Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:
Dr. Miao Yu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Optical sensors, sensor mechanics and material behavior at multiple spatial scales, micro-scale and nano-scale sensor systems, sensors for civil, mechanical, electrical, biochemical, biomechanics, biology, medical, and environmental applications, and sensor networks; adaptive optics, wavefront sensing and control, imaging through turbulence; smart materials and structures; and theoretical and experimental mechanics.
(301) 405-3591 | mmyu@umd.edu | Room 2108, Building 088, Glenn L. Martin Hall
Education
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) University of Maryland, 2002.
B.S. & M.S. degrees (Engineering Mechanics) Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Recent Publications
M. Yu and B. Balachandran, “Pressure sensor diaphragm under initial tension: linear analysis,” in press, Experimental Mechanics.
M. Yu and M. A. Vorontsov, “Compensation of distant phase-distorting layers I: Narrow field of view adaptive receiver system”, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 21(9), pp.1645-1658, 2004.
M. A. Vorontsov and M. Yu, “Compensation of distant phase-distorting layers II: Extended field of view adaptive receiver system,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 21(9), pp. 1659-1668, 2004.
M. Yu and B. Balachandran, “Acoustic measurements using a fiber optic sensor system”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 14(7), pp. 409-414, 2003.
Scientific and Professional Membership
Paper Reviewers, Journal of Precision Engineering, Journal of Mechatronics, and Journal of Experimental Mechanics; ASEE Field Reviewer for Post-doctoral Fellowship Proposals; Committee Member, SPIE Conference on Modeling, Signal Processing and Control.
Honors and Awards
Invention of the Year Award in the Physical Sciences Category from the University of Maryland (2002); three invention disclosures, a U.S. patent, and two pending U.S. patents in the area of fiber-optic sensor systems.
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