Weiyi Lu
Contact Information
Phone:
(517) 353-6448
Email:
wylu@msu.edu
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Weiyi Lu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research is focused on the fundamental science and novel applications of advanced fluid-based composite materials and structures. Dr. Lu's specific research interests include synthesis, characterization, and novel application of advanced nanomaterials and composites in engineering structures; advanced protection/damping materials, structures, and mechanisms; experimental investigation on high-strain-rate behavior of soft materials/composites; Solid-nanofluid interactions; and advanced biomaterials.
Education
- Ph.D., Structural Engineering, University of California – San Diego 2011
- M.S., Instrument Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2007
- B.S., Instrument Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2004
Research Interests
- Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Nanomaterials and Composites
- Novel Applications of Nanomaterials and Composites in Engineering Structures
- Advanced Protection and Damping Materials and Structures
- High-Strain-Rate Behavior of Soft Materials and Composites
- Solid–Nanofluid Interactions
- Advanced Biomaterials
Selected Publications
- M Li, F Yang, C Zhan, R McCoy, D Jaradi, W Lu*. Energy absorption characteristics of thin-walled tube filled with liquid suspension of hollow glass microspheres under axial crushing. Compos. Struct. 324, 117526 (2023)
- Y Gao, M Li, C Zhan, H Zhang, M Yin, W Lu*, B Xu*. Nanoconfined Water-Ion Coordination Network for Flexible Energy Dissipation Device. Adv. Mater. 35, 2303759 (2023) (Rising Star Series)
- C Zhan, M Li, R McCoy, L Zhao, W Lu*. 3D Printed Hierarchical Re-entrant Honeycombs: Enhanced Mechanical Properties and the Underlying Deformation Mechanisms. Compos. Struct. 290, 115550 (2022)
- Y Gao, M Li, H Zhang, Y Zhang, W Lu*, B Xu*. Anomalous Solid-like Necking of Confined Water Outflow in Hydrophobic Nanopores. Matter. 5, 1-15 (2022) (Selected as a featured article)
- M Li, C Zhan, W Lu*. Spontaneous Liquid Outflow from Hydrophobic Nanopores: Competing Liquid-Solid and Liquid-Gas Interactions. Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 181603 (2021)
MSU Scholar
Google Scholar
Awards
- Travel Award to NFL Helmet Challenge Symposium, Football Research Inc. (2019)
- Fellow of Academy for Global Engagement, College of Engineering, MSU (2018)
- Englekirk Fellowship of Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD (2007-2009)
