Dr Yu Jia is currently a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Aston University. Dr Jia's research expertise focuses on nonlinear dynamics, energy harvesting and smart sensing with applications in transport, energy, industrial and medical sectors. Dr Jia's teaching specialities revolve around dyanmics, statics, mechatronics and MEMS. Dr Jia has/is:

• published 38 journal articles, 35 international conference papers, filed 12 patents,
• been aa PI/Co-I for ~£2.1 million worth of funding and £400k worth of scholarships, generated £200k in IP royalty, and a named researcher for £800k worth of projects,
• 686 citations, h-index: 14, i10-index: 18
• collaborated with about 20 universities, 10 companies and 2 charities,
• co-founder of the Cambridge spin-out company: 8power Ltd,
• reviewer for 52 journals, grant reviewer for UKRI,
• Senior Member of the IEEE, Fellow of HEA, Santander Fellow,
• Steering Board member of the Energy Harvesting Network,
• Chair/host of Energy Harvesting 2020, Birmingham, UK, 25 Nov. 2020,
• Sessional Chair of PowerMEMS-in-Action and Poster, Poland, 4 Dec. 2019,
• Co-chair/host of Energy Harvesting 2017, Manchester, UK, 5 April 2017.

• Nonlinear vibration dynamics
• Energy harvesting
• MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems)
• Sensors and transducers
• Structural health monitoring
• Smart microsystems
• Smart multi-functional composites
• Conformal antenna
• Printed flexible electronics and senors
• Air pollution

• PhD in Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2014
• MEng in Electromechanical Engineering, 1st Class Honours, University of Southampton, 2010

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy
• Fellow, Santander Universities
• Steering board member, Energy Harvesting Network

• PI, IUK funding on tackling non-exhaust and non-road vehicle air pollution, 2020-2021, £1.5M
• PI, Industry consultancy, 2019, £12k
• PI, Academic consultancy, 2019, £8k
• PI, Learning and Teaching pedagogy dissemination grant, 2018: £0.4k
• Co-I, 2018-2020, Innovate UK Industrial challenge: £500k
• PI, 2017, Industrial funded feasibility study phase 1: £25k
• PI, 2016, International Research Excellence Award 2016/17: £1k
• PI, 2015-2017, Vibration dynamics and MEMS lab: ~£50k
• Co-I, 2015, CSIC core project on vibration powered WSN for automotive applications: £2k
• Co-I, 2013-2014, CSIC core small project - energy harvesting prototype and benchmark: £25k

• IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award 2019 (SMS)
• Publons Top Peer Reviewer, Global Peer Review Awards 2019
• IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award 2018 (SMS)
• Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer status, MSSP, Oct 2018
• Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer status, Applied Acoustics, Oct 2018
• Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer status, Sensors and Actuators A, July 2018
• Research Informed Teaching Award, University of Chester Learning and Teaching Conference, June 2018
• IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award 2017 (SMS)
• Santander International Research Excellence Award 2016/2017
• Best Student Oral Presentation Award at PowerMEMS 2013, the Royal Society, London, UK

Dynamics, mechatronics and MEMS

Prospective PhD students are welcome to apply for one of the following topics:
- Broadband vibration energy harvesting
- Vibrational structural health monitoring
- MEMS nonlinear resonant oscillators
- Advanced multi-functional materials and nano-composites
- Urban air quality and socioeconomic inequality