STAFF PROFILE
Dr Yingyan Zhang
Dr. Yingyan Zhang joined Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering RMIT University in Nov 2019 as Associate Professor.
Dr Yingyan Zhang expertise at solid mechanics, computational mechanics and compuatiational materials. Her research areas include 2D nanomaterials, polymer composites, nano/micro-mechanics, heat conduction, and structural stability.
As of June 2022, Dr Zhang has published 1 scholarly book, 4 book chapters and >105 journal papers with > 6200 citations. Her h-index is 40. The complete publication list can be found at Google Scholar.
Dr. Zhang was awarded research lectureship from Western Sydney University (AU$90, 000) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Fund) in 2010. She is currently working on two competitive projects funded by Australia Research Council (2019-now).
Currently Dr Zhang is the Associate Editor of Thin-Walled Structures, Session Editor of Current Mechanics and Advanced Materials, and the editorial board member of Computational Materials Science and Materials.
- Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2008
- M. Eng. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2003
- B. Eng. School of Naval Architecture, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2000
Supervisor interest areas
- Advanced polymer composite
- Structural dynamics and stability
- Nanomechanics
- Computational mechanics and materials
- Heat conduction
- Gas seperation
Supervisor projects
- Graphene origami/kirigami enabled metamaterials
- Heat conduction of graphene/h-BN heterostructures and their polymer composites
- Impact resistance of graphene-polymer composites
3 PhD Completions5 PhD Current Supervisions
- Wang, Y.,Zhang, H.,Gover, R.,Yang, J.,Zhang, Y. (2023). Fracture resistance of graphene origami under nanoindentation In: Carbon, 207, 67 - 76
- Chen, Y.,Zhang, Y.,Chang, T.,Guo, Z. (2023). Theoretical study of entropy-induced friction in graphene In: Thin-Walled Structures, 186, 1 - 7
- Liu, J.,Zhang, Y.,Zhang, Y.,Kitipornchai, S.,Yang, J. (2023). Aeroelastic analyses of functionally graded aluminium composite plates reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets under fluid-structural interaction In: Aerospace Science and Technology, 136, 1 - 10
- Meng, Q.,Wang, P.,Yu, Y.,Liu, J.,Zhang, Y., et al, . (2023). Polyaspartic polyurea/graphene nanocomposites for multifunctionality: Self-healing, mechanical resilience, electrical and thermal conductivities, and resistance to corrosion and impact In: Thin-Walled Structures, 189, 1 - 13
- Kang, Y.,Cai, K.,Shi, J.,Luo, Y.,Zhang, Y. (2023). CNT-based nanogun triggered by an electric field In: Computational Materials Science, 228, 1 - 8
- Lu, C.,Li, Z.,Li, S.,Li, Z.,Zhang, Y.,Zhao, J.,Wei, N. (2023). Molecular dynamics study of thermal transport properties across covalently bonded graphite-nanodiamond interfaces In: Carbon, 213, 1 - 9
- Zhao, S.,Zhang, Y.,Zhang, Y.,Yang, J.,Kitipornchai, S. (2022). Vibrational characteristics of functionally graded graphene origami-enabled auxetic metamaterial beams based on machine learning assisted models In: Aerospace Science and Technology, 130, 1 - 12
- Zhao, S.,Zhang, Y.,Wu, H.,Zhang, H.,Yang, J.,Kitipornchai, S. (2022). Tunable nonlinear bending behaviors of functionally graded graphene origami enabled auxetic metamaterial beams In: Composite Structures, 301, 1 - 9
- Zhang, Y.,Wang, C.,Wang, C.,Zhang, Y.,Zhao, J.,Wei, N. (2022). In press - Lamellar water induced quantized interlayer spacing of nanochannels walls In: Green Energy and Environment, , 1 - 12
- Zhao, S.,Zhang, Y.,Zhang, Y.,Zhang, W.,Yang, J.,Kitipornchai, S. (2022). In press - Data-driven modeling for thermo-elastic properties of vacancy-defective graphene reinforced nanocomposites with its application to functionally graded beams In: Engineering with Computers, , 1 - 17
- Multilayer Graphene Based Anti-Corrosion Polymer Coated Structures. Funded by: ARC-Discovery Projects from (2023 to 2026)
- Functionally Graded Ultra High Performance Concrete Structure under Flexure. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2021 from (2021 to 2025)
- High-Performance Polymer Composites for Electrical Discharging (via University of South Australia). Funded by: ARC Linkage Project Grant 2016 via other University from (2019 to 2023)