Welcome to the research group website of Dr. Xianqiao (XQ) Wang at the University of Georgia. The ultimate goal of our research is to understand the fundamental principles that control mechanical propoerties and behavior of materials in both engineering and biology by virtue of theoretical analyses, computational modelings, and experimental investigations. Our current research mainly focuses on mechanics of 2D nanomaterials and nanostructures; mechanical principles of cortical folding; mechanics of hierarchical structures in biological materials such as bone, shell and nacre; bio-inorganic interfaces; mechanics of cell and nanoparticle interactions; instability of soft matters etc. You will find more in-depth information about our ongoing projects and cutting-edge results in the Research and Publication pages.