Binru Yang
Binru Yang studied Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology at TU Dresden. Her previous diploma thesis was about adapting structure to certain conditions via finite element analysis.
Before and after that in other projects, she practiced with composite manufacturing methods and mechanism design for concrete movements.
Binru was a PhD Candidate in the Project Material Form Function. In her thesis, she studies tessellated structures in biology and collaborates with other disciplines, such as architecture and material science.
Material Form Function (Alumni Associated Member)
Cluster of Excellence
»Matters of Activity«
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sophienstr. 22a
10178 Berlin
Articles
Ciecierska-Holmes, J., Rosenthal, N., Wölfer, J., Rasehorn, F., Yang, B., Van Le, M., Eigen, L., Nyakatura, J. A., Dean, M. N. 2025. »Tiled material systems: Exploring biodiversity and multifunctionality of a universal and structural motif.« PNAS Nexus, 4 (11)
https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf046
Yang, B., Knötel, D., Ciecierska‐Holmes, J., Wölfer, J., Chaumel, J., Zaslansky, P., Baum, D., Fratzl, P., Dean, M. N. 2024. »Growth of a Tessellation: Geometric rules for the Development of Stingray Skeletal Patterns.« Advanced Science, 11 (48)
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202407641
Teaching & Courses
Dierichs, K., Farmer, J., Rasehorn, F., Stoll, M., Bonavia, E., Dean, M., Eder, M., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Wenig, C., Yang, B., Nyakatura, J. A. Designing Matter 2 - From Tile to Tessellation. Seminar. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. 18 October 2021 - 15 February 2022.
Podcasts & Videos
Rasehorn, F., Zwick, C., Petruschat, J., Dean, M., Yang, B., Rosenthal, N., Nyakatura, J. A., Van Le, M.-L. Tessellated Material Systems - A workflow towards designing surfaces with distinct kinematic properties. Video. 4 minutes, 24 February 2021.
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/524787023