Andrew Lee

Assistant Professor

Dr. Andrew Lee’s research focuses on leveraging the actuation and sensing capabilities of active materials to develop deployable and reconfigurable structures which are multifunctional. The aim is to design structural systems and architectures that can adapt to dynamic environments through self-shaping and monitoring. He is particularly interested in lightweight space structures, thin-ply composite materials, dynamical and vibrational systems, and elastic instabilities. 

Dr. Lee received his B.S.E., M.S.E., and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining NC State, he was a postdoctoral scholar in the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology. Previously he was also a mechanical engineer at Raytheon Technologies.  

 

Publications

Continuum Modeling for Deployable Space Trusses with Collapsible Tubular Masts
Geiger, D. A., Nash, C. D., Ghosh, R., Lee, A. J., & Fernandez, J. M. (2026, January 8), AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-0801
Extension of cross-well bandwidths for bistable piezoelectric plate oscillators
Lee, A. J., Kopetz, A., & Inman, D. J. (2026, April 13), Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389x261439243
Integration of Origami-Inspired Folding into Deployable Composite Shells
Deardorff, S. B., & Lee, A. J. (2026, January 8), AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-1042
Optical sensing of deployment dynamics in composite shell structures with fiber Bragg gratings
Daye, J. G., Marashi, C., Lee, A. J., & Peters, K. (2026, March 1), Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ae4e72
Characterization of Nonlinear Vibrations in Composite Tape Spring Hinges
Shabeer, S., Kopetz, A., Geiger, D., & Lee, A. J. (2025, January 3), AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-0814
Deployment of bistable composite tape springs with non-uniform curvatures
Sattari, M., Daye, J. G., & Lee, A. J. (2025, May 12), Composite Structures, Vol. 367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119235
Nonlinear Vibrations from Local Shell Buckling in Composite Tape Spring Hinges
Shabeer, S., Kopetz, A., Geiger, D., & Lee, A. J. (2025, January 1), International Journal of Solids and Structures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2026.114031
Optimal Cable-Stayed Forms for Pretensioned Space Structures
Daye, J. G., Lee, A. J., Griffee, C., & Scalice, N. (2025, April 15), AIAA Journal, Vol. 4. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.j065303
Uncoiling Deployment of Bistable Composite Booms With Elliptical, Parabolic, and Catenary Profiles
Sattari, M., Daye, J. G., & Lee, A. J. (2025, January 3), AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-0811
Uncoiling deployment of thin-shell composite booms with piezoelectric actuation
Daye, J. G., & Lee, A. J. (2025, January 6), Smart Materials and Structures. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ada650

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Andrew Lee