Mei Xu

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
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