Principal Investigator

Dr. Hongbing Lu

Professor, Associate Department Head, and Louis A. Beecherl Jr. Chair
Mechanical Engineering, the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080

Professional Preparation

  • 1997 Ph.D. in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.
  • 1988 M.S. in Solid Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China.
  • 1986 B.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.

Appointments

  • 10-Present Louis Beecherl Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Texas at Dallas.
  • 8/09-12/09 PACCAR Professor of Mechanical & Energy Engineering, University of North Texas.
  • 2006-7/2009 Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
  • 2001-2006 Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
  • 1996-2001 Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University.
  • 1988-1991 Civil Engineer, The Highway Design Institute of Guangdong Province, China.

Professional Associations

  • Fellow, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), 2016
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015
  • Correspondence Member, International (Russian) Academy of Engineering, 2011
  • Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2009
  • Society for Experimental Mechanics, Associate Technical Editor for Experimental Mechanics (2010). Member of the International Advisory Board (2005-2008), Chair of the Division of Time-Dependent Materials (TDM), 1999-2003; Vice-Chair (TDM), 1998-1999; Secretary (TDM), 6/1997-6/1998.
  • Associate Technical Editor: Experimental Mechanics
  • Editor: Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials

Selected Honors and Awards

  • 2015 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • 2012 Faculty Research Award, Johnson School of Engineering & Computer Science, UTD.
  • 2009 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Web Handling, Stillwater, OK.
  • 2008 Regents Distinguished Research Award, OSU.
  • 2008 CEAT Halliburton Outstanding Faculty Award, CEAT, OSU.
  • 2007 Best Poster Award, 14th International Sol-Gel Conference, Montpellier, France.
  • 2007 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Web Handling, Stillwater, OK.
  • 2004, 05 & 06 Golden Screw Teaching Award by Mechanical Engineering Students, OSU.
  • 2001 Haliburton Outstanding Young Faculty Award, OSU.
  • 2000 NSF Career Award.
  • 1998 – 2000 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award.
  • 1993 & 1995 Li Ming Scholarship Award (Caltech).
  • 1991 Charles Lee Powell Foundation Graduate Fellowship (Caltech).