SES 2026 technical track
Yupeng Zhang co-organizes a technical track on data-driven methods for inelastic mechanics at the Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting.
Lab811 website launches
We are building the group website and establishing Lab811's research program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Himal Sapkota joins the group
Himal Sapkota joins Lab811 as a PhD student.
Metal additive manufacturing capability comes online
Lab811's metal additive manufacturing laboratory opens in Engineering Building E0040, with a Xact Metal XM200G laser powder bed fusion system, nitrogen supply, powder handling, and specimen preparation equipment.
Prateek Neupane joins the group
Prateek Neupane joins Lab811 as a PhD student.
Lab811 begins at SIU
Yupeng Zhang joins Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a tenure-track Assistant Professor and launches Lab811.
Summer visiting researchers
We hosted two visiting PhD candidates, Ahmed Ismail from the University of New Hampshire and Pearl Tetteh from the University of New Mexico, at UCLA for summer research projects.
Abstract accepted for SES 2026
Our abstract was accepted for the Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting at Purdue University.
NSF National AI Research Resource award
Yupeng Zhang receives an NSF NAIRR award as single PI, supporting research on machine learning for mechanics.