Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thuy Dong earned an engineering degree in Bridge and Road Engineering from the University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam, in 2011, and received her Master’s degree in Physics and Applications from Université Paris 13, France, in 2012. In 2018, she earned her PhD in Mechanics from the VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.

From 2011 to January 31, 2023, she was a lecturer at the University of Transport Technology. From 2021 to January 2023, she served as Deputy Leader of the Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (MAMS) Strong Research Group at the University of Transport Technology.

Since February 2023, she has been working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Technology (IAST), Ton Duc Thang University, as a Researcher in the Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (MAMS) Laboratory. In February 2024, she was appointed Associate Professor at Ton Duc Thang University. Since September 2025, she has served as Vice Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Technology (IAST), Ton Duc Thang University.

Her main research focuses on the nonlinear static stability and dynamic analysis of plate and shell structures made of advanced composite materials, with particular emphasis on plates and shells reinforced by stiffener systems and lightweight cores under complex loading conditions.

With 39 WoS-indexed publications and an h-index of 19, she has led or participated in 6 research projects at various levels. She has successfully supervised hundreds of undergraduate students in defending their graduation projects in Construction Engineering Technology, as well as 06 master’s students who successfully defended their theses on topics related to computational mechanics and construction engineering. She has co-supervised 02 doctoral candidates in Special Construction Engineering to successful completion and is currently supervising 03 doctoral candidates in Engineering Mechanics and Computational Science.

Her long-term vision is to develop computational methods for the stability and dynamic analysis of engineering structures reinforced by stiffener systems of various shapes, based on analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical approaches; and to optimise the design of stiffener systems and complex core structures with the support of machine learning algorithms.

COMPLETED PROJECTS

National level / NAFOSTED

• Nonlinear analysis of the elastic stability of stiffened graphene-reinforced composite plates and shells, Code 107.02-2023.45, Key member, 2024–2026, accepted 06/2026.

• Nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of stiffened FGM plates and shells based on first-order and third-order shear deformation theories, Code 107.02-2015.11, PhD student, 2016–2018, accepted 08/2018. 

Institutional / Enterprise level 

• Nonlinear stability of stiffened FG-CNTRC cylindrical shells under external pressure in thermal environments, Code DT202123, Principal Investigator, 2021, accepted 10/2021.
• Nonlinear vibration analysis of FG-GRC plates under mechanical and thermal loads, Code DT181915, Principal Investigator, 2019–2020, accepted 01/2020.
• Thermoelastic stability analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates and cylindrical panels, Code DT171834, Principal Investigator, 2018, accepted 10/2018.
• Analysis of the static stability behaviour of nanocomposite dome structures, Code 283-HĐCG/2025, Principal Investigator, 2025, accepted 05/2025.

Doctoral

1. Doctoral candidate Tran Quang Minh, University of Transport Technology, 2025, dissertation title: Mechanical behaviour of stiffened composite plate–shell structures in engineering structures.
2. Doctoral candidate Do Thi Kieu My, University of Transport Technology, 2025, dissertation title: Nonlinear stability of plate and shell members of engineering structures made of corrugated-core nanocomposite sandwich
3. Doctoral candidate Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoai, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 2023–2027, dissertation title: Nonlinear stability and dynamics of nanocomposite circular plates and shallow dome-shaped shells considering stiffening solutions.
4. Doctoral candidate Phan Thi Dieu Thuy, Ton Duc Thang University, 2025–2028, dissertation title: Numerical simulation of turbulent flows arising from vortex interaction with permeable walls.
5. Doctoral candidate Nguyen Tien Dat, Ton Duc Thang University, 2026–2029, dissertation title: Development of a vortex particle method for simulating flow and heat transfer around solid bodies

Master

Successfully supervised 06 master’s students in the fields of Mechanics, Construction Engineering and Construction Management

Undergraduate

Successfully supervised approximately 200 engineering graduates in Construction Engineering

Outstanding publications

1. Dang, T. D., & Dung, D. V. (2019). A third order shear deformation theory for nonlinear vibration analysis of stiffened FGM sandwich doubly curved shallow shells with four material models. Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials, 21(4), 1316–1356. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099636217715609
2. Vu, H. N., Tran, Q. M., Pham, T. H., Vu, T. H., Bui, T. T., Nguyen, T. T. H., & Dang, T. D. (2023). A new analytical approach for nonlinear thermo-mechanical postbuckling of FG-GPLRC circular plates and shallow spherical caps stiffened by spiderweb stiffeners. Thin-Walled Structures, 193, 111296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2023.111296
3. Dang, T. D., Do, T. K. M., Vu, M. D., Le, N. L., Vu, T. H., & Vu, H. N. (2024). Nonlinear torsional buckling of corrugated core sandwich toroidal shell segments with graphene-reinforced coatings in temperature change using the Ritz energy method. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 126, 739–752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2023.11.027
4. Vu, H. N., Nguyen, T. T. H., Kieu, Q. T., Pham, T. H., & Dang, T. D. (2026). Nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling of spiderweb-stiffened sandwich FG-GPLRC spherical shells and circular plates with porous core. Acta Mechanica, 237(3), 925–947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-025-04542-z
5. Nguyen, T. T. Hoai., Dang, T. D., Cao, V. D., Nguyen, V. T., & Vu, H. N. (2026). A new semi-analytical approach for nonlinear vibration behavior of porous graphene platelet reinforced circular plates and spherical caps. Journal of Vibration and Control. Published online: 13/01/2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463251405339

Books / Book chapters / Edited proceedings

Vu Hoai Nam, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Dang Thuy Dong (2019). Nonlinear stability and dynamics of multilayer FGM shells. Publishing House for Natural Science and Technology.

Participation in organising scientific conferences and workshops

• Secretary, The 3rd International Conference on Advanced Smart Materials and Structures 2024 (ASMAS 2024)
• Secretary, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Sustainable Development (iCAMSD 2026)