Education
| 2008.01 – 2011.12 | PhD | Structures & Mechanics | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 2005.09 – 2007.12 | MENG | Solid Mechanics | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China |
| 2001.09 – 2005.07 | BENG | Engineering Mechanics | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China |
Appointments
| 2023.02 – | Associate Professor | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2020.02 – 2023.01 | Senior Lecturer (above bar) | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2018.02 – 2020.01 | Senior Lecturer | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2014.01 – 2018.01 | Lecturer | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2012.08 – 2014.01 | Research Fellow | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 2012.02 – 2012.07 | Research Associate | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
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Grants
Principal Investigator
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+ Covid Early and Mid Career Research Restart Fund (No. 3726669), NZD 10,000, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2022. + ‘Toward Tree Energy Harvesting for Smart Forest Monitoring’, Seed Proposal Development Grant (No. 3724022), NZD 2,000, Sponsor: National Science Challenge – Science for Technological Innovation (SFTI), 2021. + ‘Self-Powered Sensor Node by Harvesting Low-Frequency Vibrations for Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure Monitoring’, Catalyst: Seeding General Grant, NZD 65,000, Sponsor: Royal Society of New Zealand, 2021-2023. + ‘Investigation on Bandgap Bounds Formation Mechanism of Piezoelectric Metamaterial Systems’, Faculty Research Development Fund (Small Grant) (Grant No. 3722094), NZD 10,000, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2020-2021. + Distinguished Visitor Award (Grant No. 3719660, visitor: Prof. Daniel Inman from University of Michigan), NZD 5,982, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2019. + ‘Self-Adaptive Vibration Energy Harvesting based on Nonlinear Energy Sink’, Marsden Grant (Fast-Start) (Contract UOA1713), NZD 300,000, Sponsor: Royal Society of New Zealand, 2018-2021. + ‘Metamaterial Based Energy Harvesting: A Novel and Efficient Technology’, (Grant No. 3708242), NZD 65,000, Sponsor: Energy Education Trust of New Zealand, 2015-2019. + ‘Energy Harvesting Based on Nonlinear Energy Sink’, Faculty Research Development Fund (New Staff) (Grant No. 3708720), NZD 30,000, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2015-2017. + ‘Acoustic Transfer of Energy in Air and Water’, Ideas Day Seed Fund (Grant No. 3708184), NZD 10,000, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2015. + Distinguished Visitor Award (Grant No. 3707392, visitor: Prof. Liqun Chen from Shanghai University), NZD 6,760, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2015. |
Associate Investigator
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+ ‘Quest for Flexible Thermoelectric Generators: Modulation of Material’s Crystal Symmetry and Anisotropy’, Marsden Fund, NZD 944,000, Sponsor: Royal Society of New Zealand, 2024-2027. + ‘Energy Harvesting Based on Structural Vibrations of Bridges’, “Promotion of Scientific Research Cooperation and High-level Talent Training with Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America” Programme, CNY 100,000, Sponsor: China Scholarship Council, 2021. + ‘Characterization and Applications of Functional Materials with Magneto-Electromechanical Coupling’, “Promotion of Scientific Research Cooperation and High-level Talent Training with Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America” Programme, CNY 100,000, Sponsor: China Scholarship Council, 2021. + ‘Band Gap Based Active-Passive Hybrid Vibration and Noise Control of Metamaterial with Sandwich Structure’, (Grant No. MSV202108), Open Research Fund, CNY 100,000, Sponsor: State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration of China, 2021-2022. + ‘Energy Harvesting Based on Structural Vibrations of Bridges’, (Grant No. 2020YFH0066), International Innovation Cooperation Project, CNY 200,000, Sponsor: Sichuan Science and Technology Program, 2020-2021. + ‘A Bio-Inspired Human-Robot Interactive System for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation’, Faculty Research Development Fund (Standard) (Grant No. 3717395), NZD 48,096, Sponsor: University of Auckland, 2018-2020. + ‘Investigation of Optimal Design and Nonlinear Frequency-Tuning Mechanism of an Electret-Based Micro Vibration Energy Harvester’, (Grant No. 51705429), Research Fund for Young Scientists, CNY 250,000, Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2018-2020. |
Internal (University/Faculty/Department) Services
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2021 – Doctoral Oral Examination Chair |
Professional Society Services
Professional Society Membership
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2020 – Member, the Acoustical Society of New Zealand (ASNZ) |
Conference Services
Conference Committee+ The 5th International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting Application (VEH 2024), General Chair |
Session Chair+ Session 9&10 in Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XIII, SPIE Smart Structures/NDE 2024 Session Organizer+ Invited Session “IS09: Design and analysis of linear/nonlinear energy harvesters and self-sensing devices” in International Conference on Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration, and Control 2023 (ICANDVC-2023) |
Editorial Board
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Associate Editor, SAGE Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (2019- ) |
Peer Reviewer
72 International Journals 👇 IOP New Journal of Physics; |
Conference Paper Reviewer
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+ IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2019) |
Grant Proposal Assessor
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+ A*Start MTC Investigator Research Grants, Singapore (2023) |
External Thesis Examiner
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PhD Thesis – City University of Hong Kong(2023) |
Visiting Appointment
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+ 2020.1 Visiting Scholar @ Northwestern Polytechnical University, (fully sponsored by the host) |
Keynote/Invited Talk/Lecture/Seminar
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“Nonlinear Mechanisms in Energy Harvesting”, Keynote Address at 1st International Conference on Energy Materials (ICEM 2021), 5 November 2021. “A Whirligig-Inspired Design for Human Motion Energy Harvesting”, Invited Talk at ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS), 14 September 2021. “Multifunctional Piezoelectric Metamaterials: Vibration Attenuation and Energy Harvesting”, Keynote at The 3rd International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting Application (VEH 2021), 9 July 2021. “Internal resonance, nonlinear energy sink and self-adaptive structure in energy harvesting applications”, Webinar at Unmanned Vessel Research Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 19 November 2020. (invited by Asst. Prof. Zhongjie Li) “Nonlinear vibration energy harvesting”, Webinar in International Summer School “Mechanics and Composite Materials” organized by Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P.R. China, 26 August 2020. (invited by Prof. Dengqing Cao) “Thermoacoustic engine”, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, P.R. China, 15 January 2020. (invited by Asst. Prof. Xinyan Li) “Self-tuning nonlinear resonator for energy harvesting and vibration absorption”, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, P.R. China, 14 January 2020. (invited by Prof. Shiqiao Gao and Assoc. Prof. Haipeng Liu ) “Self-tuning nonlinear resonator for energy harvesting and vibration absorption”, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, P.R. China, 6 January 2020. (invited by Assoc. Prof. Kai Tao) “Acoustic & Mechanical Metamaterial Systems”, invited talk to the Acoustical Society of New Zealand, 27 September 2019. “Nonlinear energy harvesting”, School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, P.R. China, 25 January 2018. (invited by Assoc. Prof. Kangqi Fan) “Multifunctional piezoelectric metamaterial systems”, School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, P.R. China, 24 January 2018. (invited by Prof. Junyi Cao & Prof. Jiuhui Wu) “Energy harvesting: an overview and recent advances”, Center for Smart Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P.R. China, 4 January 2017. (invited by Prof. Jinsong Leng) “Energy harvesting: an overview and recent advances”, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiao Tong University, Beijing, P.R. China, 30 December 2016. (invited by Prof. Zhifei Shi & Prof. Hongjun Xiang) “Multi-functional meta-material with piezoelectric element”, 2nd Teli Forum – Young Scholars Forum, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, P.R. China, 28 December 2016. (fully sponsored by the Forum) “Vibration and wind energy harvesting”, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 29 October 2013. (invited by Prof. Guoping Cai) |
Honors & Awards
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2018.06 New Zealand Chinese Scientists Association Young Scientist Award |