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Faculty Member

Dr. 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 2026

ME 3010

System Dynamics I, Fall 2026

ME 3010

System Dynamics I, Fall 2026

ME 4890R

Undergraduate Research Project, Fall 2026

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Spring 2026

ME 3050

Mechatronic Systems, Spring 2026

ME 3010

System Dynamics I, Spring 2026

Presentations

Yu, Bo , 2026 IEEE Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing Conference, "Exploring AI-Assisted Learning in an Open-Ended Mechatronics Project", BYU, PROVO. (May 8, 2026)
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 , 2025 intermountain engineering technology and computing, "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, "Experimental Quadratic Voltage Response in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Using a Tip-Attached beam", Yibin, China. (August, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Yu, Bo , Echeverria, Henry , (2026) "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 , Pace, Tate , Smith, Cade , Walton , Hayden , Harolds, Benjamin , (2026) "Experimental Investigation of Modified Cylindrical Bluff Bodies for Wind-Induced Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting" . Provo, Utah: 2026 IEEE Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing Conference. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11568625
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: 2024 ASME 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://lhscientificpublishing.com/index.php/jvtsd/article/view/88