Curriculum Vitae
1. Education and Employment
2023.11-present Research Associate in Mechanical Engineering Imperial College London (IC)
Named researcher in LOCATE project funded by MRC
Mentors: Professor Daniele Dini, FREng
2019 - 2023 PhD in Mechanical Engineering Imperial College London (IC)
The Dr Ashraf Ben El-Shanawany Memorial Prize 2022 holder - awarded to the best current PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Best Doctoral Thesis in Biomechanics Award in the European Society of Biomechanics (2024) holder
Thesis: A Mathematical model for mechanically-controlled brain drug delivery
Supervisor: Professor Daniele Dini, FREng
2015 - 2019 MSc in Structural Engineering Wuhan University of Technology (WUT)
National Scholarship holder GPA: 3.81/4.0 Rank: 1/47
Thesis: Nonlinear similarity theory for the buckling process of the stiffened plate under compression load
Supervisor: Professor (chair) Wei-guo Wu
2011 - 2015 BEng in Ship and Ocean Engineering Wuhan University of Technology (WUT)
National Scholarship/Provincial Best Bachelor's Thesis Award holder GPA: 3.81/4.0 Rank: 1/32
Supervisor: Professor Jiang-ming Ding
2. Awards & Honours
2024
2023
2022
2018
2017, 2016, 2013
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015, 2014
2014
2012
Best Doctoral Thesis in Biomechanics Award (1/14 in European Society of Biomechanics)
The Great Britain-China Educational Trust Award - for the excellence of my PhD research
Dr Ashraf Ben El-Shanawany Memorial Prize - the best current PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Outstanding Graduate Student at WUT (1 Position / Department)
National Scholarship x3 times (∼ 0.2% in China, the highest level of scholarship in the country)
China Classification Society (CCS) Scholarship (2 Positions in the Department)
First Prize in the 14th “Challenge Cup” National Competition of Undergraduate Academic Science and Technology Works (Known as the "Olympic Games" for undergraduates' innovation works in China)
First Prize in the 10th “Challenge Cup” Provincial Competition of Undergraduate Curricular Academic Science and Technology Works
Scholarship for Outstanding New Graduate Students (Top 1 in New Graduate Students)
Provincial Best Bachelor's Thesis Award, Hubei Province, China
First Class Honour Scholarship at WUT (Top 2% / Department)
First Prize in the 3rd National competition of Marine Vehicle Design and Manufacture
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Scholarship (1 Position in the Department)
3. Outreaches & Activities & Services
2023
2022, 2019
2021 - present
2018 - present
2015 - 2016
The Great Exhibition Road Festival exhibitor
New Scientist Live exhibitor representing Imperial, ExCeL London
Co-ordinator of MedxEng (a monthly webinar about multidisciplinary research on life science, engineering, and mathematics)
Co-ordinator of Alumni Association of Wuhan University of Technology (WUT)
Vice Chairman of Science and Technology Association, WUT
4. Teaching & Supervision
2023-2024
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
2020 - 2021
2016 - 2018
2016 - 2017
Co-supervisor (with Prof. Dini, D) of a master’s project “Microstructural reconstruction of sheep brain using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)” at IC
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Mathematics MECH40008, Mechanical Engineering, IC
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Mechanics MECH40009, Mechanical Engineering, IC
Co-supervisor (with Prof. Dini, D) of undergraduate final year project “Simulations of drug diffusion in realistic brain microstructures” at IC
Co-supervisor (with Prof. Dini, D) of undergraduate final year project “Improving simulations of Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED) via explicit modelling of drug tissue interactions” at IC
Mentor of 2 master students to help them learn ABAQUS and conduct structural buckling research at WUT
Co-supervisor (with Prof. Kong, X) of an undergraduate thesis “Safety analysis of 90t crane on ocean platform” at WUT
Tian Yuan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
Exhibition Road
London SW7 2AZ