I am a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Ph.D. candidate, working under the guidance of Professor Pingsha Dong, with over six years of expertise in metal plasticity, fracture mechanics, thermal mechanics, and fatigue analysis.

My research focuses on computational fracture mechanics for pressure vessels, joint design, and related areas. I hold both Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

As part of my work on the Construction 4.0 project, I have collaborated with Professor Pingsha Dong and Yuning Zhang to complete several key tasks. These include calculating the critical (minimal) weld size for active links based on 3D finite element models and developing a quantitative weld size procedure that uses simple analytical solutions for determining critical weld sizes. Additionally, I am creating finite element models to evaluate structural stress for welds and base materials.