Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Lihua Jin
Associate Professor
- 37-134, Eng IV
- lihuajin@seas.ucla.edu
- (310) 206-5115
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
Mechanics of soft materials: instability, fracture, and stimuli-responsive materials. Continuum mechanics and applications in technologies: additive manufacturing, soft robotics, and stretchable electronics. Nanomechanics and multiscale modeling. Biomechanics.
Notable Publications and Books
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Education
Harvard University, 2014
Awards and Recognition
- PMSE Early Stage Investigator Award, 2023
- ASME Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award, 2023
- Emerging Investigator by Soft Matter, 2023
- NSF CAREER Award, 2021
- UCLA Faculty Career Development Award, 2020
- Hellman Fellowship, 2019
- Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award, 2018
- Haythornthwaite Young Investigator Award, 2016