Yifan Received the American Academy of Mechanics Early Career Presenter Fellowship June 21, 2026 Yifan Named a Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering at MIT Oct. 23, 2025 Yifan Received the 2025 SES Future Faculty Award Oct. 12, 2025 Yifan Joined Princeton as a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow July 1, 2024 Yifan Earned Her Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from UT Austin May 12, 2024