Dr Liya Zhao
Dec. 2015 Ph.D. in Structures & Mechanics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
PhD supervisor: Prof Yaowen Yang
Jun. 2009 B.Eng. in Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China
Research website: liyazhao-lab.com (PhD and Master (by Research) scholarships (stipend and tuition waiver) are currently available for top students)
Dr Liya Zhao is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney). She is the recipient of the ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) for 2021-2024.
She received her BEng in Civil Engineering from Tongji University in 2009, and her PhD in Stru...
- Publications
- Grants
- Teaching and Supervision
2025-2026, UNSW, Carer's Fund, Sole CI
2023, MME RIS, CI
2022, MME RIS, Sole CI
2022-2024, UNSW, MME, Start-Up
2021-2024, Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Sole CI
2021, NSW Defence Innovation Network, CI
2019, UTS Blue Sky Grant, Lead CI
2018, UTS Seed Grant, Sole CI
2018, UTS Midas teaching grant, CI
2011-2012, Nanyang Engineering Doctoral Scholarship (NEDS) Award, NTU Singapore (1 of 12 awardees in the university)
My Teaching
2023-present, Mechanics of Solids II, Course Convenor & Lecturer
2022, Introduction to Aircraft Engineering, Course Convenor & Lecturer
2018-2020, Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Subject Coordinator & Lecturer