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Jiamian Hu

Jiamian Hu

Associate Professor

We computationally model the evolution of material microstructure as well as properties mainly by phase-field modeling. This can provide fundamental understanding for an experimental observation or measurement, and guidance to experiments to achieve or optimize a desirable property or functionality. It is also an imperative component in data-driven computational materials design.

We currently focus on materials that exhibit coupling effects, including magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, magnetoelectric, and caloric materials. We are also interested in the transport properties of materials, centering on ion transport in solid electrolytes. We develop continuum theories and phase-field models to understand how material microstructure affects these coupling effects and transport properties. We also use phase-field model to design materials microstructure for optimum effects or properties.

Department

Materials Science & Engineering

Contact

227, Materials Sci And Eng Bldg
1509 University Ave
Madison, WI

  • PhD 2013, Tsinghua University
  • BS 2008, Sichuan University

  • 2023 National Science Foundation, NSF CAREER Award
  • 2022 American Ceramic Society, Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars
  • 2021 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Associate Award
  • 2021 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), WARF Innovation Award
  • 2020 American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, Doctoral New Investigator Award
  • 2015 Materials Research Society (MRS), Postdoctoral Award
  • 2012 American Ceramic Society, Graduate Excellence in Materials Science Diamond Award
  • 2011 Materials Research Society, Graduate Student Gold Award

  • Chen, T., Wang, B., Zhu, Y., Zhuang, S., Chen, L., & Hu, J. (2024). Analytical model and dynamical phase-field simulation of terahertz transmission across ferroelectrics. Physical Review B, 109, 094305.
  • Hu, J. (2024). Design of new-concept magnetomechanical devices by phase-field simulations. MRS Bulletin, 1--8.
  • Zhuang, S., Zhu, Y., Zhong, C., Jiang, L., Zhang, X., & Hu, J. (2024). Dynamical phase-field model of cavity electromagnonic systems. arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.13203.
  • Zhuang, S., Zhang, X., Zhu, Y., Sun, N. X., Eom, C., Evans, P. G., & Hu, J. (2024). Hybrid magnon-phonon cavity for large-amplitude terahertz spin-wave excitation. Physical Review Applied, 21(4), 044009.
  • Xu, J., Zhong, C., Zhuang, S., Qian, C., Jiang, Y., Pishehvar, A., Han, X., Jin, D., Jornet, J. M., Zhen, B., & others, (2024). Slow-Wave Hybrid Magnonics. Physical Review Letters, 132, 116701.
  • Zhu, Y., Chen, T., Ross, A., Wang, B., Guo, X., Gopalan, V., Chen, L., & Hu, J. (2024). Theory of nonlinear terahertz susceptibility in ferroelectrics. arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.01751.
  • Zhuang, S., & Hu, J. (2023). Ultrafast magnetoacoustics in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic thin-film heterostructures. In International Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors 2022 (pp. 107–108).
  • Li, R., Riddiford, L. J., Chai, Y., Dai, M., Zhong, H., Li, B., Li, P., Yi, D., Zhang, Y., Broadway, D. A., & others, (2023). A puzzling insensitivity of magnon spin diffusion to the presence of 180-degree domain walls. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2393.
  • Zhuang, S., & Hu, J. (2023). Acoustic attenuation in magnetic insulator films: effects of magnon polaron formation. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 56(5), 054004.
  • Shao, P., Wu, Y., Chen, W., Zhang, M., Dai, M., Kuo, Y., Hsieh, S., Tang, Y., Liu, P., Yu, P., & others, (2023). Bicontinuous oxide heteroepitaxy with enhanced photoconductivity. Nature communications, 14(1), 21.

  • M S & E 660 - Mesoscale Modeling of Materials (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 330 - Thermodynamics of Materials (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M S & E 330 - Thermodynamics of Materials (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)