Congrui Grace Jin

Contact Information:

City Campus (Lincoln)

362Q Whittier

(402) 783-1583

cjin5@unl.edu

Personal Links:

• Research Webpage
• Citation on Google Scholar

Assistant Professor

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, NY, USA
M.S. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
B.S. Department of Electrical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Certifications

• PhD

Looking for Graduate and Undergraduate Research Assistants:

We have one opening for Ph.D. student in Fungal Biology, one opening for Ph.D. student in Materials Science (Biochar Production), and the other opening for Ph.D. student in concrete. For interested applicants, please send your CV and transcript to Dr. Jin at cjin5@unl.edu. For undergraduates who are interested in doing research on construction materials, please contact Dr. Jin for further discussion about research topics. Our group strongly supports the involvement of undergraduates in graduate-level research for their future endeavors.

In the News: Powered by the

Feb 06, 2023: Jin's NASA-funded proposal considers growing bricks on Mars to sustain human life there

Oct 13, 2022: DARPA Young Faculty Award supports Jin's work to develop self-healing concrete

Aug 16, 2022: Nebraska Engineering nets six faculty, six students among NCGT Fellows

Oct 19, 2020: Nine engineering faculty chosen to new Research Development Fellows cadre

About Congrui Grace Jin

Dr. Congrui Grace Jin received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Nankai University, China. She earned her MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada and received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a minor degree in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University. Prior to joining UNL, she was an assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Binghamton. Her research interest lies in the broad area of mechanics and materials motivated by practical applications in advanced manufacturing, energy storage, sustainable infrastructure, etc.

Funding

Dr. Congrui Grace Jin's research has been funded by USDOT, USDOD, USDA, NASA, Battelle Energy Alliance, UT–Battelle, NASA Nebraska, Nebraska DOT, Nebraska Governance and Technology Center, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Mid-America Transportation Center, etc.