Dr. Yirong Lin is currently a Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Lin's research interests fall in design, fabrication, and characterization of advanced multifunctional material systems for embedded pressure sensing (Department of Energy), structural health monitoring (Department of Energy), wireless temperature sensing (Department of Energy vibration and energy harvesting and storage. His research encompasses micromechanics modeling, materials synthesis, structural characterization and device evaluation. Materials systems including metamateirals, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, graphene, nanocomposites, and carbon fiber composites are currently being investigated.