Interface Fracture in Layered Materials and Blister Mechanics of Thin Films

Professor Simon S. Wang works in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University in the UK. He obtained his BEng in engineering mechanics from Tsinghua University in China, and his PhD in the mechanics of composite materials from Birmingham University in the UK. His research interests focus on interface fracture in layered materials and blister mechanics of thin films. He has published around two hundred papers in international journals and conferences and co-authored one textbook.Dr Christopher M. Harvey works in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University in the UK. He has been conducting research on interface fracture in layered materials and blister mechanics of thin films since 2008. He has published around one hundred academic journal and conference papers.Dr Bo Yuan is an Associate Professor at Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology in China. His research focuses on blisters in thin coatings and lifetime analysis of thermal barrier coatings, including mechanical modeling, physical testing, and materials characterization.