Director – Prof. Jaehyung “Joshua” Ju
After undergraduate degree, Prof. Ju has earned various research experience for ~ 20 years in mechanics, design, and manufacturing – CAD/CAM software engineering, machine vision system engineering, multi-axis CNC machining, composite materials, mechanics and design of airless tires, biomedical implants, 3D/4D printing – polymers and metals, mechanics and design of metamaterials.

Graduate Research Assistants
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Kai Xiao Ph.D. program Modular origami, kinematics, solid mechanics, computational design kai.xiao@sjtu.edu.cn |
Bihui Zou,
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Zhipeng Liu, Ph.D. Program (with M.S.) Nonpneumatic tires, structural mechanics, nonlinear solid mechanics zhipeng.liu@sjtu.edu.cn |
Zihe Liang, |
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Dijia Zhong, Ph.D. Program 4D printing, Nonpneumatic tires, structural mechanics dijiazhong@sjtu.edu.cn |
Yuhao Wang, Ph.D. Program, Nonpneumatic tires, Vibration analysis. wangyuhao@sjtu.edu.cn |
Alumni
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Zhiming Cui Ph.D. program Mechanical Metamaterials, Lattice Structures, Motion Structure, zhiming.cui@sjtu.edu.cn |
Song Chao, M. S. Thermal reconfigurable structures. Current position: PhD candidate at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands chao.song@alumni.sjtu.edu.cn |
Yuan Zhihao, M.S. Lattice structure, mechanical metamaterial, elastic wave propagation. Current position: |
Hyeonu.Heo@unt.eduHyeonu Heo, Ph.D. Mechanical metamaterials, phononic crystals, Current position: Postdoc and Adjunct Professor at University of North Texas |
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Jiwon Mun, Ph.D.
Current position: Associate Manager SC Johnson, Wisconsin moon08241@gmail.com |
Md Salah Uddin, Ph.D. |
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