Xin Ning
Education
- Ph.D. in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2015
- M.S. in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2010
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2023 to Present
- Assistant Professor, Materials Research Laboratory (0%), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2023 to Present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, August 2018 to August 2023
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2015 to June 2018
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Aerospace Engineering, California Institute of Technology, June 2015 to August 2015
Research Interests
- Soft electronics for aerospace engineering
- Bio-inspired aerospace structures
- In-space manufacturing and assembly of space structures
- Multifunctional space structures
Research Areas
- Aerospace Materials
- Aerospace Structures
- Space Systems
- Structural Mechanics/Structural Dynamics Design
Honors
- Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research (2022)
- Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2019)
- Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research Program Mentor Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016)
- William F. Ballhaus Prize, California Institute of Technology (2015)
- Dow-Resnick Fellowship, Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech (2012)
- Charles D. Babcock Memorial Award, California Institute of Technology (2012)
- Rolf D. Buhler Memorial Award, California Institute of Technology (2010)
Recent Courses Taught
- AE 323 - Applied Aerospace Structures
- AE 498 SS (AE 498 SSO) - Space Structures