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EDUCATION
Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60201 December 2017(anticipated) Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA 3.97/4.00 Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China, 430074 June 2016 Bachelor of Science in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering GPA 3.91/4.00 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Nano-filled Rubber using Molecular Dynamics 02/2017 - 03/2017
Model each composite (polymer chain, nano-filler, cross-linker) with course-grained method
Built up and ran simulation by stable state with assistance of LAMMPS, MATLAB, Packmol and Pizza
Analyzed mechanical properties of filled rubber system after being applied elongation Solar Windows - A Comparative Case Study 01/2017 - 03/2017
Compared multiple solar panel technologies (convention, thin-film, LSE), chose thin-film as technology applied on windows
Chose one business building in Las Vegas as research subject, calculate amount of electricity generated by solar window each year, amount of money saved from electricity, initial investment and payback time Topology Optimization in Tower Design 11/2016 - 12/2016
Specified design constraints and requirements for wooden tower
Finished 2D topology optimization of tower with TopOpt application, carried out 3D optimization via Hyperworks
Verified tower’s safety by analyzing maximal stress and strain of structure Optimization Design for Travelling Wave Thermoacoustic Heat Engine 11/2015 - 06/2016
Been familiar with work principles in thermoacoustic heat engine, set up simulation model in DeltaEC
Optimized configuration and material filled in generator of travelling wave thermoacoustic heat engine to get higher conversion efficiency by DeltaEC
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Engineering Internship Sichuan Air Separation Group 07/2015 - 08/2015
Learned essential principles of air separation, elements in air separation system.
Got involved in manufacturing process, such as mechanical part design, containers’ stress and pressure analysis. Industry Practice Huazhong University of Science and Technology 03/2014 - 06/2014
Operated various kinds of machines in practice at Industry Training Center
Coded up input files and cooperated with other group members to operate numerically-controlled machine tool when produce prototypical plastic model
Came up an initiative method to modify manufacturing track, making process more quick and efficient ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Courses: Machine Learning, Energy System, Introduction to CFD, Machine Dynamics, Robotic Manipulation Software: MATLAB, Mathematica, AutoCAD, Inventor, LAMMPS, Microsoft office Interests: Hiking, climbing, ping-pang, badminton, soccer, swim, riding, & community volunteer Bohan Zhou