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Dianyun Zhang
Assistant Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics

Bio

In 2020 Dr. Dianyun Zhang joined the Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics as an Assistant Professor. Prior to this she was an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Before that, she was a research associate in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Zhang received her dual bachelor degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering in 2009, and Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2014, all from the University of Michigan. Her broad area of research interest is in experimental characterization and computational modeling of lightweight materials. The focus is on the composite process models, multiscale modeling methods, and progressive damage analyses across different material length scales. Her research has been funded by several federal agencies and private companies. She is also the recipient of the recent NSF CAREER award.

Publications

  1. Chen, W., Zhang, D. “Improved Prediction of Residual Stress Induced Warpage in Thermoset Composites Using a Multiscale Thermo-viscoelastic Processing Model.” Composites Part A, Vol. 126, 2019, 105575. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105575. Page 2 of 8
  2. Li, R., and Zhang, D. “A Textile Architecture-Based Hyperelastic Model for Rubbers Reinforced by Knitted Fabrics.” Acta Mechanica, Vol. 230, No. 3, 2019, pp. 953–964. doi:10.1007/s00707- 018-2276-2.
  3. Zeng, S., Sun, H., Park, C., Zhang, M., Zhu, M., Yan, M., Chov, N., Li, E., Smith, A. T., Xu, G., Li, S., Hou, Z., Li, Y., Wang, B., Zhang, D., and Sun, L. “Multi-Stimuli Responsive Chromism with Tailorable Mechanochromic Sensitivity for Versatile Interactive Sensing under Ambient Conditions.” Materials Horizons, 2019. doi:10.1039/C9MH00851A.
  4. Pham, D. C., Lua, J., Sun, H., and Zhang, D. “A Three-Dimensional Progressive Damage Model for Drop-Weight Impact and Compression after Impact.” Journal of Composite Materials, 2019, p. 002199831985905. doi:10.1177/0021998319859050.
  5. Chen, W., and Zhang, D. “A Micromechanics-Based Processing Model for Predicting Residual Stress in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites.” Composite Structures, Vol. 204, 2018, pp. 153–166. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.07.016.
  6. Heimbach, B., Tonyali, B., Zhang, D., and Wei, M. “High Performance Resorbable Composites for Load-Bearing Bone Fixation Devices.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 81, 2018, pp. 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.01.031.
  7. Zeng, S., Li, R., Freire, S. G., Garbellotto, V. M. M., Huang, E. Y., Smith, A. T., Hu, C., Tait, W. R. T., Bian, Z., Zheng, G., Zhang, D., and Sun, L. “Moisture-Responsive Wrinkling Surfaces with Tunable Dynamics.” Advanced Materials, Vol. 29, No. 24, 2017, pp. 1–7. doi:10.1002/adma.201700828.
  8. Zhang, D., Meyer, P., and Waas, A. M. “An Experimentally Validated Computational Model for Progressive Damage Analysis of Notched Oxide/Oxide Woven Ceramic Matrix Composites.” Composite Structures, Vol. 161, 2017, pp. 264–274. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.11.001. 
  9. Zeng, S., Zhang, D., Huang, W., Wang, Z., Freire, S. G., Yu, X., Smith, A. T., Huang, E. Y., Nguon, H., and Sun, L. “Bio-Inspired Sensitive and Reversible Mechanochromisms via Strain- Dependent Cracks and Folds.” Nature Communications, Vol. 7, 2016, pp. 1–9. doi:10.1038/ncomms11802.
  10. Zhang, D., Waas, A. M., and Yen, C. F. “Progressive Damage and Failure Response of Hybrid 3D Textile Composites Subjected to Flexural Loading, Part I: Experimental Studies.” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 75–76, 2015, pp. 309–320. doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.06.034.
  11. Zhang, D., Waas, A. M., and Yen, C. F. “Progressive Damage and Failure Response of Hybrid 3D Textile Composites Subjected to Flexural Loading, Part II: Mechanics Based Multiscale Computational Modeling of Progressive Damage and Failure.” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 75–76, 2015, pp. 321–335. doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.06.033.
  12. Zhang, D., and Waas, A. M. “A Micromechanics Based Multiscale Model for Nonlinear Composites.” Acta Mechanica, Vol. 225, No. 4–5, 2014, pp. 1391–1417. doi:10.1007/s00707-013- 1057-1.
  13. Zhang, D., Waas, A. M., Pankow, M., Yen, C. F., and Ghiorse, S. “Flexural Behavior of a Layer-to- Layer Orthogonal Interlocked Three-Dimensional Textile Composite.” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 134, No. 3, 2012, p. 031009. doi:10.1115/1.4006501.

Contact

  • Dianyun Zhang
  • Assistant Professor Aeronautics & Astronautics
  • Indiana Manufacturing Institute, Room 116
  • 1105 Challenger Avenue, Suite 100, West Lafayette, IN 47906
  • dianyun@purdue.edu