Duan Shengyu is an Associate Professor in Mechanics of Materials and Structures, at Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, based in the Lightweight Multi-functional Materials and Structures research group. 

He has conducted research on the lightweight multi-functional materials and structures, and has published more than 40 papers in international journals such as J. Mech. Phys. Solid., Acta Mater, Adv. Sci. et al. He was granted the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and has been in charge of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Postdoctoral Innovation Talents Support Program, etc. His research achievements have supported the development of China's new-generation manned lunar lander.

Unusual microstructure design and the theory of constitutive relation, including unusual deformation meta-structure design, higher-order constitutive relation theory and homogenization methods, etc.

Artificial intelligence-driven design of lightweight multi-functional structures, including data-driven structural inverse design and optimization methodology, the generative structure design method based on LLM.

Research on engineering application of lightweight multi-functional lattice structures in aerospace and defense fields.

[1] Xiao S, Wen T, Qu Z, et al. High temperature in-situ 3D monitor of microstructure evolution and heat transfer performance of metal foam[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 259: 124864.

[2] Lei M, Wang P, Duan S, et al. An emerging shellwich lattice material: Unlocking design freedom and enhancing mechanical properties[J]. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2024, 185: 108316.

[3] Zeng Q, Duan S, Zhao Z, et al. Inverse Design of Energy-Absorbing Metamaterials by Topology Optimization[J]. Advanced Science, 2023, 10(4): 2204977.

[4] Gao R, Zhang Y, Sun X, et al. Forced vibration analysis of thin cross-ply laminated circular cylindrical shells with arbitrary boundary conditions using the symplectic wave-based method[J]. Thin-Walled Structures, 2023, 190: 110992.

[5] Jia H, Liu B, Zhao Z, et al. Experimental investigation and numerical modeling of laser powder bed fusion process-induced angle-dependent defects in strut-based lattice structure[J]. Materials & Design, 2022, 224: 111354.

[6] Duan S, Xi L, Wen W, et al. Mechanical performance of topology-optimized 3D lattice materials manufactured via selective laser sintering[J]. Composite Structures, 2020, 238: 111985.

[7] Duan S, Xi L, Wen W, et al. A novel design method for 3D positive and negative Poisson’s ratio material based on tension-twist coupling effects[J]. Composite Structures, 2020, 236: 111899.

[8] Duan S, Wen W, Fang D. Additively-manufactured anisotropic and isotropic 3D plate-lattice materials for enhanced mechanical performance: Simulations & experiments[J]. Acta Materialia, 2020, 199: 397-412.

[9] Tao Y, Li W, Wei K, et al. Mechanical properties and energy absorption of 3D printed square hierarchical honeycombs under in-plane axial compression[J]. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019, 176: 107219.

[10] Duan S, Wen W, Fang D. A predictive micropolar continuum model for a novel three-dimensional chiral lattice with size effect and tension-twist coupling behavior[J]. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2018, 121: 23-46.