Faculty & Staff

Education
Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004.

M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001.

B.E., Material Science, National University of Defense Technology, P.R. China, 1985.

Honors & Awards

• Best young researcher award, the Chinese Academy of Space Technology, P. R. China, 1993
• R&D award from the National defense science and technology committee, “Development of   solar panel substrate and yoke for China-Bazil earth resources satellite,” P.R. China, 1998

Professional Experience

• 09/04 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
• 1/97-08/98 Vice Director/Director of the composites department, Beijing spacecraft, P. R. China
• 03/96-12/96 Sinosat satellite platform coordinator, Aerospatial, Cannes, France
• 08/85-02/96 satellite engineer/director engineer, Beijing Spacecraft, P. R. China

Areas of Active Research

• RF, Bio, optical MEMS/NEMS design and fabrication
• Novel actuation/sensing technologies
• Nanofibers/nanocomposites
• Novel micro/nano fabrication methods
• Micro/nano mechanics & failure mechanism
• Active materials/structures

Journal Publications

• Sang-Gook Kim, Yong Shi, "A Self-alignment, Self-cleaning Long Lifecycle MEMS Switch," manuscript in preparation for IEEE Transaction on Journal of MEMS.
• Sang-Gook Kim, Yong Shi, Yongbae Jeon, "Design of Micro-photonic Beam Steering Systems", 2002 CIRP Annal, August, 2002, Spain
• Y. Shi, S. Kim, "Optical Crossconnect Technology Review," Report for Silicon Valley Group Corp., 2001
• Yong Shi, Nesbitt W. Hagood, "Theory and Experiments of Actuation Efficiency in Piezo-electrically driven linear and nonlinear systems," manuscript in preparation for Smart materials and Structures
• Yong Shi, Yin L. "A New Low Viscosity Long Pot life Filament Winding Resin System," CAST Research Report, 1996
• Y. Shi, "Advancements in CFRP Satellite Antenna Reflectors in the world," CAST Research Report, 1995.
• Y. Shi, Q., Tang, "Technologies of Composite Materials in Germany," CAST Research Report, Vol. 2,1992
• Yong Shi, "The Development of the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Stringer Pre-forms for the Central Tube of a Comsat," China Space Science and Technology, Vol. 6, 1992

Conference Publications

• Yong Shi, Sang-Gook Kim, " A lateral, self-cleaning, direct contact MEMS switch," accepted by IEEE MEMS’05
• Yong Shi, Sang-Gook Kim, "Fabrication of a self-cleaning, direct contact MEMS switch," manuscript in preparation
• Yong Shi, Nesbitt W. Hagood, "Actuation Efficiency and Work Flow in Piezo-electrically Driven Systems," ASM/ASME, Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems, Nov. 2001, New York
• Yong Shi, "The Structure Subsystem of a New Generation Communication Satellite," The Fifth annual Conference on Satellite Applications, 1997, Beijing, China
• Yong Shi, "Filament Winding Technology of CFRP and Its Application in China’s Satellites," Chinese Technology Review Annual Conference, 1994, China
• Yong Shi, Meng G. "The Development of HS601 Solar Panel Coupons for Hughes," North China Technology Annual Conference, Beijing, 1993

Institutional Service

• ME Research committe
• ME Lab Committe

Professional Societies

• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Member, IEEE
• Member, Materials Research Society (MRS)
• Member, Sigma Xi