Education:Sep. 2005–Jul. 2009, BS in School of Material Science and Engineering, Shandong UniversitySep. 2009-Jan. 2015, PhD in Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua UniversityPrizes and Awards:[1] Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Tsinghua University 2015[2] “Gao Tian” Scholarship, Second Prize, Tsinghua University 2010,2014 (Twice)[3] Youth Outstanding Paper Award, Beijing Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2015[4] Excellent graduates in Shandong Province, Shandong Province 2009[5] Excellent student in Shandong Province, Shandong Province 2007,2008 (Twice)[6] National Scholarship, China 2007[7] President Scholarship, Shandong University 2007[8] Top Ten League Member, Shandong University 2007[9] Prominent student in summer practice, Shandong University 2007[10] Excellent student cadre, Shandong University 2006,2007,2008 (Thrice)[11] Student Scholarship, First prize, Shandong University 2006,2007,2008 (Thrice)Publications:[1] YN Cui, ZL Liu, Z Zhuang. Theoretical and numerical investigations on confined plasticity inmicropillars. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2015, 76: 127–143[2] YN Cui, ZL Liu, ZJ Wang, Z Zhuang. Atypical dislocation behavior under low amplitude cyclic loading:experiment, simulation and theoretical model. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, (accepted)[3] YN Cui, ZL Liu, Z Zhuang. Quantitative investigations on dislocation based discrete-continuous modelof crystal plasticity at submicron scale. International Journal of Plasticity , 2015, 69, 54-72[4] YN Cui, P Lin, ZL Liu, Z Zhuang. Theoretical and numerical investigations of single arm dislocationsource controlled plastic flow in FCC micropillars. International Journal of Plasticity, 2014, 55, 279-292[5] YN Cui, ZL Liu, Z Zhuang. Dislocation Multiplication by Single Cross Slipfor FCC at Submicron Scales.Chinese Physics Letters, 2013, 30(4), 046103[6] ZJ Wang, QJ Li, YN Cui, ZL Liu, E Ma, J Li, J Sun, Z Zhuang, M Dao, ZW Shan, S Suresh. Cyclicdeformation leads to defect healing and strengthening of small-volume metal crystals. Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences. 2015, 112(44) 13502-13507[7] P Lin, ZL Liu, YN Cui, Z Zhuang. A stochastic crystal plasticity model with size-dependent andintermittent strain bursts characteristics at micron scale. Heal submicron-sized Al single crystal throughlow amplitude cyclic loading. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2015, 69-70, 267-276[8] JQ Hu, ZL Liu, YN Cui, ZJ Wang, ZW Shan, Z Zhuang. Sensitive material behavior: theoretical modeland experiment for compression collapse of gold particles at submicron scale, Journal of AppliedMechanics, 2014, 81, 091007[9] Z Zhuang, YN Cui, Y Gao, ZL Liu. Advances in discrete dislocation mechanism on submicro crystalatypical plasticity. Advances in Mechanics, 2011 (Chinese Journal)[10] YN Cui, Y Gao, ZL Liu, Z Zhuang. Developing multi-scale model to study atypical crystal plasticbehavior, Advances in Heterogeneous Material Mechanics ICHMM-2011, DEStech Publications, 730-737.(International conference)[11] YN Cui, et al. Investigation of single arm source controlled plastic flow in FCC micropillar by discretedislocation dynamics and theoretical analysis. WCCM XI 2014 (International conference)
