April 2026:
Congratulations to the Mechanics of Biological Materials team member, Nayyan Kaul, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation “Comparative Characterization of Behavioral and Mechanical Properties of Venous Tissues.” Read More.
Aug. 2025:
Our newly developed and rigorously validated non-equilibrium phasex transformation (NExT) model for lithium-ion batteries has recently been featured in the news.
Aug. 2025:
We receive funding from the National Science Foundation. The BRITE Relaunch project is expected to be the first to provide a mechanobiological characterization of the cellular constituents of venous valve leaflets, their roles in venous valve tissue degeneration, and a multiscale fluid-sold interaction model capable of recapitulating and simulating these phenomena in silico, thereby advancing our fundamental knowledge.
Nov. 2024:
Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang presented a Mechanics of Biological Materials Project on “Mechanics and Computational Modeling of Biological Tissues” at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Nov. 14, 2024.
July 2024:
Congratulations to the Mechanics of Energy Materials team member, Hongjiang Chen, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation “The Mechanical-Electrochemical Coupling Effects in Lithium-ion Batteries under Non-equilibrium Process.” Read More.
May 2024:
Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang presented the work on “Energy Changing Paths for Li-Ion Batteries Under Nonequilibrium Process” at the Electrochemical Society (ECS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Mar. 2024:
The Mechanics of Biological Materials team member, Nayyan Kaul, presented a poster titled “Jugular and Saphenous Venous Valve Tissue Behavior Comparison via Phenomenological Modeling” at the 2024 MAE Graduate Research Symposium, NC State University. Read More.
Mar. 2024:
The Mechanics of Energy Materials team member, Hongjiang Chen, presented a poster titled “Paths of Energy Changing for Electrodes of Li-ion Batteries under Nonequilibrium Process” at the 2024 MAE Graduate Research Symposium, NC State University. Read More.
Sept. 2023:
We receive funding from the Comparative Medicine Institute and Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science. This project, Strain Effects on Proteolysis of Extracellular Matrix in Biological Tissues, will provide an intuitive tool for investigating a potential protective mechanism in valvular tissue preventing extracellular matrix components from degradation.
August 2023:
Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang is selected as a Faculty Fellow for External Awards in the Office for Faculty Excellence, NC State University.
July 2023:
We receive funding from the Data Science and AI Academy. This project, Statistical Evaluation of Data-Driven Mechano-Electrochemistry of Lithium Batteries and Beyond Lithium, will be accompanied by a comparison of the use of statistical techniques in mechano-electrochemistry to inform critical lithium battery design choices and gleaning scientific insights.
May 2022:
Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang presented the work on “In Silico Paradigm for Predicting Green Battery Material Phenomena” at the 2022 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Honolulu, HI.
Mar. 2022:
The Mechanics of Energy Materials team member, Hongjiang Chen, presented a poster titled “Nonequilibrium mechanical-electrochemical coupling in Li-ion batteries” at the 8th MAE Graduate Research Symposium, NC State University. Read More