معرفی
Dr. Xiaowei Zeng serves as Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record for the PhD program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He leads the Computational Mechanics Laboratory, focusing on theoretical and computational approaches to material behavior.
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Engineering, George Washington University
Research interests center on computational mechanics with emphasis on bone fracture mechanisms, cell motility modeling, material failure analysis, and multiscale modeling. His work employs advanced methodologies including Finite Element Method (FEM), Cohesive FEM, Meshfree Methods, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation to bridge microstructural properties with macroscopic material behavior in biological and engineered systems.
Analysis of recent publications (2019-2025) reveals dominant themes in bioinspired materials, bone mechanics, and cellular dynamics. Key trends include integration of machine learning for mechanics prediction, fracture analysis in polycrystals and biostructures, and multiscale approaches spanning molecular dynamics to continuum modeling. Research increasingly addresses material design challenges through interface engineering and computational optimization.
As Graduate Advisor of Record, Dr. Zeng oversees PhD student mentorship in Mechanical Engineering. His research program receives sponsored funding for computational mechanics projects, though specific grant details are not provided in available sources.
The Computational Mechanics Laboratory develops theoretical frameworks and computational tools to investigate material microstructure-macroscopic behavior relationships, with current projects targeting bone fracture, cell migration, and bioinspired nanocomposite design.
