Jie Yang is the Distinguished Professor in Engineering in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, RMIT University.
Prof Yang teaches and conducts academic research in mechanical engineering and automotive engineering programs. His main research interests include advanced composite structures, nanocomposites, structural stability and dynamics, smart structures and control, and nano/micro-mechanics. He is an author of over 440 papers including 340 international journal papers and over 90 conferences papers. He is the Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field) in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Clarivate Analytics and named by Australian Research Magazine as the Global Field Leader in Mechanical Engineering in 2020, Australia’s Research Field Leader in Mechanical Engineering in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in Structural Engineering in 2021, and in Acoustics & Sound in 2023.
Prof Yang is the Lead Editor-in-Chief of Engineering Structures, Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member of Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Thin-Walled Structures, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Scientific Reports, Materials, and Shock and Vibration.
Awards:
2023:
Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Mechanical Engineering)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Acoustics & Sound)
2022:
Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Mechanical Engineering)
2021:
Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Mechanical Engineering)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Structural Engineering)
2020:
Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Mechanical Engineering)
Global Field Leader (Mechanical Engineering)
2019:
Highly Cited Researcher (Cross Field)
Australia's Research Field Leader (Mechanical Engineering)
Shanghai Science and Technology Award, Shanghai Municipal Government, China
2017:
Best paper award, Advanced Composites Innovation Conference (ACI2017)
2004:
Excellent PhD Dissertation Award, Shanghai Municipal Education Committee, China
2002:
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Supervisor projects
Polymer-based thermal interface materials reinforced by hexagonal boron nitride
10 Sep 2024
Development of a composite structure of nanogenerator mechanical metamaterial concrete
14 Nov 2023
Opto-electro-thermo-mechanical behaviors of perovskites in multi-physics field
22 Dec 2022
Modelling of high-entropy alloys
15 Nov 2022
Damage monitoring and assessment of very large floating structures
Thermo-electro-mechanical response of graphene based elastomeric soft nanocomposites
22 Apr 2021
Mechanical Characteristics of Graphene Origami-Based Functionally Graded Composite Structures in Fluid
15 Dec 2020
Mechanical properties of polymer composites reinforced by carbon fillers
18 Sep 2020
Electro-Mechanical Behaviors of Graphene Platelets (GPLs) Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposite Structures
25 Nov 2019
Numerical Investigation of Graphene-Aluminum Nanocomposite
24 Oct 2018
Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites Reinforced by Graphene Containing Defects
1 Sep 2016
Research on Fabrication and Mechanical Behaviour of Functionally Graded Graphene Platelets/Epoxy Nanocomposites
20 Jul 2015
Mechanical Behaviours of Functionally Graded Graphene Reinforced Composite Beams with Open Edge Cracks
16 Jul 2012
Teaching interests
Supervisor interest areas:
-Advanced composites
-Mechanical metamaterials
-Functionally graded structures
-Structural dynamics and stability
-Smart structures
-Mechanics of micro- and nano-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS)
-Sandwich construction
-Computational mechanics
Supervisor projects:
-Damage monitoring and assessment of very large floating structures
-Dynamic behaviors of graphene reinforced nanocomposite structure with graded porosity
-Study on damping characteristics of functionally graded metamaterials for optimal vibration attenuation
-Thermo-electro-mechanical response of graphene based elastomeric soft nanocomposites
-Graphene origami/kirigami enabled metamaterials
Programs
MIET1076 - Mechanical Vibrations in
BH070 - Mechanical Engineering Program
Research interests
Prof Jie Yang undertakes interdisciplinary research spanning across a broad range of areas in mechanical, aerospace, civil, and automotive engineering disciplines with a particular focus on the design, analysis, modelling and fabrication of lightweight and smart materials and structures made of advanced composites and carbon nanotubes or graphene reinforced materials at macro-, micro- and nano-scales.
Research keywords:
Composite Structures, Functionally graded Materials, Nanocomposites, Structural Dynamics, Buckling and Postbuckling, Micro/nano-mechanics, Sandwich Constructions, Computational Mechanics
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