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Xingchen Shao adnoc3@r.postjobfree.com • 702-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/xingchen-shao-299199144 • Baltimore, MD Summary

Dedicated Thermal-Fluids Engineer with more than seven years of experience studying complex fluid behavior, implementing LabView data collection programs, designing optical system, and performing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in thermal fluid machinery design. Published 7 research articles in top scientific journals as first author. Education

Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2020 – present Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering

Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 2016 – 2020

Master in Thermal Power Engineering

Beihang University, Beijing, China, 2011 – 2014

Bachelor of Engineering in Aircraft Engine Engineering Beihang University, Beijing, China, 2007 – 2011

Qualifications Summary

• Expert in thermal fluid machinery design, heat transfer simulation, image pattern recognition, microfluidics system design, AutoCAD, Solidworks, and NX Unigraphics.

• Hands on experience with LabVIEW, DAQ system, optical system, laser measurements, high speed imaging system, microscopic and SEM systems.

• Adept at leveraging Ansys Fluent to perform computational fluid dynamics (CFD) evaluating air pressure and thermal analysis on fluid machinery design.

• Demonstrated ability to write scientific reports published in top journals, including Physical Review Letters (PRL). Awards and Achievements

• Obtained the Eastman Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research in 2021.

• Successfully obtained a Clemson University research grant of over $23,000 to study hydrogel dynamics.

• Recognized multiple times by the Clemson University Blog for publishing research articles on prestigious journals.

• Obtained the Outstanding Inventor Award in 2015. Career Experience

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 2020 – Present Chemical Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar

Leveraged atomic force microscopy (AFM) to characterize the microrheology of soft coatings.

• Established a microrheology measurement protocol to characterize the spatial dependent interfacial material properties within nanoscale.

• Quantitative analysis of the lubrication force between soft coatings and rigid surfaces. Discovered the lubrication performance increased by 250% due to local deformations at the surface of soft coatings.

• Developed Labview programs to automatically control force measurements and data acquisition with high accuracy.

• Conducted image processing algorithm to characterize the material deformation magnitude in nanometer scale. Clemson University, Clemson, SC 2016 – 2020

Graduate Research Assistant

Non-contact rheology measurement techniques are developed by characterize the interfacial dynamics on complex fluids.

• Implemented a helium-neon laser measurement system to measure the surface vibrational frequencies on hydrogels.

• Designed a highly collimated optical system to visualize the surface patterns on hydrogels. The images of the surface patterns on gels were presented in the Gallery of Fluid Motion in Atlanta Convention Center in 2018.

• Developed image processing algorithms to quantify the oscillation amplitude of gels drops.

• Engineered an ultrasonic levitation setup and control the system with a LabView software module to study the surface rheology on complex fluid droplets.

• Collaborated remotely with Italian researchers to publish two papers in prominent journals.

• Published “Elastocapillary transition in gel drop oscillations” as first author in Physical Review Letters.

• Published “Surface wave pattern formation in a cylindrical container” as first author in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine, Shanghai, China 2014 – 2016 Engineer, Project Manager

Designed a commercial aircraft engine bearing chamber using Ansys Fluent to perform CFD. Calculated the flow field and temperature distribution within the bearing chamber to determine sealing performance. Fine-tuned a fireproof simulation protocol via CFD.

• Acquired four patents for bearing chamber structures between 2015 and 2016.

• Executed a $750,000 engine fireproofing research project as the Principal Investigator.

• Managed construction of a 1:1 scale commercial aircraft engine fireproof platform. P a g e 2 2

Publication list

1. X. Shao, P. Wilson, J.B. Bostwick, and J.R. Saylor “Viscoelastic effects in circular edge waves” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 919, A18 (2021).

2. X. Shao, P. Wilson, J.R. Saylor, and J.B. Bostwick “Surface wave pattern formation in a cylindrical container” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915, A19 (2021).

3. X. Shao, S. Fredericks, J.R. Saylor, and J.B. Bostwick “Elastocapillary transition in gel drop oscillations” Physical Review Letters 123, 188002 (2019).

4. X. Shao, C. Gabbard, J.B. Bostwick, and J.R. Saylor “On the role of meniscus geometry in capillary wave generation” Experiments in Fluids, 62, 59 (2021).

5. S. Wu, M. Raihan, L. Song, X. Shao, J.B. Bostwick, L. Yu, X. Pan, and X. Xuan “Polymer effects on viscoelastic fluid flows in a planar constriction microchannel” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 290, 104508 (2021). 6. X. Shao, S. Fredericks, J.R. Saylor, and J.B. Bostwick “A method for determining surface tension, viscosity, and elasticity of gels via ultrasonic levitation of gel drops” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 147 2488

(2020).

7. X. Shao, G. Bevilacqua, P. Ciarletta, J.R. Saylor, and J.B. Bostwick “Experimental observation of Faraday waves in soft gels” Physical Review E, 102, 060602(R) (2020) 8. G. Bevilacqua, X. Shao, J.R. Saylor, J.B. Bostwick, and P. Ciarletta “Faraday waves in soft elastic solids” Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 476-******** (2020)

9. P. Jagdale, D. Li, X. Shao, J.B. Bostwick, and X. Xuan “Fluid rheological effects on the flow of polymer solutions in a contraction-–expansion microchannel'” Micromachines 11 (3), 278 (2020) [Special issue on `Rheology and Complex Fluid Flows in Microfluidics’]

10. D. Li, X. Shao, J.B. Bostwick, and X. Xuan “Particle separation in xanthan gum solutions” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 23, 125 (2019).

11. X. Shao, J. R. Saylor, and Joshua B. Bostwick, “Extracting the surface tension of soft gels from elastocapillary wave behavior.” Soft matter 14.36 (2018): 7347-7353. [Back cover image] Conference Presentation

1. “Rheological measurements of gels via ultrasonic levitation of gel drops”. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. Seattle, WA, November 2019.

2. "Experimental investigation Faraday wave onset in viscoelastic materials." APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. Seattle, WA, November 2019.

3. “Emergence of azimuthal modes in edge waves" APS, Gallery of Fluid Motion, GA, November 2018. 4. “Frequency response of edge waves in soft viscoelastic materials" APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. Atlanta, GA, November 2018.

5. “Gel surface tension measurement via forced drop oscillation in an ultrasonic standing wave field” APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. Atlanta, GA, November 2018. 6. “Elasto-capillary waves on ultra-soft solids exhibit dispersion" APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. Denver, CO, November 2017.

Invited Talk

1. “Surface wave patterns in a cylindrical container” GSR Seminar. Clemson University, Sep 2020. 2. “Pattern formation and elasto-capillary effect in hydrogel” CAMP Seminar. Pennsylvania State University, May 2020.

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