Engineer Mechanical

Weiming Li, Ph.D.

*** ********** ******* ***, ***** Dame, *********@*****.*** 574-***-****

IN 46556

CAREER GOAL A well-recognized researcher in the field of Mechanical Engineering who

has been always having the passion to transfer fundamental theory into

engineering seeking the opportunity for a career breakthrough in

industry to best utilize my expertise in fluid mechanics, computational

fluid dynamics (CFD), combustion, heat transfer and thermodynamics as

well as mechanical design and control systems

SUMMARY 10+ years experience in fluid mechanics, 5+ years experience in

computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Expertise in modeling and numerical simulation of multiphase flow,

combustion and heat transfer

Experience with mechanical design, control systems and CAD/CAM

Proficient programming skills (Fortran, Matlab), experience with CFD

software

Excellent communicator and team player, quick learner

EDUCATION University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

M. S. and Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering (08/2002 - 08/2009) GPA:

3.81/4.0

Dissertation: Micromorphic theory of multiphase mixtures Advisor: Prof.

Samuel Paolucci

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

M. S. student in Engineering Mechanics (09/1999 - 06/2002)

Thesis: Numerical simulation of fluid flow and combustion in a

yellow-phosphor burning tower

North China University of Technology, Beijing, China

B. S. in Mechanical Engineering (09/1995 - 07/1999)

Thesis: Control system and overall design of an underground automatic

garage

SKILLS FORTRAN, C, Matlab, HTML, Windows, Unix/Linux, LaTeX, Microsoft Office,

Mathematica, Maple, TECPLOT, AutoCAD, COMSOL, FLUENT, Gambit, Chemkin

Fluid Mechanics, CFD, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Combustion, Heat

Transfer, Thermodynamics

Mechanical Manufacture, Mechanical Design, CAD/CAM, Design of Machinery

Elements, Testing & Sensor Technology, Electronic Techniques, Circuits,

Hydraulic Transmission, PLC

EXPERIENCE University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Postdoctoral Research Associate (08/2009 - present)

Improved a one-dimensional model of shallow water theory and performed

data analysis of three dimensional nearshore features (Project funding

~$100k)

Developed a two-phase continuum model of granular energetic mixtures and

verified its effectiveness by piston-driven experiments (Project funding

from a $2.8 million U.S. DOE energy research grant)

Research Assistant (08/2002 - 07/2009)

Developed a systematic continuum theory to model multiphase mixtures

with internal structure and applied it to model two-phase bubbly fluid

flows to demonstrate its generality and validity

Tsinghua University, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Beijing, China

Research Assistant (09/1999 - 06/2002)

Developed a three-dimensional model of turbulent combustion flow in a

yellow-phosphor burning tower, improved an efficient 3-D solver and

optimized the tower design (Project funding ~$40k)

Guangdong Feida Traffic Engineering Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China

Intern Engineer (Summer 2000)

Upgraded software of a highway toll control system, improved efficiency

(potential cost saving ~ $120k)

Amatech (China) Limited, Beijing, China

Sales Engineer (Summer 1999)

Provided technical support, communicated with clients and increased

sales (from zero to $20k)

North China University of Technology, College of Engineering, Beijing,

China

Senior design (11/1998 - 06/1999)

Designed an underground automatic garage and wrote a PLC program for its

control system

Beijing No. 1 Machine Tool Plant, Beijing, China

Intern Engineer (Summer 1997/1998)

Learned broad manufacturing processes of drilling machine, boring

machine, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) milling machine, machining

center, CNC lathe, etc.

PUBLICATIONS Weiming Li and Samuel Paolucci, "Balance laws of micromorphic multiphase

mixtures", To be submitted

Weiming Li and Samuel Paolucci, "A two-phase model of micromorphic

bubbly mixtures", To be submitted

Weiming Li, Samuel Paolucci and Joseph M. Powers, "A two-phase

micromorphic model for compressible granular materials", In preparation

Weiming Li and Samuel Paolucci, "A two-phase model of bubbly fluids", In

Proceeding of ASME-IMECE 07 (IMECE 2007-43113), Seattle, WA, USA,

November 10-16, 2007

PRESENTATIONS Samuel Paolucci, Weiming Li and Joseph M. Powers, "A two-phase

micromorphic model for compressible granular materials", The American

Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics 62nd Annual Meeting,

Minneapolis, MN, USA, November 22-24, 2009

Weiming Li and Samuel Paolucci, "Micromorphic theory of bubbly fluid

mixtures", The American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics 61st

Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, November 23-25, 2008

Weiming Li and Samuel Paolucci, "Micromorphic theory of multiphase

immiscible mixtures", The American Physical Society Division of Fluid

Dynamics 58th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, November 20-22, 2005

MEMBERSHIP AND Member of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), SAE (Society

SERVICE of Automotive Engineers), APS (American Physical Society), SIAM (Society

for Industrial and Applied Mathematics)

Reviewer: 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, SAE 2010

Powertrains Fuels & Lubricants Meeting

Vice President of NDCFA (Notre Dame Chinese Friendship Association)

Community Assistant of University Village Complex, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Intramural Sports (Basketball, Table Tennis, Football)

HONORS & Summer Fellowship, Center for Applied Mathematics, University of Notre

AWARDS Dame, 2005/2008

Guanghua Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 2000

Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Award, North China University of

Technology, 1999

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