukla, D., Wang, H., Awartani, O., Dickey, M. D., & Zhu, Y. (2024), ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 16(11), 14183–14197. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00318
- Sustainable Soft Electronics Combining Recyclable Metal Nanowire Circuits and Biodegradable Gel Film Substrates
- Liu, Y., Ahmad, M., Venditti, R. A., Velev, O. D., & Zhu, Y. (2024, January 15), ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202300792
- A scalable microstructure photonic coating fabricated by roll-to-roll “defects” for daytime sub-ambient passive radiative cooling
- Liu, S., Sui, C., Harbinson, M., Pudlo, M., Perera, H., Zhang, Z., … Ryu, J. E. (2023), Nano Letters, 23(17), 7767–7774. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00111
- Abaxial leaf surface-mounted multimodal wearable sensor for continuous plant physiology monitoring
- Lee, G., Hossain, O., Jamalzadegan, S., Liu, Y., Wang, H., Saville, A. C., … Wei, Q. (2023), SCIENCE ADVANCES, 9(15). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade2232
- All Electrohydrodynamic Printed Flexible Organic Thin Film Transistors
- Ren, P., Song, R., Zhu, Y., O'Connor, B., & Dong, J. (2023, June 21), ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, Vol. 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300410
- Caterpillar-inspired soft crawling robot with distributed programmable thermal actuation
- Wu, S., Hong, Y., Zhao, Y., Yin, J., & Zhu, Y. (2023), SCIENCE ADVANCES, 9(12). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf8014
- Ferroelectric Domain Wall Engineering Enables Thermal Modulation in PMN-PT Single Crystals
- Negi, A., Kim, H. P., Hua, Z., Timofeeva, A., Zhang, X., Zhu, Y., … Liu, J. (2023, April 27), ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol. 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202211286
- High-dielectric porous CaCu3Ti4O12/reduced graphene oxide/ polydimethylsiloxane foam for wearable, breathable and low crosstalk capacitive pressure sensor
- Yang, Q., Li, C., Zhou, W., Li, Y., Zhu, Y., & Ma, Y. (2023), FLATCHEM, 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flatc.2023.100522
- Interfacial shear stress transfer between elastoplastic fiber and elastic matrix
- Shao, L.-H., Qu, X., Wang, T., Cui, Z., Liu, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2023), JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2023.105218
