An, Ning
Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email: anning@scu.edu.cn
Address: 24, South Section 1,Yihuan Road, Chengdu, China, 610065
Dept: Aerospace Engineering
Education
Ph.D., School of Aerospace, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2020
B.S., School of Aerospace, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, 2014
Visiting Ph.D., John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA, 2019
Biography
Dr. An joined in Sichuan University, China as an assistant professor in 2021. His research has been focused on analysis and design of novel deployable structures and smart and soft mechanical metamaterials. He has contributed over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles. According to the Google Scholar database, the total citation of his publications is over 500 with an index of 10. He also acts as reviewer for many scientific journals as well as international conferences.
Research Areas
1. Deployable structures;2. Mechanical metamaterials;
3. Computational mechanics.
Grants and Projects
1. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2021-2024, Principle Investigator, “Deployment dynamics modeling and simulation of viscoelastic composite deployable structures for space applications”.2. Open Project of State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2021-2023, Principle Investigator, “Machine learning-aided multiscale modeling of viscoelastic composite structures”.
Selected Publications
[1] An, N.*, Jia, Q., Jin, H., Ma, X. and Zhou J. (2022) Multiscale modeling of viscoelastic behavior of unidirectional composite laminates and deployable structures. Materials & Design, 110754.
[2] Jia, Q., An, N.*, Ma, X. and Zhou, J. (2022). A dynamic finite element procedure for bending collapse of composite thin-walled lenticular tubes. Composite Structures, 115364.
[3] Jia, Q., An, N.*, Ma, X. and Zhou, J. (2021). Exploring the design space for nonlinear buckling of composite-thin-walled-lenticular-tubes under pure bending. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 207, 106661.
[4] An, N., Domel, A. G., Zhou, J., Rafsanjani, A.*, & Bertoldi, K.* (2020). Programmable Hierarchical Kirigami. Advanced Functional Materials , 1906711.
[5] An, N., Yang, G., Yang, K., Wang, J., Li, M.* and Zhou, J. (2021). Implementation of Abaqus user subroutines and plugin for thermal analysis of powder-bed electron-beam-melting additive manufacturing process. Materials Today Communications, 102307.
[6] An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2020). Modeling SMA-enabled Soft Deployable Structures for Kirigami/Origami Reflectors. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 180, 105753.
[7] An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2018). Modeling and understanding locomotion of pneumatic soft robots. Soft Materials, 1-9.
[8] An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2016). Predicting origami-inspired programmable self-folding of hydrogel trilayers. Smart Materials and Structures, 25(11), 11LT02.
[9] An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2015). Instability of liquid crystal elastomers. Smart Materials and Structures, 25(1), 015016.