Xiangfa Wu
Professor
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering
- xiangfa.wu@ndsu.edu
- (701) 231-8836
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Office: Dolve 206
Areas of Study & Research
- Renewable Energy Harvesting, Conversion & Storage
- Multifunctional Nanofibers & Nanostructures
- Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs) & Joining Technologies
- Applied Mechanics, Micro/Nanomechanics and Computational Materials Science
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses
- ME 223 Mechanics of Materials
- ME 423/623 Intermediate Mechanics of Materials
- ME 442 Machine Design I
- ME 489/689 Vehicle Dynamics
Graduate Courses
- ME 711 Advanced Engineering Analysis
- ME 722 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
- ME 726 Fracture Mechanics
- ME 733 Polymer Nanocomposites
- ME 734 Smart Materials and Structures
- ME 790 Graduate Seminar
University Affiliations
Education
- Ph. D., Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska,
- Ph. D., Applied Mathematics, Beijing Institute of Technology
- MS, Applied Mechanics, Beijing Institute of Technology
Publications
A. Salam, O. Zholobko, & X.-F. Wu*, “Roles of functionalized nanoparticles in the performance improvement of proton-exchange membranes used in low- and intermediate-temperature hydrogen fuel cells: A review,” Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 34 (2024) 437-453.
Muhammad Muzamal Ashfaq, Oksana Zholobko, & Xiang-Fa Wu*, “Kinetic modeling of cornstalk cellulose hydrolysis in supercritical water: A comparative study of the effects of temperature and residence on derivative productions,” Processes 11 (10): 3030 (2023) (pp: 1-16).
Oksana Zholobko*, John Hurley, Xiang-Fa Wu*, Ted Aulich*, & Jivan Thakare, "Intermediate-temperature proton exchange membranes based on cerium ultraphosphate composited with polybenzimidazole," Journal of the Electrochemical Society 169, 094505 (pp: 1-12)
Marta Bukartyk, Oksana Zholobko, & Xiang-Fa Wu*, “Green synthesis of soy protein nanocomposites: Effects of crosslinking and clay nanoparticles on the mechanical performance,” ACS Omega 7, 5883-5893 (2022)
Xiang-Fa Wu*, Youhao Zhao, & Oksana Zholobko, "Stress-function variational method for accurate free-edge interfacial stress analysis of adhesively bonded single-lap joints and single-sided joints," Journal of Composites Science 5, 197 (2021) (pp: 1-32)