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传统结构工程领域的研究现在正在转移或传递到其他学科，如生物力学和纳米技术。重要的是，从一门学科到另一门学科的技术转让产生了许多对人类直接有益的新兴技术。在城市大学，PI在结构动力学、气动弹性、复合材料和符号计算方面建立了全面而坚实的基础，这在国内和国际上都得到了认可。他的研究有很大一部分可转移到许多其他学科。其中最重要的是纳米技术和生物力学。他现在打算发展纳米结构的动态刚度理论，特别是纳米碳管，其尺寸效应至关重要。他希望将他的研究兴趣多样化，包括生物力学工程，他打算预测人类骨骼和肌肉的强度，刚度和动态特性。斯坦福大学促进和促进这些领域的研究，非常适合希望参与并为未来开发收集必要背景信息的PI。PI长期感兴趣的另一个重要领域是飞机设计的跨学科领域。近年来，斯坦福大学航空航天系在不同类型的非常规和非标准飞机上产生了许多新颖和开创性的设计。其中一些例子包括翼身混合设计，飞行和扑翼，无尾和变形飞机。PI对无尾飞机进行了详细的气动弹性分析，研究了刚体运动与弹性变形模态的相互作用。显然，与斯坦福大学的研究人员的互动将是非常有价值的。

Research in conventional areas of structural engineering is now being transferred or passed on to other disciplines such as biomechanics and nano-technology. It is significant that the technology transfer from one discipline to another has given rise to many of the emerging technologies that are of direct benefit to mankind. The PI has developed a thorough and solid grounding in structural dynamics, aeroelasticity, composite materials and symbolic computation at City University which is recognised both nationally and internationally. A significant part of his research is transferable to a number of other disciplines. Foremost amongst these, are nano-technology and biomechanics. He now intends to develop the dynamic stiffness theories of nano-structures, particularly for a nano-carbon tube for which the size effect is crucially important. He would like to diversify his research interest to encompass biomechanical engineering in which he intends to predict the strength, stiffness and dynamic properties of human bones and muscles. Stanford University which promotes and fosters these areas of research is ideally suited to the PI who wishes to be involved and gather necessary background information for future exploitation. Another important area of the PI's long-standing interest is in the interdisciplinary field of aircraft design. In recent years, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Stanford University has produced a number of novel and pioneering designs of unconventional and non-standard aircraft of different types. Some of these examples include blended wing-body design, flying and flapping wings, tailless and morphing aircraft. The PI has carried out detailed aeroelastic analysis on tailless aircraft wherein he investigated the interaction of the rigid-body motion with the elastic modes of distortion. Clearly, an interaction with the researchers at Stanford University will be of great value.