Hang Xu, Concordia University

Research

mechanical metamaterials and metastructures smart materials and structures mechanical behaviour multi-scale mechanics finite element analysis additive manufacturing soft robotics aircraft structures

Latest papers

Microsphere-Templated Conductive Syntactic Foams for Recyclable and Additively Manufactured Soft Electronics.
Advanced healthcare materials · 2026
Structurally Efficient Three-dimensional Metamaterials with Controllable Thermal Expansion.
Scientific reports · 2016 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Effects on the Fidelity from Modeling of Structures on the Fuselage Dynamics
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$217,958
Metamaterials and Metastructures with Programmable Deformations and Tailorable Functionalities
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,000
Metamaterials and Metastructures with Programmable Deformations and Tailorable Functionalities
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Microsphere-Templated Conductive Syntactic Foams for Recyclable and Additively Manufactured Soft Electronics.

Petrossian G, Diouri Y, Xu B, Ebrahimi S, Pande A, Miquet-Westphal F, Xu H, Cicoira F

Advanced healthcare materials2026

DOI: 10.1002/adhm.71364 PMID: 42310993

02

Structurally Efficient Three-dimensional Metamaterials with Controllable Thermal Expansion.

Xu H, Pasini D

Scientific reports2016First author

DOI: 10.1038/srep34924 PMID: 27721437

Effects on the Fidelity from Modeling of Structures on the Fuselage Dynamics

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Xu, Hang

Keywords: Aerospace; Transportation systems and services

$217,958

Metamaterials and Metastructures with Programmable Deformations and Tailorable Functionalities

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xu, Hang

Keywords: mechanical metamaterials and metastructures; smart materials and structures; mechanical behaviour; multi-scale mechanics; finite element analysis; additive manufacturing; soft robotics; aircraft structures; composites materials; solid mechanics

$35,000

Metamaterials and Metastructures with Programmable Deformations and Tailorable Functionalities

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Xu, Hang

Keywords: mechanical metamaterials and metastructures; smart materials and structures; mechanical behaviour; multi-scale mechanics; finite element analysis; additive manufacturing; soft robotics; aircraft structures; composites materials; solid mechanics

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Damiano Pasini

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: mechanical metamaterials and metastructures Dear Professor Xu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Microsphere-Templated Conductive Syntactic Foams for Recyclable and Additively Manufactured Soft Electronics." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Effects on the Fidelity from Modeling of Structures on the Fuselage Dynamics" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]