Profile – Congrui Grace Jin

Congrui Grace Jin

Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution

Contact Information:

Phone: (979) 458-4509

E-mail: jincongrui@tamu.edu

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Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University (2023-Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2019-2023
  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University (2015-2019)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University (2013-2015)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2012-2013)

Education

  • 2012 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, NY, USA
  • 2009 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
  • 2002 B.S., Electrical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Research Interests

  • Solid Mechanics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Engineered Living Materials
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Energy Storage
  • Sustainable Construction
  • Engineering Education

Publications

  • Jin, C.; Daher, T. Group quizzing to improve attendance and performance in a civil engineering classroom - a case study. Int. J. Engineering Education 2024, 40, 144-153.
  • Bian, W.; Wu, W.; Wang, B.; Tang, W.; Zhou, M.; Jin, C.; Ding, H.; Fan, W.; Dong, Y.; Li, J.; Ding, D. Revitalizing interface in protonic ceramic cells by acid etch. Nature 2022, 604, 479.
  • Mousavi, M. A.; Sadeghi-Nik, A.; Bahari, A.; Jin, C.; Ahmed, R.; Ozbakkaloglu, T.; De Brito, J. Strength optimization of cementitious composites reinforced by carbon nanotubes and Titania nanoparticles. Construction and Building Materials 2021, 303, 124510.
  • Jin, C.; Hu, J.; Wu, J.; Liang, H.; Li, J. Innovative and economically beneficial use of corn and corn products in electrochemical energy storage applications. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9, 10678-10703.
  • Menon, R. R.; Luo, J.; Chen, X.; Zhou, H.; Liu, Z.; Zhou, G.; Zhang, N.; Jin, C. Screening of fungi for potential application of self-healing concrete. Scientific Reports 2019, 9, 2075.
  • Jin, C.; Yu, R.; Shui, Z. Fungi: a neglected candidate for the application of self-healing concrete. Frontiers in Built Environment 2018, 4, 62.
  • Jin, C.; Zhang, N. Fungi-mediated self-healing concrete for sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Journal of the Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center 2018, 5, 16-20.
  • Luo, J.; Chen, X.; Crump, J.; Zhou, H.; Davies, D. G.; Zhou, G.; Zhang, N.; Jin, C. Interactions of fungi with concrete: significant importance for bio-based self-healing concrete. Construction & Building Materials 2018, 164, 275-285.
  • Li, W.; Rezakhani, R.; Jin, C.; Zhou, X.; Cusatis, G. A multiscale framework for the simulation of the anisotropic mechanical behavior of shale. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 2017, 41, 1494-1522.
  • Jin, C.; Sharifikia, D.; Jones, M.; Towfighian, S. On the contact behavior of micro-/nano-structured interface used in vertical-contact-mode triboelectric nanogenerators. Nano Energy 2016, 27, 68-77.