Ting Zhu

Assistant Professor

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Office: MRDC, Room 4110

Tel: (404) 894-6597

Fax: (404) 894-0186

ting.zhu@me.gatech.edu

---

Experience

2004 – 2005 Postdoctoral Associate in Prof. Zhigang Suo’s group at Harvard University

2001 – 2004 Research Assistant in Prof. Sidney Yip’s group at MIT

Education

Ph.D.    2004        Mechanical Engineering    Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Cambridge  MA

Ph.D.   1999         Engineering Mechanics     Tsinghua University      Beijing       CHINA

B.S.     1995         Engineering Mechanics     Tsinghua University      Beijing       CHINA

Selected Publications

1 T. Zhu, J. Li, A. Samanta, A. Leach, and K. Gall, “Temperature and strain-rate dependence of surface dislocation nucleation”, Physical Review Letters, 100, 025502 (2008). PDF

2 T. Zhu, J. Li, A. Samanta, H. G. Kim, and S. Suresh, “Interfacial plasticity governs strain rate sensitivity and ductility in nanostructured metals”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 104, 3031-3036 (2007). PDF

News

MIT Tech Talk, March 1, 2007 “Model simulates atomic processes in nanomaterials”, by Anne Trafton

Technology Review, March 12, 2007 “Atomic Design of Superstrong Materials”, by Kevin Bullis

Materials Research Society Bulletin, “Model simulates atomic processes in nanomaterials to explain ductility and strength”.

3 T. Zhu, Z. Suo, A. Winkleman, G.M. Whitesides, Mechanics of a process to assemble microspheres on a patterned electrode. Applied Physics Letter, 88, 144101 (2006). PDF

4 T. Zhu, J. Li and S. Yip. Atomistic characterization of 3D lattice trapping barriers to brittle fracture. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 462, 1741-1761 (2006). PDF

5 T. Zhu, J. Li, X. Lin and S. Yip. Stress-dependent molecular pathways of silica-water reaction. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics in Solids, 53, 1597-1623 (2005). PDF

6 T. Zhu, J. Li and S. Yip. Atomistic configurations and energetics of crack extension in silicon, Physical Review Letters, 93, 205504 (2004). PDF

7 T. Zhu, J. Li and S. Yip. Atomistic study of dislocation loop emission from a crack tip, Physical Review Letters, 93, 025503 (2004) PDF

8 T. Zhu, J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, S. Ogata, S. Yip and S. Suresh. Predictive modeling of nanoindentation-induced homogeneous dislocation nucleation in copper, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 52, 691-724 (2004) PDF

9 N. H. de Leeuw, Z. Du, J. Li, S. Yip and T. Zhu. Computer modeling study of the effect of hydration on the stability of a silica nanotube, Nano Letters 3, 1347-1352 (2003) PDF

10 J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, T. Zhu, S. Yip and S. Suresh. Atomistic mechanism governing elastic limit and incipient plasticity in crystals, Nature 418, 307-310 (2002) PDF

11 T. Zhu and W. Yang. Fatigue crack growth in ferroelectrics driven by cyclic electric loading, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 47, 81-97, (1999) PDF

12 W. Yang and T. Zhu.  Switch-toughening of ferroelectrics subjected to electric fields, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 46, 291-311, (1998) PDF

13 T. Zhu and W. Yang,  Toughness variation of ferroelectrics by polarization switch under non-uniform electric field, Acta Materialia. 45, 4695-4702, (1997) PDF

Awards

MIT Presidential Fellowship, 1999

B. S. with Honors, Tsinghua University, 1995