Group Members

Chaoqian Yuan (Since Fall 2024)

MSc, Duke University, US
BSc, Chang’an University, China

Publications:

1. Y. Lu, C. Yuan, H. Guo, Convolution tensor decomposition for efficient high-resolution solutions to the Allen–Cahn equation, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2025.
2. C. Yuan, C. Panwisawas, Y. Lu, An efficient and energy stable framework for phase field simulations of grain growth in additive manufacturing, Journal of Computational Physics, 2026.

Dingxiang Zhu (Since Fall 2024)

MSc, Xiangtan University, China
BSc, Zhengzhou University, China

Publications:

1. D. Zhu, Y. Lu, PF-DIC: Phase field digital image correlation for integrated full-field displacement, strain, and damage measurements, Submitted.

Rokia Elgharably (Since Fall 2025, Co-advised with Dr. Keith Bowman)

Graduate student, UMBC

Kayla Magruder (Since Spring 2024)

Undergraduate student, Meyerhoff Scholar, UMBC

Research project:
Convolution Finite Element DIC

Sean Thompson (Since Fall 2024)

Undergraduate student, Meyerhoff Scholar, UMBC

Research project:
Scientific AI and machine learning