Prof. LU, Yang
BS(NJU), MS(NMT), PhD(Rice)
Professor
Contact Information
| Office: | YEUNG-Y6613 |
|---|---|
| Phone: | +(852)-3442-4061 |
| Email: | yanglu@cityu.edu.hk |
Research Interests
- Micro/Nanomechanics
- in situ Electron Microscopy
- Elastic Strain Engineering
- Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor
- Bio-Inspired Materials Design
- Nanomanufacturing
Education
| 2011 | Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science | Rice University (USA) |
| 2006 | M.S. | Materials Engineering | New Mexico Tech (USA) |
| 2004 | B.S. | Physics/Microelectronics | Nanjing University (China) |
Working Experience
| 2021 – present | Professor | Mechanical Engineering | CityU (Hong Kong) |
| 2018 – present | Professor (joint appointment) | Materials Science and Engineering | CityU (Hong Kong) |
| 2017 – 2021 | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering (former Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering) | CityU (Hong Kong) |
| 2012 – 2017 | Assistant Professor | Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering | CityU (Hong Kong) |
| 2011 – 2012 | Postdoc | Materials Science and Engineering | MIT (USA) |
Editorial Activities
- Associate Editor, Materials Today (Elsevier 2017- )
- Young Editor, Acta Mechanica Sinica (Springer, 2020- )
- Young Editorial Board Member, SCIENCE CHINA Technological Sciences 中國科學: 技術科學 (Springer & Science China Press, 2018- )
- Editorial Board Member, Functional Diamond (Taylor & Francis, 2021- )
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Springer Nature, 2017- )
- Lead Guest Editor, Scanning - The Journal of Scanning Microscopies (Wiley & Hindawi, 2016-17)
Selected Awards
| 2020 | RGC Research Fellow Award (RFS) 2020/21, Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC) |
| 2020 | Outstanding Supervisor Award, City University of Hong Kong |
| 2019 | Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) 優秀青年科學基金 (港澳), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) |
| 2019 | Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty, City University of Hong Kong |
| 2019 | Outstanding Supervisor Award, City University of Hong Kong |
| 2018 | The President’s Awards 2017, City University of Hong Kong |
| 2017 | Outstanding Supervisor Award, City University of Hong Kong |
| 2013 | Early Career Award 2013/14, University Grants Committee (UGC) of Hong Kong |
Selected Publications
Journals
- C Dang*, JP Chou*, B Dai*, CT Chou*, Y Yang, R Fan, W Lin, F Meng, A Hu, J Zhu, J Han, A M Minor, J Li, Y Lu “Achieving large uniform tensile elasticity in microfabricated diamond” Science 371 (6524), 76-78, 2021
- X Feng*, JU Surjadi*, R Fan, X Li, W Zhou, S Zhao, Y Lu “Microalloyed medium-entropy alloy (MEA) composite nanolattices with ultrahigh toughness and cyclability” Materials Today 42, 10-16, 2021 (Front Cover)
- X Li, R Fan, Z Fan, Y Lu “Programmable mechanical metamaterials based on hierarchical rotating structures” International Journal of Solids and Structures 216, 145-155, 2021
- X Li*, Y Meng*, R Fan, S Fan, C Dang, X Feng, JC Ho, Y Lu “High elasticity of CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanowires for flexible electronics” Nano Research 2021
- S Fan, X Li, R Fan, Y Lu "Compressive elastic behavior of single-crystalline 4H-silicon car-bide (SiC) nanopillars" Science China Technological Sciences 64, 37–43, 2021
- Y Wang, X Li, S Fan, X Feng, K Cao, Q Ge, L Gao, Y Lu “Three-Dimensional Stretchable Microelectronics by Projection Microstereolithography (PμSL)” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 7, 8901–8908, 2021
- W Zhang*, J Chen*, X Li, Y Lu “Liquid Metal-Polymer Microlattice Metamaterials with High Fracture Toughness and Damage Recoverability” Small 16 (46), 2004190, 2020
- N Zhang*, X Feng*, D Rao*, X Deng, L Cai, B Qiu, R Long, Y Xiong, Y Lu, Y Chai “Lattice oxygen activation enabled by high-valence metal sites for enhanced water oxidation” Nature Communications 11, 4066, 2020
- Y Han*, S Feng*, K Cao*, Y Wang, L Gao, Z Xu, Y Lu “Large Elastic Deformation and Defect Tolerance of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Monolayers” Cell Reports Physical Science 1(8), 100172, 2020
- K Cao*, S Feng*, Y Han*, L Gao, TH Ly, Z Xu, Y Lu “Elastic straining of free-standing monolayer graphene” Nature Communications, 11: 284, 2020
- P Li*, Y Han*, X Zhou*, Z Fan, S Xu, K Cao, F Meng, L Gao, J Song, H Zhang, Y Lu “Thermal Effect and Rayleigh Instability of Ultrathin 4H Hexagonal Gold Nanoribbons” Matter 2, 1–8, Mar 4, 2020
- Y Wang*, L Gao*, S Fan, W Zhou, X Li, Y Lu “3D printed micro-mechanical device (MMD) for in situ tensile testing of micro/nanowires” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 33, 100575, 2019
- S Fan*, C Jiang*, H Lu*, F Li*, Y Yang, Y Shen, Y Lu “In Situ Micromechanical Characterization of Metallic Glass Microwires under Torsional Loading” Experimental Mechanics, 59 (3), 361-368, 2019
- S Fan*, X Feng*, Y Han*, Z Fan, Y Lu “Nanomechanics of Low-Dimensional Materials for Functional Applications” Nanoscale Horizons, 4, 781-788, 2019 (review).
- JU Surjadi, L Gao, H Du, X Li, X Xiong, NX Fang, Y Lu “Mechanical Metamaterials and Their Engineering Applications” Advanced Engineering Materials, 21, 1800864 (1-37) 2019 (review).
- A Banerjee*, D Bernoulli*, H Zhang*, M.F. Yuen, J Liu, J Dong, F Ding, J Lu, M Dao, W Zhang, Y Lu, S Suresh "Ultralarge elastic deformation of nanoscale diamond" Science, 360 (6386), 300-302, 2018.
- L Gao*, J Song*, Z Jiao, W Liao, J Luan, JU Surjadi, J Li, H Zhang, D Sun, CT Liu, Y Lu “High-entropy alloy (HEA)-coated nanolattice structures and their mechanical properties" Advanced Engineering Materials, 20, 1700625, 2018.
- B Wang*, Y Han*, S Xu*, L Qiu, F Ding, J Lou, Y Lu "Mechanically Assisted Self-Healing of Ultrathin Gold Nanowires" Small, 14, 1704085, 2018.
- C Jiang*, H Zhang*, J Song, Y Lu "Digital micromirror device (DMD)-based high-cycle tensile fatigue testing of 1D nanomaterials" Extreme Mechanics Letters, 18, 79-85, 2018.
- P Li*, C Jiang*, S Xu*, Y Zhuang*, L Gao, A Hu, H Wang, Y Lu "in situ Nanomechanical Characterization of Multi-Layer MoS2 Membranes: from Intraplanar to Interplanar Fracture" Nanoscale, 9, 9119-9128, 2017.
- W Liao, S Lan, L Gao, H Zhang, S Xu, J Song, X Wang, Y Lu “Nanocrystalline high-entropy alloy (CoCrFeNiAl0.3) thin-film coating by magnetron sputtering” Thin Solid Films, 638, 383-388, 2017.
- H Zhang, J Tersoff, S Xu, H Chen, Q Zhang, K Zhang, Y Yang, C-S Lee, K-N Tu, J Li, Y Lu "Approaching the ideal elastic strain limit in silicon nanowires" Science Advances, 2: e1501382, 2016.
- MK Habibi, AT Samaei, B Gheshlaghi, J Lu, Y Lu “Asymmetric flexural behavior from bamboo’s functionally graded hierarchical structure: Underlying mechanisms” Acta Biomaterialia, 16, 178-186, 2015.
- MK Habibi, Y Lu "Crack Propagation in Bamboo's Hierarchical Cellular Structure" Scientific Reports, 4, 5598, 2014.
- Y Lu, J Song, JY Huang, J Lou "Fracture of Sub-20nm Ultrathin Gold Nanowires" Advanced Functional Materials, 21 (20), 3982-3989, 2011.
- Y Lu, JY Huang, C Wang, S Sun, J Lou "Cold welding of ultrathin gold nanowires" Nature Nanotechnology, 5 (3), 218-224, 2010.
- Y Lu, Y Ganesan, J Lou "A multi-step method for in situ mechanical characterization of 1-D nanostructures using a novel micromechanical device" Experimental Mechanics, 50 (1), 47-54, 2010.
Book Chapters
- Y Lu, S Xu, J Lou "Gold Nanorods" Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology (ISBN 978-94-007-6178-0), 1-9, Springer, 2015.
- Y Lu, S Ma, BS Majumdar "Elastic Microstrains During Tension and Creep of Superalloys: Results from In Situ Neutron Diffraction" Superalloys 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-87339-728-5), 553-562, TMS publications, 2008.
Patents
- Y Lu, J Song “A Composite Material Composition and a Method of Forming a Composite Material Composition” US Patent # US10737458B2.
- Y Lu “A Composite Material Based Panel” US Patent # US9976304B2.
- J Lou, Y Ganesan, Y Lu, C Peng “Novel Micromechanical Devices for In Situ Characterizations of One Dimensional Nanomaterials” US patent # US8058613B2.
*** Research Opportunities ***
Opening for PhD candidates in the area of "in situ TEM", “Nanomechanics” and " Wide-bandgap semiconductor" (or other relevant areas) are available for application. Interested applicants please send your inquiry and a complete CV to: yanglu@cityu.edu.hk.
Last modified on 6 July, 2021
