
G. Wayne Tu
Ph.D. Candidate in Structures, Mechanics & Materials
Deployable and Reconfigurable Structures Lab
University of Michigan
E-mail: guoweitu@umich.edu
Google Scholar (h-index: 9) | CV/Resume
JOURNAL PAPERS
* means corresponding author.
During Ph.D.

Corner topology makes woven baskets into stiff, yet resilient metamaterials [PDF] [Media Coverage: Michigan News, Tech Xplore, News Wise, Interesting Engineering, Mirage News, EurekAlert!]
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Physical Review Research, 2025, 7, 03319.

Origami of multi-layered spaced sheets [PDF]
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024, p.105730.

Engineering snags for spatial curvature in weaves: Fabrication, mechanics, and inverse design [PDF]
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Soft Matter, 2025, accepted (DOI: 10.1039/D5SM00813A)

Integrating active material into 3D plain weaves for load-bearing robotic textiles [Videos]
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Soft Robotics, 2025, Submitted

Stiffness and buckling behavior of plain-woven columns [PDF]
Jaimie Krankel, G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2025, Submitted

Multifunctional applications of topological valley-locked elastic waves [PDF]
Kangkang Chen, Xingjian Dong*, Penglin Gao, Jinyu Zhang, Yongtao Sun, G. Wayne Tu, Zhike Peng
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023, 259, 108589

Multifunctional application of nonlinear metamaterial with two-dimensional bandgap [PDF]
Kangkang Chen, G. Wayne Tu, Xingjian Dong*, Yifan Huangfu, Zhike Peng
Science: Technological Sciences, 2023, 66 (3), 869-880
Before Ph.D.
Iterative nonlinear chirp mode decomposition: A Hilbert-Huang transform-like method in capturing intra-wave modulations of nonlinear responses [PDF]
G. Wayne Tu, Xingjian Dong*, Shiqian Chen, Baoxuan Zhao, Lan Hu, Zhike Peng
Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020, 485, 115571.
Intra-wave modulations in milling processes [PDF]
G. Wayne Tu, Xingjian Dong*, Chao Qian, Shiqian Chen, Lan Hu, Zhike Peng
International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2021, 163, 103705.
Suppress chatter in milling of thin-walled parts via fixture with active support [PDF]
Xingjian Dong*, G. Wayne Tu, Lan Hu, Zhike Peng
Journal of Vibration and Control, 2024, 30 (5-6), 1286-1296.
TFN: An interpretable neural network with time-frequency transform embedded for intelligent fault diagnosis [PDF]
Qian Chen, Xingjian Dong*, G. Wayne Tu, Dong Wang, Changming Cheng, Baoxuan Zhao, Zhike Peng
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2024, 207, 110952
Real-time chatter detection via iterative Vold-Kalman filter and energy entropy [PDF]
Xingjian Dong*, G. Wayne Tu, Xiaoshan Wang, Shiqian Chen
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2021, 10, 1007.
A tribo-dynamic based pitting evolution model of planetary gear sets: A topographical updating approach [PDF]
Yifan Huangfu, Kangkang Chen, G. Wayne Tu, XingJian Dong*, Xinhua Long, Zhike Peng
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022, 107157.
An interpretable denoising layer for neural networks based on reproducing kernel Hilbert space and its application in machine fault diagnosis [PDF]
Baoxuan Zhao, Changming Cheng*, G. Wayne Tu, Zhike Peng, Qingbo He, Guang Meng
Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2021, 34(1), 1-11.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
* means corresponding author.
How corner topology makes woven baskets ultra-stiff, yet ultra-resilient
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2025, March 16--21, Anaheim, CA.
(Won APS DMP Ovshinsky Travel Award)
Origami of multi-layered spaced sheets
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference and Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference (EMI/PMC 2024), May 28--31, Chicago, IL.
(Won Best Elasticity Student Paper Award)
Kinematics of spaced origami sheets
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE 2023), August 20--23, Boston, MA.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Corner topology makes woven baskets into stiff, yet resilient metamaterials
G. Wayne Tu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Michigan Materials Research Institute Annual Summit 2025, June 3--4, Ann Arbor, MI.
Design of modular origami structures for multifunctional cloaking and protection
G. Wayne Tu, Yi Zhu, Evgueni T. Filipov*
Automotive Research Center Annual Program Review 2024, June 5--7, Ann Arbor, MI.