Vanderbilt University School of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Luoyu Roy Xu

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Office:	Room Room 274, Jacobs Hall, Jacobs Hall
Address:	Vanderbilt University VU Station B-35 1831 Nashville, TN 37235-1831
Phone:	615-343-4891
Fax:	615/322-3365
Email:	l.roy.xu@vanderbilt.edu
Homepage:	people.vanderbilt.edu/~l.roy.xu/

Professor Xu is experienced in mechanical design, structural design using advanced composite materials; evaluation of the failure and damage of engineering structures especially aerospace structures; and measurements of mechanical properties of metals, polymers, and composites. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society for Composites, and the Society for Experimental Mechanics. For more information, visit http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~l.roy.xu/

Education:

Ph.D: California Institute of Technology
M.S: Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
B.S: Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research Interests:

Nano-composite materials and traditional composite materials
Homeland security research including structural dynamic failure analysis and prevention
Applied and experimental mechanics (fracture, interface, damage, impact, fatigue)