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Sulin Zhang
Professor
411D EES Bldg
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
email: suz10@psu.edu
Tel: 1-814-865-7640
Fax: 1-814-865-9974
Education
- 2002 Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
- 1997 M.S. Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- 1994 B.S. Engineering Mechanics (Major), Computer Science (Minor), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Awards and Honors
- 2016, PSEAS Outstanding Research Award, PSU
- 2011, ICS Fellow, PSU
- 2011, Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, PSU
- 2007, NSF Early CAREER Development Award
- 2006, The Oak Ridge Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- 2002, The Arthur Newell Talbot Graduate Award, UIUC, 2002
Research Interests: Mechanics of active materials
- Electrochemomechanics of energy-storage and energy-harvesting materials
- Mechanics of nano-bio interfaces
- Cell and tissue Mechanics
- Modeling of multiscale, multiphysical irreversible processes
Professional Associations
- American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Society of Engineering Science
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Biophysical Society
