Contact Information:

Email: xdwei@pku.edu.cn

Tel: 010-62765844

Homepage: https://www.nml-pku.com/

Work experience:

• Professor, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Peking University, January 2022 - present
• Vice Director, National Laboratory of Turbulence and Complex Systems, Peking University, June 2021 - present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Peking University, January 2016 - December 2021
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, July 2009 - October 2015

Education:

• Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, September 2004 - June 2009

• M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, September 2003 - June 2004

• B.S., Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, September 1998 - June 2003    

Research Areas:

His research interests include metal plastic mechanics, low-dimensional materials, micro and nano-mechanics, and the design and manufacturing of bio-inspired composites for impact applications.

Interested Research Areas in CAPT：

The mechanical and physical properties of metals and composites, such as their deformation, phase transition, damage, and failure mechanisms under extreme conditions such as strong impact, high pressure, and high temperature.

Grants and Awards：

2023 Awarded the Outstanding Youth Fund by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

2021 Young Science and Technology Award, Chinese Society of Mechanics

2021 Nominated for Deng Jiaxian Youth Science and Technology Award

2019 Peking University Teaching Excellence Award, Peking University

2016 Selected for National Talent Program Youth Project

Selected Publications：

1. W. Zhu, Z. Li, H. Shu, H. Gao, X. Wei, Amorphous alloys surpass E/10 strength limit at extreme strain rates, Nature Communications 15(1) (2024) 1717. 
2. L. Zheng, N. Liu, X. Gao, W. Zhu, K. Liu, C. Wu, R. Yan, J. Zhang, X. Gao, Y. Yao, B. Deng, J. Xu, Y. Lu, Z. Liu, M. Li, X. Wei, H.-W. Wang, H. Peng, Uniform thin ice on ultraflat graphene for high-resolution cryo-EM, Nature Methods 20(1) (2023) 123-130. 
3. W. Zhu, S. Mao, X. Wei, Finite deformation continuum model for mechanically induced phase transition in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2022) 104955. 
4. K. Ming, Z. Zhu, W. Zhu, B. Fang, B. Wei, P.K. Liaw, X. Wei, J. Wang, S. Zheng, Enhancing strength and ductility via crystalline-amorphous nanoarchitectures in TiZr-based alloys, Science advances 8(10) (2022) eabm2884. 
5. L. Li, C. Jia, Y. Liu, B. Fang, W. Zhu, X. Li, L.A. Schaefer, Z. Li, F. Zhang, X. Feng, N. Hussain, X. Xi, D. Wang, Y.H. Lin, X. Wei, H. Wu, Nanograin–glass dual-phasic, elasto-flexible, fatigue-tolerant, and heat-insulating ceramic sponges at large scales, Materials Today 54 (2022) 72-82. 
6. W. Zhu, J. Liu, X. Wei, A multiscale model for the prediction of ballistic performance of fiber-reinforced composites, International Journal of Impact Engineering 154 (2021) 103889. 
7. W. Zhu, J. Liu, S. Mao, X. Wei, A new continuum model for viscoplasticity in metallic glasses based on thermodynamics and its application to creep tests, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 146 (2021) 104216. 
8. J. Liu, X. Wei, A universal fracture analysis framework for staggered composites composed of tablets with different wavy topologies, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 151 (2021) 104387. 
9. L. Zheng, Y. Chen, N. Li, J. Zhang, N. Liu, J. Liu, W. Dang, B. Deng, Y. Li, X. Gao, C. Tan, Z. Yang, S. Xu, M. Wang, H. Yang, L. Sun, Y. Cui, X. Wei, P. Gao, H.-W. Wang, H. Peng, Robust ultraclean atomically thin membranes for atomic-resolution electron microscopy, Nature Communications 11(1) (2020) 1-8. 
10. Z. Yu, J. Liu, X. Wei, Achieving outstanding damping performance through bio-inspired sutural tessellations, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2020) 104010. 
11. J. Liu, Z. Yu, X. Wei, A multiscale analytical framework for mode I crack in staggered composites, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 145 (2020) 104157. 
12. C. Jia, L. Li, Y. Liu, B. Fang, H. Ding, J. Song, Y. Liu, K. Xiang, S. Lin, Z. Li, W. Si, B. Li, X. Sheng, D. Wang, X. Wei, H. Wu, Highly compressible and anisotropic lamellar ceramic sponges with superior thermal insulation and acoustic absorption performances, Nature Communications 11(1) (2020) 1-13. 
13. J. Liu, W. Zhu, Z. Yu, X. Wei, Dynamic shear-lag model for understanding the role of matrix in energy dissipation in fiber-reinforced composites, Acta Biomaterialia 74(1) (2018) 270-279. 
14. X. Wei, L. Mao, R.A. Soler-Crespo, J.T. Paci, J. Huang, S.T. Nguyen, H.D. Espinosa, Plasticity and ductility in graphene oxide through a mechanochemically induced damage tolerance mechanism, Nature communications 6(1) (2015) 1-9. 
15. X. Wei, M. Ford, R.A. Soler-Crespo, H.D. Espinosa, A new Monte Carlo model for predicting the mechanical properties of fiber yarns, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 84 (2015) 325-335. 
16. X. Wei, P. Tran, A. de Vaucorbeil, R.B. Ramaswamy, F. Latourte, H.D. Espinosa, Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Composite Panels Subjected to Underwater Blast, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2013). 
17. X. Wei, A. de Vaucorbeil, P. Tran, H.D. Espinosa, A new Rate-dependent Unidirectional Composite Model-Application to Panels Subjected to Underwater Blast, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2013). 
18. X. Wei, M. Naraghi, H.D. Espinosa, Optimal length scales emerging from shear load transfer in natural materials: application to carbon-based nanocomposite design, ACS Nano 6(3) (2012) 2333-2344. 
19. X. Wei, J.W. Kysar, Residual plastic strain recovery driven by grain boundary diffusion in nanocrystalline thin films, Acta Materialia 59(10) (2011) 3937-3945. 
20. C. Lee, X. Wei, J.W. Kysar, J. Hone, Measurement of the elastic properties and intrinsic strength of monolayer graphene, science 321(5887) (2008) 385-388.