Yipeng Liu is a Master’s student in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Prior to this, Yipeng graduated from the University of California, Irvine, with Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. During undergraduate, he had a couple of research experiences involving hybrid-electric vehicle Energy Management Strategies, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) on automotives, and Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD). Meanwhile, he was also contributing as an aerodynamic structures and propulsion engineer in the UCI Design Build Fly (DBF) competition team.

Since joining UMich and IDEAS Lab, his research has focused on model-based cycling degradation integration and analysis of lithium-ion batteries (NMC & LFP). His work includes predicting and estimating battery State of Health (SoH) during flight cycles, monitoring capacity fade caused by stress factors, and conducting system-level sizing and optimization for regional hybrid-electric aircraft battery systems to balance performance and longevity. Additionally, he studies and analyzes dynamic charging strategies designed to extend battery lifespan and models for operational costs throughout battery lifecycles.

Also, to continue the interest in DBF competition, he engaged in the M-Fly Aero Design team, propulsion sub-team.

Outside the professional life, Yipeng likes snowboarding, music, video production, calligraphy(chinese), rock climbing, and traveling.