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Faculty Member

Bo Yu

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 4900R

Advanced Current Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2025

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Fall 2025

ME 3010

System Dynamics I, Fall 2025

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Spring 2025

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Spring 2025

ME 3010

System Dynamics I, Spring 2025

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 , Jensen, Matt , "A multi-course project for mechatronics, system dynamics, and control experimentation courses." . Quebec City : 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
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).
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.
Yu, Bo , (2024) "Bridging Theory and Application_ A Project in System Dynamics Course" (Issue: Paper ID #43975). Portland, Oregon: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Yu, Bo , Lerner, Anne-Marie , Zampaloni, Michael , (2024) "Entrepreneurial Minded Learning in a Core Junior-Level Mechanical Vibrations Course" (Issue: Paper ID #43866). Portland Oregon: 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Yu, Bo , (2023) "Analytical predictions of periodic oscillations in a piezoelectric energy harvester under combined aeroelastic and harmonic excitation" (Issue: 4, vol. 33). Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science . https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article-abstract/33/4/043114/2877726/Analytical-predictions-of-periodic-oscillations-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext