About Me
- Ting Yang
I am currently a postdoc in Ling Li's Group at Virginia Tech and . I received my PhD degree in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech in May 2021 and Bachelor's degree in the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Beihang University in June 2015, respectively.
I have published 15 peer-reviewed international journals including (co-)first author papers in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications, Acta Biomaterialia, etc.
Experience
Postdoc
Virginia Tech
Department of Mechanical engineering
May. 2021 - Sept. 2021
Advisor: Ling Li
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Virginia Tech
Department of Mechanical engineering
Sept. 2016 - May. 2021
Advisor:Ling Li
Bachelor of Science
Beihang University (Beijing)
School of Energy and Power Engineering
Sept. 2011 - June. 2015
Bachelor of Art
Beihang University (Beijing)
English (dual degree)
Sept. 2011 - June. 2015
Research Interest
- Biological and biomimetic materials
- Mechanical designs of natural ceramic cellular solids, crystal defects
- Machine learning for damage detection, additive manufacturing
Honors & Awards
○ Second Place prize in Biological Materials Science (Best Poster Competition in TMS)
2019
○ Pratt Fellowship (Virginia Tech)
2017
○ Exchange Student of Mechanical Engineering in Politecnico di Milano
2014