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Xiaopeng Bi

Vice Chancellor, Student Success / Professor & Program Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering

WSU Everett, 422
425-405-1733
xiaopeng.bi@wsu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 2003
  • M.S. in Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 1997
  • B.S. in Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 1994

Professional Preparation

  • Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Queretaro, Mexico, 2019
  • Engineering Faculty Member, Everett Community College (EvCC), WA, 2009 – 2012
  • Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Saint Martin’s University, 2010 – 2011
  • Research Associate, Lab Manager, and Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of
    California, Riverside, CA, 2004 – 2008

Research Interests

  • Engineering education
  • Aircraft and vehicle related engineering design
  • Dynamic failure and fracture of materials and structures

Research Areas

Design & Sustainability

Recognition and Honors

  • WSU President’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2017)
  • WSU Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Reid Miller Excellence in Teaching Award (2016)

Selected Publications

Y. Liang, X. Bi, and J. Wang, “Numerical Simulation of Laser-induced Thin Film Delamination”, Thin Solid Films, 516(6), 971-981 (2008)

X. Bi, Z. Li, P.H. Geubelle, and J. Lambros, “Dynamic Fiber Debonding and Frictional Push-out in Model Composite Systems: Numerical Simulations”. Mechanics of Materials, 34, 1547-1564 (2002)

Z. Li, X. Bi, J. Lambros, and P.H. Geubelle, “Dynamic Fiber Debonding and Firctional Push-out in Model Composite Systems: Experimental Observations”. Experimental Mechanics, 42(4), 417-425 (2002)

J. Wang, X. Bi, P. Zhou, and X. Wu, “Displacement Measurement for Large-sized Object by Fourier Transformed Profilometry Project Grating Method”, Journal of Experimental Mechanics, 13(3), 349-356 (1998)