Rate My Professor Jianqiao Ye

Professor Jianqiao Ye, BEng, MSc, PhD, serves as Professor and Chair in Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Lancaster University, where he joined in 2012. His academic career in the UK previously included positions at Aston University, Cardiff University, the University of Nottingham, and the University of Leeds. A Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Chartered Engineer, Ye is a member of the Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre. His research addresses key challenges in engineering science and technology, including failure and damage mechanics of fibre-reinforced composites, advanced steel-concrete composite structures, geopolymers, lightweight and sustainable cementitious materials, cement and concrete carbonation, offshore oil and gas structures, and vibration energy harvesting. Ye brings extensive experience in experimental testing, numerical modelling, and optimization of complex materials and structural systems, recently incorporating advanced techniques such as X-ray computed tomography, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy alongside data-driven methods like metamodelling, machine learning, and digital twins.

Ye has authored three books, including Laminated Composite Plates and Shells: 3D Modelling (2002), Structural and Stress Analysis: Theories, Tutorials and Examples (2008, second edition 2016), and co-edited Toughening Mechanisms in Composite Materials (2015), alongside more than 250 refereed papers in international journals and conference proceedings and 8 patents. His publications have accumulated over 8,800 citations with an h-index of 53. He ranks among the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in Stanford University and Elsevier’s rankings. Research support includes grants from the European Commission, EPSRC, Royal Society, and Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as collaborations with industrial partners such as Airbus, BAE Systems, Dunlop, DSTL, Force Technology, ITASCA, Network Rail, and QinetiQ. Ye has partnered with scholars from institutions including Hefei University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, National Physical Laboratory UK, Nanyang Technological University, Stanford University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shenzhen University, University of Sydney, Australian National University, Tsinghua University, and Wuhan University. He holds editorial roles for Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, and International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics.