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Dr. Bingyang Zhang

  • Assistant Professor - Ingram School of Engineering
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Biography and expertise

Dr. Bingyang Zhang joined Texas State University as an Assistant Professor in the Ingram School of Engineering in Fall 2025. He earned both his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. From 2021 to 2024, Dr. Zhang was a postdoctoral researcher in applied biomechanics at the School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Texas State, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2021

Master's Degree

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2016

Bachelor's Degree

BENG in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation

Tongji University, 2014

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Zhang, B. (2024). Curving expectations: The minimal impact of structural curvature in biological puncture mechanics. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp8157
  • Zhang, B. (2024). How rate-based stretchability of soft solids controls fracture morphology in dynamic conical puncture. International Journal of Impact Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2024.104911
  • Zhang, B., & Anderson, P. S. L. (2022). Modelling biological puncture: a mathematical framework for determining the energetics and scaling. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0559
  • Zhang, B., & Hutchens, S. B. (2021). On the relationship between cutting and tearing in soft elastic solids. Soft Matter, 17(28), 6728–6741. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sm00527h
  • Zhang, B., Shiang, C.-S., Yang, S. J., & Hutchens, S. B. (2019). Y-Shaped Cutting for the Systematic Characterization of Cutting and Tearing. Experimental Mechanics, 59, 517–529. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-019-00479-2
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  1. Member

    ISoE Search Committee - Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Solid Mechanics)

  2. Member

    ISoE Search Committee - Assistant/Associate Professor of Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

  3. Member

    ISoE Research Committee

  4. Undergraduate Advisor

    Mechanical Engineering (ME) career advising

  5. Participant

    ME Program ABET accreditation