Center Personnel

Dr. Xinyu Huang
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center

Ph: (860) 486-5284
Fax: (860) 486-8378

E-mail: xinyu@engr.uconn.edu
Web Page: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~xinyu/

Research Areas:

Mechanics and durability of functional and structural composite materials. Current research subjects include polymer electrolyte and membrane electrolyte assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, layered ceramic composite seals in solid oxide fuel cells, glass fiber-vinyl ester composites for structural applications. The focus has been placed on the establishment of constitutive behaviors, stress/strain analysis, failure modes and strength, and durability and reliability of the above subjects.

Dr. Huang joined the staff of the Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center in August 2002. He received his B.S. in Applied Mechanics and Aircraft Design from Beijing Univ. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 1993 and 2001 respectively.