Yu-Lin Shen

Yu-Lin Shen is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico, with over 25 years of academic service. His research focuses on deformation and failure mechanisms in heterogeneous materials, micro-mechanical modeling, and computational analysis of thin films and microelectronic packages.

• PhD in Engineering (Materials Science) from Brown University (1994)
• Postdoctoral Research at MIT (1994-1996)
• Professor at UNM since 2006
• Author of the book Constrained Deformation of Materials (Springer, 2010)

Shen's work spans multiscale material analysis, including:

• Surface instabilities in thin films
• Nanoindentation characterization
• Thermo-mechanical reliability
• Computational modeling of porous materials

His recent publications emphasize plasticity-driven surface patterns, indentation mechanics, and additive manufacturing optimization, with simulations of wind farms and FRP composites. Awards include NSF CAREER and ASME Fellowship. Teaching courses include continuum mechanics and advanced materials science.