2015.07-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China; 2010. 09-2015. 06: PhD, Solid mechanics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; 2006. 9-2010. 06: BSE, Vehicle engineering, Chinese Agricultural University, China;

1. Yao Liu, Yue He, Songlin Cai, Gradient recrystallization to improve strength and ductility of medium-entropy alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021, 853, 157388. 2. Yao Liu, Yue He, Songlin Cai, Effect of gradient microstructure on the strength and ductility of medium-entropy alloy processed by severe torsion deformation, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021, 801, 140429 3. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Yan Chen, Mingyao Su, Lanhong Dai, Nanotwin-based analytical model to predict dynamics in cryogenic orthogonal machining copper, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2020, 111:3189-3205. 4. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Mingyao Su, Yunjiang Wang, Lanhong Dai, Hierarchical-microstructure based modeling for plastic deformation of partial recrystallized copper, Mechanics of Materials, 2019, 139, 103207. 5. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Gradients of Strain to Increase Strength and Ductility of Magnesium Alloys, Metals, 2019, 9, 1028. 6. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Fengguang Xu, Yunjiang Wang, Lanhong Dai, Enhancing strength without compromising ductility in copper by combining extrusion machining and heat treatment, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2019, 267, 52-60. 7. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Recrystallization-induced transition from brittle to ductile fracture in severe plastic deformed copper, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019, 755, 116-127. 8. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Xinchun Shang, Lanhong Dai, Suppression of Hopf bifurcation in metal cutting by extrusion machining, Nonlinear Dynamics, 2017, 88(1), 433-453. 9. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Xinchun Shang, Lanhong Dai, Enhancing surface integrity by high-speed extrusion machining, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2017, 89(5), 2141-2150. 10. Yao Liu, Yujie Wei, Gradient driven anomalous reversible plasticity in conventional magnesium alloys, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2016, 9, 158-164. 11. Yao Liu, Songlin Cai, Lanhong Dai, A new method for grain refinement in magnesium alloy: High speed extrusion machining, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2016, 651, 878-885. 12. Yao Liu, Yujie Wei, A polycrystal based numerical investigation on the temperature dependence of slip resistance and texture evolution in magnesium alloy AZ31B, International Journal of Plasticity, 2014, 55, 80-93. 13. Yujie Wei, Yongqiang Li, Lianchun Zhu, Yao Liu, Xianqi Lei, Guang Wang, Yanxin Wu, Zhenli Mi, Jiabin Liu, Hongtao Wang, Huajian Gao, Evading the strength-ductility trade-off dilemma in steel through gradient hierarchical nanotwins, Nature Communication, 2014, 5. 14. Yongqiang Li, Lianchun Zhu, Yao Liu, Yujie Wei, Yanxin Wu, Di Tang, Zhenli Mi, On the strain hardening and texture evolution in high manganese steels: Expetiments and numerical investigation, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2013, 61, 2588-2604. 15. Yao Liu, Wenjing Wang, Jijia Xie, Shouguang Sun, Liang Wang, Ye Qian, Yuan Meng, Yujie Wei, Microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum 5083 weldments by gas tungsten arc and gas metal arc welding, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2012, 549, 7-13.