Prof. Wenbin Yu

ACADEMIC HOST
Dr. Igor Berinskii
School of Mechanical Engineering

IAS Fulbright-TAU Senior Scholar
12.1.26-12.5.26

Education

• B.S. in Hydraulic Engineering, North China University of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power, China (1995)
• M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China (1998)
• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA (2000)
• Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA (2002)

Professional Experience

• Full Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (2017–present)
• Milton Clauser Professor, Purdue University (2024–present)
• Associate Professor, Purdue University (2013–2017)
• Assistant/Associate Professor, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA (2003–2013)

Honors and Fellowships

• Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Fellow, American Society of Composites (ASC)
• Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• ASC Award in Composites (2025)
• ASC Outstanding Researcher Award (2024)
• ASME/Boeing Structures and Materials Award (2024)
• ASEE Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2007)
• Georgia Tech Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award (2008)
• JEC Innovation Award (2014)

Research Interests

• Micromechanics and structural mechanics of composite and smart materials
• Multiscale modeling of advanced materials and structures
• Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG) and AI-assisted materials modeling
• Development of high-performance simulation tools for composites, including SwiftComp and VABS

Selected Contributions

• Developed the Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG), providing a unified approach for modeling advanced materials and structures
• Lead developer of SwiftComp, a commercial multiscale constitutive modeling code, and VABS, a software for composite rotor blades
• Developing CompositesAI, an AI-powered expert system for composite design and analysis