Yingbo Zhu

About Me

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structural) — University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2025
  • M.Sc., Bridge Engineering — Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 2020
  • B.Sc., Bridge Engineering — Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 2017

Working Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA     Mar. 2025–Present
  • Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA         Jul. 2020–Aug. 2021

Research Fields

  • Digital Twin Modeling of Civil Structures
  • Remote Sensing
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Composite Structures
  • Structural Rehabilitation with Advanced Materials
  • 4D-Printed Morphing Structures & Smart Materials

Honors & Awards

  • Best Paper, Computational Mechanics Committee Student Paper Competition, ASCE-EMI Conference, USA, 2025
  • 2nd Runner, Kumar Sustainability & Innovation Prize, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2025
  • National Gold Award, China International College Students’ Innovation Competition, 2024
  • Travel Grant for Conference (Award: $500), University of Pittsburgh, 2024
  • Excellent Master’s Thesis in Road and Bridge Engineering of China, China Highway & Transportation Society, 2021
  • Excellent Master’s Thesis in Southeast University, Southeast University, 2020
  • Excellent Master Graduate in Southeast University, Southeast University, 2020
  • National Third-Class Award, China Post-Graduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2017
  • Best Report of Academic Conference of Undergraduates, Southeast University, 2016