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Kon‐Well Wang

University of Michigan · US
Area of research
Civil and Structural Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids, Structural Analysis and Optimization, and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research.
h-index
32
citations
4,918
works
184
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Roadmap on embodying mechano-intelligence and computing in functional materials and structures
Smart Materials and Structures 2025cited by 16position: lastdoi
Cellular Automata Inspired Multistable Origami Metamaterials for Mechanical Learning
Advanced Science 2023cited by 40position: lastdoi
Discriminative Transition Sequences of Origami Metamaterials for Mechanologic
Advanced Intelligent Systems 2022cited by 30position: lastdoi
Magneto-origami structures: engineering multi-stability and dynamics via magnetic-elastic coupling
Smart Materials and Structures 2019cited by 57position: lastdoi
Planar locomotion of earthworm-like metameric robots
The International Journal of Robotics Research 2019cited by 50position: lastdoi
Architected Origami Materials: How Folding Creates Sophisticated Mechanical Properties
Advanced Materials 2018cited by 310position: lastdoi
A review of the recent research on vibration energy harvesting via bistable systems
Smart Materials and Structures 2013cited by 1,325position: lastdoi

Grants

Harnessing Topological Wave Dynamics and Physical Computing for the Embodiment of Intelligence in Mechanical Metamaterials
NSF2527785$488,4632025–2028PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Creating System Level Intelligence by Harvesting the Physical Reservoir Computing Power in Origami
NSF2328523$478,8232024–2027PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Embedded Mechano-Intelligence for Soft Robotics
NSF2314560$454,0202023–2026PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Understanding and Harnessing Complex Dynamics of Coupled Mechanical-Electrical System for an Improved Vibration Energy Harvesting
NSF1661568$374,2062017–2021PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Frequency Selective Structures for High Sensitivity/High Resolution Damage Identification via Impediographic Tomography
NSF1232436$240,0002012–2016PIRePORTER
EFRI-BSBA: Learning from Plants -- Biologically-Inspired Multi-Functional Adaptive Structural Systems
NSF0937323$2,050,0002009–2014PIRePORTER
SST - Multifunctional Adaptive Piezoelectric Sensory System for Structural Damage Detection
NSF0848166$109,8822008–2010PIRePORTER
SST - Multifunctional Adaptive Piezoelectric Sensory System for Structural Damage Detection
NSF0529029$233,0002005–2008PIRePORTER
ITR: An Agent-Based Negotiation Framework for the Robust Design of Active-Passive Hybrid Piezoelectric Vibration Control Networks
NSF0218597$350,0002003–2006PIRePORTER
Simultaneous Vibration Confinement and Disturbance Rejection Through Electromechanical Tailoring of Piezoeletric Networks
NSF0099827$178,2652001–2004PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Hongbin Fang · Fudan University5 papers (2018–2023)Zuolin Liu · Fudan University2 papers (2022–2023)Ryan L. Harne · Pennsylvania State University2 papers (2013–2025)Jonathan B. Hopkins · University of California, Los Angeles1 papers (2025–2025)Lance P. Hyatt · Pennsylvania State University1 papers (2025–2025)Suyi Li · Virginia Tech1 papers (2018–2018) · 1 papers (2019–2019) · 1 papers (2018–2018)Jordan R. Raney · California Institute of Technology1 papers (2025–2025)Andres F. Arrieta · Purdue University West Lafayette1 papers (2025–2025)Daniel J. Preston · Rice University1 papers (2025–2025)Tse-Shao Chang · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor1 papers (2019–2019)Aniket Pal · Purdue University West Lafayette1 papers (2025–2025)Barbara Mazzolai · Delft University of Technology1 papers (2025–2025)Metin Sitti · Nanyang Technological University1 papers (2025–2025)Michael D. Dickey · North Carolina State University1 papers (2025–2025) · 1 papers (2025–2025) · 1 papers (2025–2025)Jian Xu · Fudan University1 papers (2023–2023)Qiguang He · Chinese University of Hong Kong1 papers (2025–2025)