Yue Guan

Assistant Professor Email: yguan1@memphis.edu   Phone: 901.678.5013 Office: Engineering Science 310A

Education

Professional Experience

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA, August 2022 - Present.

Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, August 2021 - July 2022.

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, September 2019 - July 2021.

Research Areas

Solid Mechanics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Biomechanics

Research Area Specifics

• Lightweight structures
• Nonlinear Dynamics
• Computational Mechanics
• Biomechanics

Brief Description

My overall research goal is to discover new mechanical mechanisms that underlie the nonlinearity and multi-stability for lightweight structures both in engineering and in organisms. The research is a combination of theoretical (nonlinear dynamics), computational (meshless methods) and experimental (mechanical apparatus design and biomechanical studies) mechanics analysis.

Research Laboratory Name

Tunable Nonlinearity and Stability Lab

Research Laboratory

The Tunable Nonlinearity and Stability Lab is located at ET 214. Future facilities to be provided include a Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system, high-speed cameras, laser displacement sensors, etc.

Research Applications

• Deployable aerospace structures
• Bio-inspired structures and robots
• Mate-materials

Brief Description

My research on lightweight structures has a broad application in the design and safety monitoring of plate and shell structures such as the body of aircrafts or satellites, deployable aerospace structures, and mate-materials assembled by slender cell structures. My studies on animal locomotion also provide insights into the field of bio-inspired propulsion systems.

Research Sponsors

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