Biomimetic Principles and Design of Advanced Engineering Materials

Zhenhai Xia, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, USA. Zhenhai Xia received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hefei University of Technology of China in 1984, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnic University in 1987 and 1990, respectively. Professor Xia's current research interests are nanomechanics and nanomaterials, including polymer, ceramic and metal composites, multifunctional materials, biomimetic materials, thin films and fibrillar materials. He has more than 20 years of research experience with over 80 publications, two book chapters and one patent.