Huiming Yin
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Huiming Yin specializes in the multi-scale/physics characterization of civil engineering materials and structures with experimental, analytical, and numerical methods.
His research interests are interdisciplinary and range from structures and materials to innovative construction technologies and test methods. His representative research areas include multiscale characterization and design of warm mix asphalt, performance-based investigation of rubberized and polymer-modified asphalt, fracture testing and modeling of engineering materials and structures, nuclear test method for the compaction control of pavement construction, and multi-scale/physical characterization of smart materials and structures, nanocomposites and many-particle systems, among others. He also works on smart transportation and infrastructure systems.
Yin teaches courses in structures, mechanics of solids, micromechanics of composite materials, and experimental mechanics. He is a registered professional engineer in Civil Engineering at California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, United States Association for Computational Mechanics, and The International Association for Computational Mechanics.
Yin received a BS in engineering mechanics from Hohai University, China in 1995, an MS in solid mechanics from Peking University, China, 1998, and a PhD in civil engineering from the University of Iowa, in 2004.
Research Areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- Wind Engineering
- Advanced Materials
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Sustainable Infrastructure
- Sustainable Transportation Technology
- Additive Manufacturing
- Solid Mechanics
- Bio-Inspired Design
- Computational Mechanics
- Dynamic Behavior of Structures
- Mechanics of Advanced Materials
- Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
- Smart Materials
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Energy, Mineral, and Materials
- Energy Storage Systems
- Energy System Economics
- Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
- Sustainable Engineering and Design
- Sustainable Production of Earth Mineral and Metal Resources
- Zero/Low-Carbon Energy Resources
- Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Sustainable Materials
- Sustainable Water
- Heat Transfer
- 2D Materials
- Energy Harvesting (Conversion) and Storage
- Smart Materials and Structures
- Space Engineering
- Materials Characterization
- Materials Design and Engineering
- Materials for Energy
- Materials Modeling and Simulation
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Sustainable Materials
Additional information
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Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, January 2013 – Present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, July 2008 – December, 2012
- Civil Engineer, Transportation Laboratory, California Department of Transportation, October 2006 – July 2008
- Software Engineer, Risk Electronic Science & Technology Co. Ltd., China, October 1998 – July 1999
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Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
- Society of Engineering Science (SES)
- United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM)
- The International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
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Honors & Awards
- NSF Career Award, NSF CMMI - Structural Materials and Mechanics, “Energy in sustainable infrastructure – multi-scale/physical approach to a novel hybrid solar roofing panel”, 2010-2015.
- The Second Best Scientific Paper for 2012 in the International Journal "Road Materials and Pavement Design” - H.M. Yin, B. Lai, Viscoelastic modeling and characterization of zeolite modified asphalt binder considering phase transformation and air void interaction, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 13, 279-299, 2012.