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.
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
Ph.D. student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
08/2022 - present
Research Topic: Composite structures
Mahdi, Mohammed Abir
Master student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
08/2022 - present
Research Topic: Additive manufacturing structures
Dutta, Soumik
Master student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
01/2023 - present
Research Topic: Composite structures
James, Cheh
Researcher
07/2023 - present
Leicht, Adam
Undergraduate Research Assistant
08/2022 - present
Research topic: Manufacturing and testing of 3D printed structures
Huff, Josiah
Undergraduate in Aerospace Engineering
10/2022 - present
Freshman Research Scholar
Research topic: Development of rapid material testing framework
Former Member(s)
Pham, Brandon
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 09/2021 - 08/2022
Research topic: Experiments and analysis of 3D printed sandwich panels
Current: Tinker Air Force Base (AFB)