Yijie Jiang

Associate Professor

Email: yijie.jiang@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-3718
Office: Felgar Hall 235
Office Hours: Monday 10:00am-12:00pm

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (2017)
University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (2013)
University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2011)
Fudan University, China

Research Focus

Functional and sustainable composites
Biomechanics of auditory system
Finite element analysis
3D printing and mechanical characterization
Interface science

Experience and Awards

US Department of Defense, Multi-Scale Biomechanical Modeling and Measurement of Auditory Injury and Protection Mechanisms, Award number HT9425-23-1-1013, $3,495,181, 2024-2028
US DOE-Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), Bio-inspired High-Performance 3D Printed Carbon Composite with Sensing: Surface modification and AI/ML Approaches, 2024-2027
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 2020-2021
Associate Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (OU), 2026-present
Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (OU), 2023-2026
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of North Texas (UNT), 2019-2023
Postdoc Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, 2017-2019

Recent Publications

[1] R. Sharma, Q. Cai, J.J. Bradshaw, S. Jiang, M. Brown, R.Z. Gan, Y. Jiang*, Functional and Histological Assessment of 3D-Printed Helmet and Hearing Protection Devices in Preventing Blast-Induced Auditory Injury in Chinchillas, Hearing Research, 479, 109712 (2026)
[2] M.N. Islam, Z. Smith, R.H. Rupom, R. Rijal, Z. Demchuk, N. Dahotre, H.F. Wu, R.C. Advincula, W. Choi*, Y. Jiang*, Self-Sensing Composites via an Embedded 3D-Printed PVDF-MoS2 Nanosensor for Structural Health Monitoring, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17, 36026-36033 (2025)
[3] S. Ferdousi, Z. Demchuk, W. Choi, R.C. Advincula, Y. Jiang*, A deep learning and finite element approach for exploration of inverse structure-property designs of lightweight hybrid composites, Composite Structures, 365, 119179 (2025)
[4] Y. Jiang*, J.J. Bradshaw, R. Sharma, and R.Z. Gan, Multiscale Finite Element Modeling of Human Ear for Acoustic Wave Transmission Into Cochlea and Hair Cells Fatigue Failure, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 147, 041002 (2025) # Editors' Choice Paper in the 2026 Richard Skalak Award best paper competition
[5] M.N. Islam, R.H. Rupom, P.R. Adhikari, Z. Demchuk, I. Popov, A.P. Sokolov, H. Felix Wu, R.C. Advincula, N. Dahotre, Y. Jiang*, W. Choi*, Boosting piezoelectricity by 3D printing PVDF-MoS2 composite as a conformal and high-sensitivity piezoelectric sensor, Advanced Functional Materials, 2302946 (2023)
Complete list of publications at Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=94wFeKQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)