PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY


Diligent and highly motivated Ph.D. candidate with seven years of specialized experiences in atomic and particle-based simulation, mixing of granular material and fabrication of functional graded material. Excellent in solid and fluid mechanics with extensive theoretical, numerical and experimental background. An excellent software engineer known for the development of the parallel computing software Particle Dynamics Parallel Simulator (PDPS), chosen for the Air Force ongoing project, and also an Android App Developer with a published App in Google Play Store.

CORE SKILLS


  • Academia Background: Solid and Fluid Mechanics, Granular Materials Mixing, Functional Graded Material
  • Research Expertise: Atomic and Particle-based Dynamics Simulation, FEM
  • Programming Experience: C++, C, Fortran, Matlab, Java, Web Development, Android


  • Parallel Computing Experience: MPI, OpenMP, Pthreads
  • Software Proficiency: ABAQUS, AutoCAD, Latex, Linux
  • Languages and Other Specialty: English and Italian, Soccer
  • EDUCATION


    Ph.D.
    Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
    Columbia University (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
    2012 - 2015

    MS.
    Mechanical Engineering
    Purdue University, (GPA: 3.8/4.0)
    2010 - 2012

    MS.
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    University of Missouri, (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
    2008 - 2010

    BS.
    Civil Eng. and Mechanics
    Huazhong University of Sci. & Tec.
    2004 - 2008

    AWARDS AND HONORS


    2014
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research Award on the Topic "Particulate Composite Mixing Processes"

    2014
    First Place of Poster Award in 2014 Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    2013
    Li Memorial Fellowship at The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University

    2010 - 2011
    Lynn Fellowship at Purdue University

    2007
    Advanced Sports Individual, Huazhong University of Sci. & Tec.

    2004 - 2005
    Excellent Student Leader, Huazhong University of Sci. & Tec.

    2001
    Third Prize of the Chinese Mathematics Olympiad at National Level

    PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE


    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Columbia University (2012 – 2015)
        • Granular particle mixing under high shear environment (Cooperating with Global Engineering and Materials, Inc, and sponsored by Air Force Office of Scientific Research Award Project: Particulate Composite Mixing Processes)
        • Particle dynamics simulation towards the fabrication of functional graded material (Sponsored by the NSF Career Award project: Energy in sustainable infrastructure – multi-scale/physical approach to a novel hybrid solar roofing panel)
        • Accelerated life testing of adhesive anchoring system
      • Purdue University (2010 – 2012)
        • Multi-scale simulation of nanoindentation
        • Design of journal bearing, tribology
      • University of Missouri (2008 – 2010)
        • Molecular dynamics simulation of laser sintering
        • A novel solution to ablation of two-layer composite with a temporal Gaussian heat flux
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Real Estate Finance, Fall 2012 and Fall 2013, Columbia University
      • Fluid Mechanics, Fall 2011, Purdue University (with teaching experience)