Principal Investigator (PI): Wei Zhao
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Dr. Wei Zhao is currently an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. He earned his PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). Following the completion of his PhD training, Dr. Zhao gained valuable experience as a research associate/scientist at Virginia Tech. Dr. Zhao has a wide range of research interests in structures and materials, aeroelasticity, and multidisciplinary design optimization. His research work in airplane multidisciplinary design, analysis and optimization has been reviewed by Aerospace America annual review in 2017 and 2019. Dr. Zhao is a senior member of of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics). He is also an elected member of both AIAA Structures Technical Committee and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Structure Material Technical Committee.
Education:
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Professional Experiences:
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Aug. 2021 - present
Research Associate/Scientist, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2017-2021
Group Members
Prince, Md Raqibul Hasan
John Brammer Graduate Research Fellowship
Graduate Student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
08/2022 - present
Research Topic: Composite structures
Dutta, Soumik
Graduate Student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
01/2023 - present
Research Topic: Composite structures
Cheh, James
Graduate Student
07/2023 - present
Research topic: Net/Space structures
Arnob Das
Graduate Student
05/2024 - Present
Research topic: Robotic arm assisted 3D Printing
Soroosh Farsiani
PhD Student (Affiliated)
07/2023 - present
Research topic: Robot-arm assisted advanced manufacturing
Former Member(s)
Mahdi, Mohammed Abir
Master Student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
08/2022 - 06/2024
Research Topic: Latticed structures
(Phd Student at Purdue University)
Leicht, Adam
Undergraduate Research Assistant
08/2022 - 01/2024
Research topic: Manufacturing and testing of 3D printed structures
Jenna Jones
10/2023 - 04/2024
Freshman Research Scholar
Research topic: Robotic arm assisted rapid material testing
Huff, Josiah
Undergraduate in Aerospace Engineering
10/2022 - 12/2023
Freshman Research Scholar
Research topic: Rapid material testing
Henry Haslam
10/2023 - 01/2024
Freshman Research Scholar
Research topic: Robotic arm assisted composite manufacturing
Brandon Pham
Undergraduate Research Assistant
09/2021 - 08/2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
09/2021 - 08/2022
Research topic: Experiments and analysis of 3D printed sandwich panels
Current: Tinker Air Force Base (AFB)