Professor

LIZHI SUN, Ph.D.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175

Ph. (949) 824-8670, Fax: (949) 824-2117, Email: lsun.AT.uci.edu

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Structural mechanics and computational science (General)

Micromechanics and nanomechanics of composites

Multiscale materials/structures modeling and simulation

Smart/adaptive damping nanocomposites

Structural health monitoring, diagnosis and prognosis

Biomechanics and elastography

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, July 2009 – Present

Graduate Advisor of Civil Engineering Program, 2010 – 2012

CEE Vice Chair, 2006 – 2010

Associate Professor, 2005 – 2009

Associate Professor, 2004– 2005 (University of Iowa)

Assistant Professor, 1999-2004 (University of Iowa)

Postdoctoral Researcher, 1998 – 1999 (UCLA)

Graduate Student Researcher, 1995 – 1998 (UCLA)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Technical Committees/Institutes

  • Committee Chair of ASCE-EMI Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, 2014 – 2017
  • Committee Chair of ASCE-EMI Nanocomposites, 2012 – 2013
  • Committee Chair of ASCE-EMI Inelasticity Modeling and Multiscale Behavior, 2009 – 2011
  • Charter Member of ASCE-Engineering Mechanics Institute (ASCE-EMI)
  • Charter Member of ASCE-Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE-SEI)

Journal Editor

  • International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2015 to Present.

Journal Associate Editor

  • International Journal of Biomedical Imaging, 2005 to 2010.
  • Medical Physics, 2007 to 2010 and 2012 (ad hoc) for managing review processes for five manuscripts submitted for publication.
  • ASCE Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, 2010 to 2018.
  •  ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2011 to Present.

Journal Editorial Board

  • International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2006 to 2015.
  • ASCE Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, 2010 to 2018.
  • ASCE Lecture Notes in Mechanics, 2010 to Present.
  •  ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2011 to Present.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Fellow of AAAS, 2017
  • Best Annual Paper Award of Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2016
  • Fellow of EMI-ASCE, 2014
  • UCI Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of the Year, 2013
  • AFRL Faculty Fellowship, 2011
  • UCI School of Engineering Fariborz Maseeh Best Faculty Research Award, 2008
  • Honda Research Initiation Award, 2006
  • Iowa Chapter Chi Epsilon Special Recognition Award, 2003
  • The University of Iowa Old Gold Fellowship Award, 2003
  • The University of Iowa CARVER Research Award, 2000
  • UCLA Engineering School Outstanding Ph.D. Award, 1998