Sun Research Group
Multiscale Materials Modeling and Computation
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Xingsheng Sun
Professional Experience
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Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States, 11/2021 - Present
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Aerospace, California Institute of Technology, United States, 11/2018 - 10/2021
Education
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Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech, United States, 10/2018
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University, China, 06/2014
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China, 06/2011
Current Members:
Ph.D. Students:
Ramisa Ferdous
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Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
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ramisa.ferdous@uky.edu
Rong Jin
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Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering Design, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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B.S., Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation, Shanghai Maritime University, China
M.S. Students:
Rayan Pasha
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M.S. Student, Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States
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B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States
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rpa296@uky.edu
Gavin Tincher
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M.S. Student, Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States
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B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States
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gavin.tincher@uky.edu
Undergraduate Students:
High School Students:
Louis Desalvo
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High School Student, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, United States
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louis.desalvo@stu.fayette.kyschools.us
Nathan Song
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High School Student, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, United States
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nathan.song@stu.fayette.kyschools.us
Alumni:
M.S. Students:
Lucas Stevenson
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Graduate Research Assistant, 08/2025-07/2026
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First position: Aeronautical Engineer, Lockheed Martin, United States
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Current position: Aeronautical Engineer, Lockheed Martin, United States
Undergraduate Students:
Gavin Tincher
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, 01/2025-08/2026
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First position: Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, United States
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Current position: Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, United States
Michael Chapelle
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Undergraduate Research Assistant, 05/2025-08/2026
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First position: Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, United States
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Current position: Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, United States
Lucas Stevenson
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Undergraduate Research Assistant, 01/2024-08/2025
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First position: Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, United States
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Current position: Aeronautical Engineer, Lockheed Martin, United States
Kaijie Jin
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Undergraduate Research Assistant, 12/2021-08/2023
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First position: Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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Current position: Equipment Engineer, TSMC, United States