DR. QIN YU

Dr. Qin Yu will join the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at California State University, Long Beach as an Assistant Professor in Spring 2022. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2014 and his M.S. in Solid Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006. 

Prior to joining CSULB, he was a postdoctoral fellow of Professor Robert O. Ritchie in the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (2017-21) and a postdoctoral scholar of Professor Jamie J. Kruzic in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University (2015-16). He worked as a research scientist in the Department of Applied Mechanics and Material Science at Schlumberger-Doll Research (2016-17).

Dr. Yu’s research focuses on: (1) Understanding the “process-structure-property” relationships and mechanisms governing the materials’ properties and service performance; and (2) Applying knowledge to precisely design and manufacture novel structural materials at multiple length scales to achieve optimal properties for safety-critical applications. 

Dr. Yu dedicated his Ph.D. studies to the fundamental understanding of the twinning and twin-twin interaction roles in cyclic plastic deformation and fatigue of lightweight magnesium materials. Since his postdoctoral work, Dr. Yu has expanded his research to delineate the strengthening and toughening mechanisms governing the deformation, fracture, and fatigue of advanced structural materials, including medium/high entropy alloys, lightweight materials, gradient- and heterogeneous-structured materials, and 3D-printed bio-inspired composites at temperatures varying from cryogenic to above 1000 ºC. In addition, Dr. Yu is interested in failure analysis of structural components in service in different engineering disciplines, such as aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, biomedical, and electronic devices.