Education

PhD, Southern Illinois University , 2016

Major: Mechanical Engineering

MS, Southern Illinois University, 2013

Major: Mechanical Engineering

BS, Henan University of Science and Technology, 2010

Major: Automotive Engineering

Teaching

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Spring 2026

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Spring 2026

ME 3010

System Dynamics I, Spring 2026

Presentations

Yu, Bo , 2025 ASME IDETC-CIE International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, "Design and Analysis of Aeroelastic Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters With 3D-Printed Bluff Bodies", ASME, Anaheim, California. (August, 2025)
Yu, Bo , Echeverria, Henry , 2025 ASME IDETC-CIE International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, "Influence of Infill Patterns and Percentages on the Vibration Absorption Using 3D-Printed Beams", ASME, Anaheim, California. (August, 2025)
Harolds, Benjamin , Gull, Joshua , Yu, Bo , i-ETC 2025, "Experimental Study on Wind-Induced Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting - Effects of Beam Length and Bluff Body Geometry", Utah Valley University. (May, 2025)
Yu, Bo , Rubino, Edoardo , International Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity, "Quadratic Voltage Response in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Using a Tip-Attached beam". (August, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Yu, Bo , Echeverria, Henry , "Experimental Study on Vibration Absorptions of Additively Manufactured Beams With Varying Infill Patterns and Percentages" . Long Beach, California: 2026 ASME Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,.
Yu, Bo , "Periodic Oscillations in a wind-driven and based excited energy harvester " . Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Yu, Bo , Jensen, Matt , (2025) "A multi-course project for mechatronics, system dynamics, and control experimentation courses." . Quebec City : 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/a-multi-course-project-for-mechatronics-system-dynamics-and-control-experimentation-courses
Yu, Bo , (2025) "Dynamic Response of a Wind and Base Vibration Driven Linear Galloping Energy Harvester" . Portland,Oregon: ASME - 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE). https://journals.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IMECE/proceedings-abstract/IMECE2024/88636/V005T07A036/1211881
Yu, Bo , (2024) "Wind Velocity Induced Stable and Unstable Periodic Oscillations in a Harmonically Excited Aeroelastic Energy Harvester" (Issue: 4, vol. 8). USA: Journal of Vibration Testing and System Dynamics. https://www.lhscientificpublishing.com/Journals/articles/DOI-10.5890-JVTSD.2024.12.007.aspx
Yu, Bo , (2024) "Bridging Theory and Application_ A Project in System Dynamics Course" (Issue: Paper ID #43975). Portland, Oregon: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/bridging-theory-and-application-a-project-in-system-dynamics-course