Mei Xu

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PHD student

Address: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3111

Email: m-xu@northwestern.edu

Phone: (847) 491-7174


Education

Ph.D student, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern Univeristy, Evanston, 2005 to present

M.S. Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2005

B.S. Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2002


Current Projects

Ph.D advisor: Prof. Ted Belytschko @ Northwestern University


Past Projects

M.S. advisor: Prof. Xiqiao Feng @ Tsinghua University


Award and Fellowship

Excellent Master Dissertation Award 2005, Tsinghua University

Walter P. Murphy Fellowship 2005-2007, Northwestern University


Publications

1. M. Xu, R. Gracie and T. Belytschko (2009). "A continuum-to-atomistic bridging domain method for composite lattices", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering , DOI: 10.1002/nme.2745  [pdf]

2. M. Xu, and T. Belytschko (2008). "Conservation properties of the bridging domain method for coupled molecular/continuuum dynamics", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering , 76, 278-294.  [pdf]

3. X.Q. Feng, M. Xu, X.Y. Wang and B. Gu (2007). " Fracture mechanics analysis OF three-dimensional ion cut technology ", Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2, 1831-1852.  [pdf]

4. M. Xu and X.Q. Feng (2004). " Defect nucleation in SOI wafers due to hydrogen ion implantation ", Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 42, 295-301.  [pdf]

4. (book chapter) T. Belytschko, R. Gracie and M. Xu (2009). " Concurrent coupling of atomistic and cotninuum model ", Multiscale methods: bridging the scales in science and engineering (J. Fish, Oxford University Press, 2009)


Conference Presentations

1. M. Xu, R. Gracie and T. Belytschko (July 2009). " A Continuum-to-Atomistic Bridging Domain Method for Composite Lattices ", 10th. US national congress of computational mechanics (USNCCM10), Columbus, USA.  [pdf]

2. M. Xu and T. Belytschko (July 2008). " Conservation Properties of the Bridging Domain Method for Coupled Molecular/Continuum Dynamics ", 8th.World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8), Venice, Italy.  [pdf]

3. M. Xu and T. Belytschko (July 2007). " Some extension of the bridging domain method ", 9th. US national congress of computational mechanics (USNCCM9), San francisco, USA. 


Collaborators

Robert Gracie, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo

Jay Oswald, Graduate Student, Northwestern University


Last updated 6/24/2009