Rui Wu
吴锐
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Zhejiang University
rui.wu@cityu.edu.hkAbout
Rui Wu is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a background in Engineering Mechanics. He received his Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering from Zhejiang University, supervised by Professor Guannan Wang and Professor Rongqiao Xu, and his B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Sichuan University. During his doctoral studies, he was supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to visit Nanyang Technological University for one year, where he worked with Professor K. Jimmy Hsia.
His research focuses on interfacial adhesion mechanics, viscoelasticity, and intelligent adhesive systems. He has published multiple papers as first or co-first author in leading journals, including Science Advances, International Journal of Solids and Structures, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Composite Structures, and Engineering Structures. He is a recipient of the National Scholarship for Doctoral Students at Zhejiang University and the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of Zhejiang University.
Research Interests
Education
Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Visiting Scholar in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
B.Eng. in Civil Engineering
Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Selected Research Projects
Metamaterial Adhesives and Bioinspired Adhesives
2025.10 – Present- Integrating metamaterial design and adhesion to achieve exceptional mechanical performance
- Mimicking biological adhesion to develop high-performance adhesives
Smart Adhesion in Robotics
2025.12 – Present- Integrating adhesion into robotic arms to realize a universal adhesive gripper
- Combining adhesive units to achieve the multifunctional electronic skin
- Developing an adhesive climbing robot adaptable to various surfaces
Mechanics and Applications of Soft Materials
2024.09 – Present- Utilizing the soft elasticity of LCEs to develop smart adaptive adhesives
- Analyzing the mechanical behavior of soft materials under hypergravity
- Preparation and application of hydrogels with programmable adhesive properties
Contact and Adhesion Mechanics
2022.12 – Present- Revealing the mechanisms underlying different interfacial debonding phenomena
- Developing an adhesion durability theory incorporating viscoelastic effects
- Studying interfacial response and material behavior under high-speed separation
Viscoelasticity of Composite Materials
2021.02 – 2024.12- Viscoelastic analysis of polymer matrix composites and their influence on structures
- Study of damping properties of unidirectional composites with imperfect interfaces
- Research on time-dependent properties of viscoelectroelastic composites
FE Modeling of Composite Structures
2020.06 – 2022.12- Developing innovative multilayer composite elements to simplify meshes and numerical models
- Building multiscale models and simulating the cohesive debonding process of composite beams and slabs
- Analyzing the long-term mechanical behavior of composite structures
Publications
Published Papers
Linghu C.#, Wu R#, Chen Y, Huang Y, Seo Y, Li H, Wang G*, Gao H*, Hsia K J*, Long-term adhesion durability revealed through a rheological paradigm.
Science Advances, 2025, 11(11): eadt3957.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt3957Wu R, Xu R, Wang G*, Multiscale viscoelastic analysis of FRP-strengthened concrete beams.
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023, 253: 108396.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2023.108396Wu R, Xu R, Wang G*, Modeling and prediction of short/long term mechanical behavior of FRP-strengthened slabs using innovative composite finite elements.
Engineering Structures, 2023, 281: 115727.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115727Wu R, Xu R, Wang G*, Frequency domain homogenization of effective and localized viscoelastic response of unidirectional composites with imperfect interfaces.
Composite Structures, 2022, 301: 116226.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116226Gao M#, Wu R#, He Z, Wang G*, Time-dependent effective properties and local physical fields of polymer-based piezoelectric composites/nanocomposites via extended local-exact homogenization theory.
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2025, 315: 113365.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113365Wu R, Zhao X, Wang G*, Viscoelastic behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites with imperfect interface.
Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 2023, 55(7): 9–14.
https://doi.org/10.11918/202110063Huang Y, Yang H, Wu R, Wang W, Gao M, Wu X, Lü C*, Wang G*, Rotational control of droplet impact behavior on a soft substrate.
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025, 299: 110369.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110369Gao M, Zhang Y, Wu R, Liu C, Lü C*, Wang G*, Multiscale viscoelectroelastic analysis of smart laminated composite plates.
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025: 110725.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110725Chen Y, Wu R, Shen L, Yang Y, Wang G*, Yang B*, The multi-scale meso-mechanics model of viscoelastic dentin.
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2022, 136: 105525.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105525Chen Y, Wu R, Yang B, Wang G*, The multiscale meso-mechanics model of viscoelastic cortical bone.
Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2022, 21(6): 1713–1729.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-022-01615-zXu R, Su J, Wu R, Wang G*, Edge and crack-induced debonding analysis of FRP-strengthened concrete beams using innovative beam finite elements.
Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2021, 147(12): 04021115.
https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0002031Selected Awards & Honors
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Zhejiang University
2025Chinese Government Scholarship for Joint Ph.D. Training Program (CSC)
2022–2023National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, Zhejiang University
2022–2023Outstanding Graduate Student of Zhejiang University
2022–2023Excellent Graduate Student of Zhejiang University
2019–2020