About Dr. Hyeonu Heo

Dr. Hyeonu Heo is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Akron, with expertise in computational and experimental acoustics, solid mechanics, and vibration. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Texas and completed postdoctoral research at the University of North Texas Department of Physics and The Pennsylvania State University’s Graduate Program in Acoustics. Dr. Heo’s research centers on designing innovative acoustic and elastic metamaterials for applications like tire-road noise reduction, leveraging cutting-edge 3D and 4D printing technologies.