Hang Yu
Professor
Research interests
- Materials processing and manufacturing science
- Solid-state metal additive manufacturing by additive friction stir deposition (i.e. MELD)
- Dynamic phase and microstructure evolution
- Residual stresses in vapor phase deposition and additive manufacturing
- Additive repair and cladding
- Shape memory metal alloys & ceramics
Honors and Awards
- 2025: Virginia Tech Research Excellence Award
- 2024: Dean's Fellow, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
- On the List of World's Top 2% Scientists since 2024, Standford/Elsevier
- 2022: DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Young Faculty Award
- 2019: ICTAS Junior Faculty Award, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
- 2015: Outstanding Presentation Award, The Materials Research Society (MRS)
Education
- 2013: Ph.D., materials science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2007: B.S., physics, Peking University, China