Zhenhua Tian
Assistant Professor
313C Goodwin Hall
Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg, VA
Research Interests:
- Acoustic Tweezers for Manipulating Cells and Particles, Assembling Nanomaterials, and Bioprinting
- Acoustofluidics for Analyzing Bioparticle Properties, Enriching Bioparticles, and Delivering DNA and Nanomaterials into Cells
- Acoustic, Mechanical, and Piezoelectric Metamaterials
- Ultrasonic Phased Arrays, Laser Ultrasonics, and Focused Ultrasound
- Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation
Dr. Tian's research can be found on Google Scholar.
- 2022-present: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 2019-2022: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
- 2016-2019: Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC
- 2016: Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- 2025: Achenbach Medal
- 2024: National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- 2024: Dean's Awards for Excellence: Outstanding New Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2015: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- 2008: BS, School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric and Power University, Beijing, China