Areas of Focus
- Mechanics of nanomaterials and structures
- Mechanics of soft matter materials
- Multiscale computation and machine learning
- Computational materials science
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor: Tianjin University (2010)
- PhD: University of Maryland (Advisor: Professor Teng Li)
- Postdoctoral Researcher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Advisor: Prof. Gregory Rutledge)
- Postdoctoral Researcher: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Advisor: Prof. Harley Johnson)
- Recipient of the National Youth Talent Plan
- Recipient of the Zhejiang Province Outstanding Youth Fund
Publications
- Strain engineering: electromechanical properties of graphene, S. Zhu, 2019
- Nanocellulose-Based Materials with Superior Mechanical Performance, U. Ray, S. Zhu, Z. Pang, T. Li, 2022
Awards
- National Youth Talent Plan recipient
- Zhejiang Province Outstanding Youth Fund recipient