Publications

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Structure of various biological systems

Impact on nacre-like glass and other transparent materials

Large tensile deformation of cross-ply glass

Microscopic image of nacre


Journal Publications

[J8] Z. Yin*, B. Chen* et al., Young martlets: Exploring the world of academia and beyond, Matter, vol. 4, 2021, pp. 1434-1436 (Invited)

[J7] Z. Yin and F. Barthelat*, Stiff, strong and tough laminated glasses with bio-inspired designs, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, vol. 16, 2021, 026020

[J6] Z. Yin, F. Hannard and F. Barthelat*, Impact resistant nacre-like transparent materials, Science, vol. 364, 2019, pp. 1260-1263

[J5] Z. Yin, A. Dastjerdi and F. Barthelat*, Tough and deformable glasses with bioinspired cross-ply architectures, Acta Biomaterialia, vol.75, 2018, pp.439-450

[J4] F. Barthelat*, Z. Yin and M.J. Bueshler, Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials, Nature Reviews Materials, vol.1, 2016, article#:16007 (Cover article)

[J3] Z. Yin and H. Ghoneim*, A novel compliant-body pump with a high volumetric efficiency, Composite Structures, vol.153, 2016, pp. 578-584

[J2] J. Du, Z. Yin and L. Chen*, The effects of semi-rigid joints on the seismic behaviors of steel structure, Journal of Dynamics and Control, vol. 11, 2013, pp. 172-177

[J1] J. Du, Z. Yin and L. Chen*, Effects of semi-rigid joints of steel frames on natural vibration period of structures, Noise and Vibration Control, vol. 33, 2013, pp. 5-11


Conference Presentations

[C8] Z. Yin, Ren Hao Soon, Xudong Liang, Mohammad Turab Ali Khan, Jiachen Zhang, Metin Sitti, Tunable Structured Interfaces for Soft Reconfigurable Systems, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Columbus, OH, Oct 30-Nov 3, 2022 (Invited)

[C7] Z. Yin, Florent Hannard and F. Barthelat*, Ultra-tough and impact resistant glasses with bioinspired architectures, Society of Engineering Science 56th Annual Technical Meeting, St. Louis, MO, USA, Oct 13-15, 2019

[C6] Z. Yin, Florent Hannard and F. Barthelat*, A nacre-like glass that surpasses the impact resistance of tempered glass, The minerals, Metals & Materials Society 148th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, USA, March 10-14, 2019

[C5] M. Mirkhalaf, Z. Yin and F. Barthelat*, Dense architectured materials in engineering and in nature, The minerals, Metals & Materials Society 147th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ, USA, March 11-15, 2018

[C4] Z. Yin and F. Barthelat*, Revisiting laminated glass using bio-inspired architectures for improved impact resistance, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Tampa, FL, USA, November 3-9, 2017

[C3] Z. Yin and F. Barthelat*, Revisiting laminated glass using bio-inspired architectures, The minerals, Metals & Materials Society 146th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA, February 26 - March 2, 2017

[C2] Z. Yin and H. Ghoneim*, Pumping potential of a flexible-matrix-composite (FMC) Structure with Negative Poisson’s Ratio, 1st International Conference on Mechanics of Composites, Long Island, NY, USA, June 8-12, 2014

[C1] Z. Yin, J. Du and L. Chen*, The effects of the mechanical properties of joints on the design of frame structures, the 2011 Chinese Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Harbin, HL, China, August 22-24, 2011


Invited Talk

[T12] Conversations on Bioinspired Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2021

  • Invited by Tommaso Magrini (UC Berkeley), Kelsey DeFrates (UC Berkeley) and Katerina Malollari (ETH Zurich)

  • Topic: Design, Fabrication and Mechanics of Transparent Architectured Materials

[T11] Frontier Webinar, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomaterials, 2020

  • Invited by Prof. David Taylor (Trinity College) and Prof. Markus Buehler (MIT)

  • Topic: Design, Fabrication and Mechanics of Transparent Nacre-like Materials

  • Link: https://youtu.be/BuYBImaAc28

[T10] iMechanica Journal Club for October 2020, 2020

  • Invited by Prof. Zheng Jia (Zhejiang University) and Prof. Teng Li (University of Maryland)

  • Topic: Toughening Transparent Ceramics with Bio-inspired Architectures

  • Link: https://imechanica.org/node/24625

[T9] Symposium on Experimental Solid Mechanics, IISc, India, 2020

  • Invited by Prof. Ramsharan Rangarajan (IISc)

  • Topic: Design, Fabrication and Mechanics of Bio-inspired Transparent Materials

[T8] EASF Webinar, Engineering and Applied Science Forum, 2020

  • Invited by Tommaso Magrini (UC Berkeley), Kelsey DeFrates (UC Berkeley) and Katerina Malollari (ETH Zurich)

  • Topic: Design, Fabrication and Mechanics of Transparent Architectured Materials

[T7] TMS Workshop, The Martlets Society, 2020

[T6] 1st China-Canada Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum, 2017

  • Topic: A novel type of tough and transparent bioinspired glass

[T5] C-Talk, McGill Chinese Graduate Students Association, 2017

  • Topic: Architectured materials: A mixture of science and art

[T4] 2nd Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research Showcase, McGill University, 2017

  • Topic: Tough bioinspired architectured glasses inspired from the crossply micro-architecture of conch shells

[T3] SEDTalk, McGill University, 2016

  • Invited by Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design

  • Topic: Using nature and architecture to create superior materials: Turning waste into treasure

  • Link: https://youtu.be/gzH4acdGs54

[T2] 4th Mechanical Engineering Research Showcase, McGill University, 2016

  • Topic: Overcoming brittleness in ceramics and glasses using micro-architectures and bioinspiration

[T1] 3rd Mechanical Engineering Research Showcase, McGill University, 2015

  • Topic: Design and fabrication of tough bioinspired materials