The research topics will include, but are not limited to:

• Noise and vibration control
• Acoustic/elastic metamaterials 
• Transformation optics/acoustics
• AI-based materials design and its application
• Phononic crystal
• Porous materials
• Wave propagation and manipulation, etc.

SELECTED PUBLICATION

(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mUb0ELEAAAAJ&hl=en for full publication list)

• Chen Chen, Tianning Chen, Wei Ding, Rui Zhang, Jian Zhu*. Acoustic higher-order topological states in kagome lattice with split-ring resonators.[J]. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 265, 108903, 2024.
• Wei Ding, Tianning Chen, Chen Chen, Dimitrios Chronopoulos, Jian Zhu^*, and Badreddine Assouar^*. Thomson scattering-induced bandgap in planar chiral phononic crystals [J]. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 186, 109922, 2023.

• Chen Chen, Tianning Chen, Wei Ding, Fuyi Yang, Jian Zhu*, and Jie Yao. Impurity-induced Multi-bit Acoustic Topological System [J]. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 108183, 2023.

• Chen Chen, Tianning Chen, Wei Ding, Xinhai Xiang, Feiran Mao, and Jian Zhu^*. Split-ring resonator coupling-induced tunable acoustic second-order topological insulators [J]. Physical Review B, 106(4), 045403, 2022.
• Junzhe Zhang, Tianning Chen, Bo Zhang, and Jian Zhu*, A Semi-Empirical Model for Sound Absorption by Perforated Plate Covered Open Cell Foam and Improvements from Optimising the Perforated Plate Parameters[J].  Applied Sciences, 13(1), 78, 2022. (Featured Paper)
• Ding, Wei, Tianning Chen, Chen Chen, Dimitrios Chronopoulos, and Jian Zhu^*. A three-dimensional twisted phononic crystal with omnidirectional bandgap based on inertial amplification by utilizing translation-rotation coupling [J]. Journal of Sound and Vibration 541, 117307, 2022.
• Jian Zhu^*, Tianning Chen, Chen Chen, and Wei Ding. Valley Vortex Assisted and Topological Protected Microparticles Manipulation with Complicated 2D Patterns in a Star-like Sonic Crystal [J]. Materials, 14(17), 4939, 2021.
• Jian Zhu, Changshi Lao, Tianning Chen^*, Jensen Li^*, 3d-printed woodpile structure for integral imaging and invisibility cloaking [J]. Materials and Design, 191, 108618, 2020.
• Chen Chen, Tianning Chen, Ailing Song, Xinpei Song, Jian Zhu^*, Switchable asymmetric acoustic transmission based on topological insulator and metasurfaces [J]. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 53(44), 44LT01, 2020. (Editor’s Choice)
• Jian Zhu^*, Tianning Chen^*, Xinpei Song, Chen Chen, Zhiqiang Liu, Junzhe Zhang. Three-dimensional large-scale acoustic invisibility cloak with layered metamaterials for underwater operation [J]. Physica Scripta, 94(11), 115003, 2019.
• Chen Chen, Tianning Chen, Yanwen Wang, Jiaxin Wu, Jian Zhu^*. Observation of topological locally resonate and Bragg edge modes in a two-dimensional slit-typed sonic crystal [J]. Applied Physics Express, 12(9): 097001, 2019.
• Yongquan Liu, Zixian Liang, Jian Zhu, Lingbo Xia, Olivier Mondain-Monval, Thomas Brunet, Andrea Alù* and Jensen Li*. Willis metamaterial on a structured beam[J]. Physical Review X, 9(1), 011040, 2019.
• Jian Zhu^#, Yongquan Liu^#, Zixian Liang, Tianning Chen, Jensen Li^*. Elastic waves in curved space: mimicking a wormhole [J]. Physical Review Letters, 121(23), 234301, 2018. (News reported by DIGITAL JOURNAL, ars TECHNICA, XJTU news, etc.)
• Jian Zhu^#*, Tianning Chen, Qingxuan Liang, Xiaopeng Wang, Jie Xiong, Ping Jiang. Acoustic invisibility cloaks of arbitrary shapes for complex background media [J]. Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing, 122(4), 285, 2016.
• Bo Zhang*, Jian Zhu*. Inverse methods of determining the acoustical parameters of porous sound absorbing metallic materials. [C] Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 22ICA. ASA, 2016, 28(1): 015006. (invited)
• Jian Zhu, Tianning Chen, Qingxuan Liang^*, Xiaopeng Wang, Jie Xiong, Ping Jiang. A unidirectional acoustic cloak for multilayered background media with homogeneous metamaterials [J]. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 48(30), 305502, 2015.
• Jian Zhu, Tianning Chen, Qingxuan Liang^*, Xiaopeng Wang, Ping Jiang. Design of a broadband ultra-large area acoustic cloak based on a fluid medium[J]. Journal of Applied Physics, 116(16), 164906, 2014.

RESEARCH SUPPORT

• PI  JWKJW, “Research on XXXXXX”, 2021-2024
• PI  National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program), “Research on the invisibility mechanism of the elastic meta-structure in curved space and its broadband characteristics”, 2021-2023
• PI  “Research on XXXXXX”, 2022-2024
• PI  Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Youth Program), “Low-cost large-scale 3D optical invisibility cloak and illusions technology investigation”, 2020-2021
• PI  The China Postdoctoral Science Foundation project, “The mechanics of the low-broadband frequency underwater acoustic meta-surface cloak and its structure design”, 2018-2019
• PI   TBEA Co. Ltd (Xi’an), “Seismic analysis for tower vale tower”, 2019/07-2019/10
• Co-PI  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University, “Study of the optical properties of hyperbolic metamaterial and applications in LEDs”, 2019-2020
• Major participant   Sub-project of National Science and Technology Major Project, “Vibration and noise control by using the acoustic metamaterials for XXX power plant”, 2019/05-2020/12
• Major participant  The National Natural Science Foundation of China, “The mechanism of underwater omni-directional low frequency broadband acoustic cloak and the metamaterials structure design and manufacture”, 2016-2019
• Major participant   Zhongshan Science and Technology Major Project “The key technology and industrialization project of the high performance, energy saving and environmental protection range hood based on bionic and metamaterials”, 2013-2015
• Major participant    The National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Sound dissipation and transformation mechanism of porous materials in the environment of high temperature”, 2010-2013.