PING LU

*** **** ****** ***. **, Tuscaloosa, AL *5401 Phone: 205-***-**** Email:acbmvk@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering The University of Alabama, USA, 10/2013 (GPA: 3.83/4.0)

Ph.D. Mechanical Design and Theory Wuhan University of Technology, China, 12/2008 (GPA: 3.87/4.0)

M.S. Mechanical Design and Theory Wuhan University of Technology, China, 07/2004 (GPA: 3.85/4.0)

B.S. Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Wuhan University of Technology, China, 07/2001 (GPA: 3.80/4.0)

HONORS AND AWARDS

1 book chapter and over 23 peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings as a graduate student

Graduate Council Fellowship (5% campus-wide awarded),The University of Alabama (2011)

Liangliang Sheng Fellowship (1% campus-wide awarded), WUT (1999)

Scholarship for Excellent Undergraduate Students(7% campus-wide awarded), WUT (1998, 2000)

EXPERTISE

Manufacturing Processes: turning, drilling, milling, grinding, casting, forming, inject molding, burnishing, shot peening,

laser shock peening, laser cutting, EBAM, friction stir spot welding, extrusion, rotational molding, fused deposition modeling

Material Processing: Al alloy, SiC metal matrix, plastic matrix composite, CFPR, steel, Titanium alloy

Hands-on: CNC lathes, grinder, FDM machine, CMM

Strain gage, current clamp, power analyzer, oscilloscopes, force sensor, AE sensor, spectrum analyzers

Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray, surface profilometer, hardness tester

CAD/CAE/CAM: AutoCAD, Unigraphics (NX), Pro/E, Solidworks, Ansys, Abaqus, Hypermesh, FeatureCAM

FEA: ABAQUS/ANSYS linear and nonlinear structural and thermal stress analysis

Material Characterization & Testing: Microstructure, residual stress, fatigue, corrosion, surface finish

Statistical & Programming Tools: Microsoft Office, Matlab, Minitab, NC/G-code, C++, FORTRAN, Python

Design For Manufacturability/Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing/Quality Control/Statistical Process Control

EXPERIENCE

Summer Research Intern - General Motors R&D Center, Warren, MI (05/2011-08/2011)

Visiting Scientist - General Motors R&D Center, Warren, MI (07/2010-08/2010)

Worked with GM global research labs to advance reliability of CVD diamond-coated cutting tools

• Designed tests to evaluate cutting tool reliability

• Developed a 3D finite element model to simulate scratch testing

• Prepared technical documents, manuscript, presentation and results in external publication

NSF Funded Graduate Research Assistant- The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (01/2009-10/2013)

• Performed CNC machining on composite matrix and Al alloy using diamond-coated tools

• Characterized surface finish, microstructure, residual stress and mechanical properties of cutting inserts

• Instrumented electro-mechanical system and conducted data acquisition and processing for tool wear

• Performed finite element analysis for diamond-coated tool, temporomandibular joint implant and EBAM process

Graduate Research Assistant- Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China (09/2004-12/2008)

• Analyzed the grinding efficiency and mechanism in magnetic fluid grinding steel ball

• Optimized the lubrication performance for a kind of cellular material

• Performed structure optimization and thermal stress analysis for disc brake components and engine valves

CURRICULUM PROJECTES/LABS

Chip Thickness and Cutting Force Evaluation under 2D Orthogonal Machining

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Structure Analysis of the Back Support of One Type of Chairs

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