LIU Mao

Associate Professor | Master's Supervisor

School of Low-Altitude Technology, Jiangsu University

Email: mliu@ujs.edu.cn

Education and Employment

Education:

2017.10 – 2019.06: Visiting Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.

2016.03 – 2019.10: Ph.D. in Mechanics, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

Employment:

2019.12 – 2026.03: School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Jiangsu University.

2026.04 – Present: School of Low-Altitude Technology, Jiangsu University. Position: Associate Professor.

Academic and Professional Service

1.Member, Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (CSTAM).

2.Committee Member, Non-linear Vibration and Control Committee, Jiangsu Society of Vibration Engineering.

3.Committee Member, Aerospace Mechanics and Control Committee, Jiangsu Society of Vibration Engineering.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses: Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics and Artificial Intelligence.

Graduate Courses: Theory of Vibration.

Research Interests

Nonlinear wave dynamics; Structural vibration and elastic wave control; Metamaterials; Design theory of novel invisibility cloaks.

Research Grants

1.Principal Investigator (PI). Theoretical Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Acoustic Coating Acoustic Transfer Characteristics under Nonlinear Vibration Conditions (Corporate Project). 2025.05 – 2029.12.

2.PI. Wave-Wave Interactions and Energy Transport Mechanisms in Finitely Deformed Phononic Crystal Structures (National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 12102150). 2022.01 – 2024.12.

3.PI. Propagation and Control of Elastic Waves in Nonlinear Phononic Crystal Structures (Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation – Youth Project, No. BK20200884). 2020.09 – 2023.08.

4.PI. Design Theory of Novel Invisibility Structures and Elastic Wave Guidance and Regulation (Jiangsu Provincial University Natural Science Foundation, No. 20KJB130004). 2021.01 – 2022.12.

5.PI. Jiangsu Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program – Doctoral Project. 2020.09 – 2022.08.

Selected Publications

[1] Liu M, Xia B. Research on new wave behavior and mechanisms in nonlinear diatomic acoustic metamaterials with linear damping. Nonlinear Dynamics, 2023. (SCI, Top Journal)

[2] Liu M, Yan Q. Guide and control of thermal conduction with isotropic thermodynamic parameters based on a rotary-concentrating device. Chinese Physics B, 2023, 32: 044402. (SCI)

[3] Li C, Liu M, Song M. Analysis of Wave Propagation Characteristics of Parity-time Symmetric Phononic-crystal Nanorods. Noise and Vibration Control, 2023, 43(1): 50-54. (Core Journal)

[4] Liu M, Zhou F. Spectro-spatial analysis of elastic wave propagation in nonlinear elastic metamaterial systems with damping. Chaos, 2022, 32(11): 113124. (SCI, Top Journal)

[5] Liu M, Zhou F. Spectro-spatial analysis of nonlinear wave propagation behaviors in damped acoustic metamaterial systems. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 2022, 10(4): 1265-1278. (SCI)

[6] Liu M, Yu H, Wang B. Tuning and controlling antiplane shear wave propagation in elastic membranes. AIP Advances, 2022, 12(8): 085319. (SCI)

[7] Li C, Liu M, Song M. Modeling and analysis of elastic waves in one-dimensional Micro-Nano Phononic Crystals Based on the Nonlocal Theory. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 2022, 10(4): 1265-1278. (SCI)

[8] Liu M, Zhuo L, et al. Controlling Heat Conduction with Nonlinear-Transformation Cloaking. International Journal of Thermophysics, 2021, 42(6): 89. (SCI)

[9] Liu M, Zhu W D. Design and analysis of nonlinear-transformation-based broadband cloaking for acoustic wave propagation. Wave Motion, 2020, 92: 102421. (SCI)

[10] Liu M, Zhu W D. Modeling and analysis of in-plane and out-of-plane elastic wave propagation in a phononic-crystal circular beam. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2019, 462: 114886. (SCI)

[11] Liu M, Zhu W D. Nonlinear transformation-based broadband cloaking for flexural waves in elastic thin plates. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2019, 445: 270-287. (SCI, Top Journal)

[12] Liu M, Zhu W D. Modeling and analysis of nonlinear wave propagation in one-dimensional phononic structures. ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 2018, 140(6): 061010. (SCI, Top Journal)

[13] Liu M, Zhu W D. Controlling out-of-plane elastic shear wave propagation with broadband cloaking. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2018, 85(8): 081002. (SCI, Top Journal)

[14] Liu M, Xiang J W, Zhong Y T. Band structures analysis method of two dimensional phononic crystals using wavelet-based elements. Crystals, 2017, 7(11): 328. (SCI)

[15] Liu M, Xiang J W, Zhong Y T. The band gap and transmission characteristics investigation of local resonant quaternary phononic crystals with periodic coating. Applied Acoustics, 2015, 100: 10-17. (SCI)

[16] Liu M, Li P, Zhong Y T, et al. Research on the band gap characteristics of two-dimensional phononic crystals microcavity with local resonant structure. Shock and Vibration, 2015, 2015: 431476. (SCI)

[17] Liu M, Xiang J W, Gao H F, et al. Research on band structure of one-dimensional phononic crystals based on wavelet finite element method. CMES-Computer Modelling in Engineering and Science, 2014, 97(5): 425-436. (SCI)

Awards and Honors

1.Jiangsu " Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctor" Award, 2020.

2.Outstanding Academic Advisor, Jiangsu University, 2023.

3.First Prize, the 12th Jiangsu Provincial Young Teachers' Lecture Competition in Basic Mechanics for Engineering.

4.Third Prize, the 5th Jiangsu Provincial Young University Teachers' Teaching Competition (Jiangsu University Internal Selection).

Selected Academic Activities (Presentations)

May 2021: The 18th National Conference on Nonlinear Vibration, Guangzhou, China (Oral Presentation).

May 2023: The 19th National Conference on Nonlinear Vibration, Tianjin, China (Oral Presentation).

May 2023: The 2nd National Conference on Metamaterials, Nanjing, China (Oral Presentation).

October 2023: The 1st China Conference on Intelligent Materials and Structural Systems, Shanghai, China (Oral Presentation).

December 2023: The 5th Central-South China Academic Conference for Young Mechanics Scholars, Zhengzhou, China (Oral Presentation).

Motto

"As long as you move forward bravely, the road ahead will surely be full of blooming flowers!"

Contact

Email: mliu@ujs.edu.cn

Prospective students majoring in Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, and related fields are welcome to inquire about graduate admissions.