Haijun Liu

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Haijun Liu

  • College of Engineering

    • Mechanical Engineering

      • Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Haijun Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Temple University. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) in 2012. Prior to joining Temple University, he was a post-doctoral Research Associate at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD) and UMD. His area of expertise is in the fundamental science of sensor technology and its applications. In particular, his research focuses on employing new sensing mechanisms inspired by nature, engineering advanced metamaterials, and developing a solid understanding of the pertinent mechanics. Dr. Liu was a Future Faculty Fellow at the A. James Clark School of Engineering of UMD in 2009-2010.

Research Interests

  • Bio-Inspired Sensing & Bio-Mechanics
  • Acoustic Metamaterials
  • Theoretical & Experimental Mechanics
  • Shock Wave & Dynamic Pressure Measurement
  • Fiber Optic & MEMS Sensors for Various Applications

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

ENGR 1102

Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving

Undergraduate

ENGR 2332

Engineering Dynamics

Undergraduate

MEE 4412

Modern Dynamics for Robotics

Undergraduate

MEE 5412

Modern Dynamics for Robotics

Graduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Song, X. & Liu, H. (2021). Free Vibration of Bistable Clamped-Clamped Beams: Modeling and Experiment. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Transactions of the ASME, 143(4). doi: 10.1115/1.4048553.

  • Chi, Y., Tang, Y., Liu, H., & Yin, J. (2020). Leveraging Monostable and Bistable Pre-Curved Bilayer Actuators for High-Performance Multitask Soft Robots. Advanced Materials Technologies, 5(9). doi: 10.1002/admt.202000370.

  • Dong, Q., Song, X., & Liu, H. (2020). Effects of Air Cavity in Dynamic Pressure Sensors: Experimental Validation. Sensors (Basel), 20(6). Switzerland. 10.3390/s20061759

  • Islam, S., Song, X., Choi, E., Kim, J., Liu, H., & Kim, A. (2020). In Vitro Study on Smart Stent for Autonomous Post-Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Surveillance. IEEE Access, 8, 96340-96346. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2996506.

  • Dong, Q., Bae, H., Zhang, Z., Chen, Y., Wen, Z., Olson, D.A., Yu, M., & Liu, H. (2019). Miniature Fiber Optic Acoustic Pressure Sensors With Air-Backed Graphene Diaphragms. J Vib Acoust, 141. United States. 10.1115/1.4042929