Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
253 Link Hall
ywang261@syr.edu
Degree(s):
- Ph.D., University of Iowa
Areas of Expertise:
- Mechanics of composite materials and structures
- Durability and damage tolerance of composite structures
- Multifunctional composite materials
- Advanced manufacturing of composite materials
- Multiphysics modeling
Dr. Wang’s research goal is to understand the fundamental material behaviors and failure mechanisms of composite materials and structures under various loading conditions through mathematical modeling and experimental investigations, and then use the insights acquired to guide the design and development of novel multifunctional composite materials and structures (e.g., nanostructured, bioinspired) for improved durability and damage tolerance, as well as to guide the development and optimization of advanced manufacturing methods of composite structures.
Honors and Awards:
- 2025 SOURCE Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring, Syracuse University
- Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 2020
- Graduate & Professional Student Government Travel Award, University of Iowa, 2016
- Second Place Award, IWEA (Iowa Wind Energy Association) Conference Research Poster Competition, 2014
- First Place Award, Paper Competition at the 15th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference, University of Iowa, 2013
- First Place Award, Iowa EPSCoR Annual All-Hands Meeting Poster Competition, 2013
- Best Paper Award, 27th American Society for Composites (ASC) Technical Conference, 2012
Select Publications:
Amirreza Tarafdar, Wenhua Lin, Andrea J. Hoe, Jason P. Mack, Kwek-Tze Tan, Yeqing Wang. Auxetic Dimensionality Governs Impact Resilience in Composite Laminates, Composites Part B: Engineering, 113626, 2026.
Haining Zhang, Amirreza Tarafdar, Ruosi Qiao, Hansheng Li, Madan Bahadur Saud, M. Bilal Faheem, Yin Fan, Quinn Qiao, Yeqing Wang. Self-Catalyzed Exothermic Binder Enables Ultrafast Processing and Migration-Resistant Binder Networks for High-Performance Lithium Battery Cathodes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65(3):e20301, 2026.
Ruosi Qiao, Haining Zhang, Amirreza Tarafdar, Hansheng Li, Madan Bahadur Saud, M. Bilal Faheem, Andrea J. Hoe, Changmin Shi, Quinn Qiao, Yeqing Wang. A Hydrogen-Bonded Dual-Polymer Binder for Ultrafast Manufacturing of Volume-Adaptive Silicon Anode Lithium-Ion Battery, Small Structures, 7(3):e202500893, 2026.
Amirreza Tarafdar, Haining Zhang, Xinlu Wang, Andrea J. Hoe, Kaiyue Deng, Kelvin Fu, Quinn Qiao, Ian D. Hosein, Yeqing Wang. Efficient Exothermic Press toward Ultrafast and Scalable Manufacturing of Complex Polymer Composites, Advanced Science, 12(38):e09336, 2025.
Amirreza Tarafdar, Wenhua Lin, Andrea J. Hoe, Yeqing Wang. In-Plane vs. Out-of-Plane Auxetic Architecture: Uncoupling Tensile Strength and Indentation Resistance of Layered Composite Structures, Composites Science and Technology, 111382, 2025.
Andrea J. Hoe, Amirreza Tarafdar, Wenhua Lin, Michael R. Fiske, Jennifer E. Edmunson, Yeqing Wang. Balancing Strength and Extreme Thermal Resilience in Lunar Regolith Composites: The Role of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Small, 21(26):2502220, 2025.
Ali Naderi, Wenhua Lin, Amirreza Tarafdar, Teng Zhang, Yeqing Wang. Stiff, Lightweight, and Programmable Architectured Pyrolytic Carbon Lattices via Modular Assembling, Communications Materials, 6(1):13, 2025.
Yeqing Wang, Timothy K. Risch, Joseph H. Koo. Assessment of A One-dimensional Finite Element Charring Ablation Material Response Model for Phenolic-impregnated Carbon Ablator, Aerospace Science and Technology, 91:301-309, 2019.
Yeqing Wang, Getachew K. Befekadu, Hongtao Ding, David W. Hahn. Uncertainty Quantification for Modeling Pulsed Laser Ablation of Aluminum Considering Uncertainty in the Temperature-dependent Absorption Coefficients, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 120:515-522, 2018.
Yeqing Wang, Crystal L. Pasiliao. Modeling Ablation of Laminated Composites: A Novel Manual Mesh Moving Finite Element Analysis Procedure with ABAQUS, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 116:306-313, 2018.
Yeqing Wang, Olesya I. Zhupanska. Modeling of Thermal Response and Ablation in Laminated Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites Due to Lightning Strike, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 53:118-131, 2018.
Yeqing Wang. Multiphysics Analysis of Lightning Strike Damage in Laminated Carbon/Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Materials: A Review of Problem Formulation and Computational Modeling, Composites Part A, 101:543-553, 2017.
Yeqing Wang, Ninggang Shen, Getachew K. Befekadu, Crystal L. Pasiliao. Modeling Pulsed Laser Ablation of Aluminum with Finite Element Analysis Considering Material Moving Front, Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 113:1246-1253, 2017.
Yeqing Wang, Olesya I. Zhupanska. Lightning Strike Thermal Damage Model for Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites and its Application to Wind Turbine Blades, Composite Structures, 132:1182-1191, 2015.