Dr. Yuhang Hu

Biography

Yuhang Hu is an Associate Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty in August 2018 as an Assistant Professor after previously serving in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hu earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University in 2011, where he focused on Solid Mechanics, and has a diverse educational background including multiple degrees in engineering and applied sciences from prestigious institutions. His research interests lie in Mechanics and Soft Active Materials, particularly in stimuli-responsive gels, soft biological tissues, and bio-inspired materials. Dr. Hu's work emphasizes the coupling of mechanics with materials chemistry and seeks to explore the mechanical characterization and applications of innovative dynamic materials. His current research projects investigate chemomechanical modeling, multi-scale mechanical characterization, and the design of adaptive multi-functional materials for a variety of applications, including energy conversion and anti-fouling.

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