Xinrui (Sarah) Niu

Xinrui (Sarah) Niu studies nature inspired materials for wellness, energy-saving and sustainable environment with multiscale mechanical testing, state-of-the-art materials characterization, smart manufacturing, computational simulation, and analytical modeling. Dr. Niu holds B.E. and M.E. degrees in Solid Mechanics from Tsinghua University, M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and Ph.D. degree in Structural Materials from Princeton University. Dr. Niu’s group has published over 40 SCI-indexed journal articles, 4 book chapters, 4 US patents and 1 international patent and delivered more than 90 presentations in the leading academic conferences and world-renowned universities.