Speakers

Prof. Ramesh Agarwal

Washington University in St. Louis Campus, USA

Biography:

Over a period of 45 years, Professor Agarwal has worked in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Computational Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and Electromagnetics, Computational Aeroacoustics, Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization, Rarefied Gas Dynamics and Hypersonic Flows, Bio-Fluid Dynamics, and Flow and Flight Control. More recently, he has devoted some of his efforts in nanotechnology and renewable energy systems - in particular wind, solar and biomass. He is the author and coauthor of over 600 publications and serves on the editorial board of more than 20 journals. He has given many plenary, keynote and invited lectures at various national and international conferences in over 60 countries worldwide. Professor Agarwal continues to serve on many professional, government, and industrial advisory committees.

Professor Agarwal is a Fellow of 23 societies including: American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), American Academy of Mechanics (AAM), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA), Institute of Pysics (IOP), UK, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Energy Institute (EI), Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Academy of Science of St. Louis, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), etc. and World Innovation Foundation (WIF). He has received many honors and awards for his research contributions including the ASME Fluids Engineering Award (2001), ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2006), Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Award (2007), AIAA Aerodynamics Award (2008), AIAA/SAE 2009 William Littlewood Lecture Award (2009), James B. Eads Award of Academy of Science of St. Louis (2009), ASEE/AIAA John Leland Atwood Award (2009), SAE Clarence Kelly Johnson Award (2009), SAE Franklin W. Kolk Award (2009), AIAA Lindbergh Award (2010), SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award (2013), SAE Excellence in Engineering Education Award, SAE International Medal of Honor (2015) and AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award (2015) among many others.

Prof. Wanji Chen

Shenyang Aerospace University, China

Biography:

Wanji Chen, Professor, Dalian University of Technology (promoted to professor in 1987, doctoral supervisor in 1990, second professor in 2006), retired in November 2006, Shenyang University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (professor), currently director of the Institute of Structural Analysis of Aircraft, Shenyang University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, director of the Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis and Simulation of Aircraft Composites in Liaoning Province, continuing to recruit PhD students in solid mechanics, computational mechanics, computational mathematics, etc.. He is currently the director of the Institute of Structural Analysis of Aircraft of Shenyang University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the director of the Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis and Simulation of Aircraft Composites in Liaoning Province, and he continues to recruit PhD students in solid mechanics, computational mechanics and computational mathematics at Dalian University of Technology. His research areas are composite laminates and aircraft composite structure integral-local higher order theory; mathematical programming method in nonlinear mechanics; finite-view coupled stress/strain gradient theory and finite elements; finite-view modified coupled stress laminates theory. Successively proposed the finite element hybrid method for solving elastic contact problems, generalized hybrid element, refined hybrid element, refined incoherent element method, geometric nonlinear incoherent model, nonlinear complementary algorithm for contact problems, strong piecewise test condition for incoherent elements, non-smooth algorithm and immovable point method for contact problems, finite element augmented piecewise test, Mindlin plate unit, convergence test function for even-stressed finite elements, and other convergence test functions for the analysis of aircraft composite structures. Integral-local higher order theory for structural analysis of aircraft composites. He has published 206 papers in domestic and international journals (including 105 papers in SCI), and 60 papers (including 48 papers in SCI) since he came to Shenyang Airline in 2007. Among the papers published, there are 7 papers in Chinese science and 23 papers in IJNME (Top Journal), which has the highest impact factor in computational mechanics.

Prof. Hui Ma

Northeastern University, China

Biography:

Hui Ma, Doctor of Engineering, CPC member, Northeastern University, third-class professor, doctoral supervisor, is now working in the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation. 2008, August to March 2011, engaged in postdoctoral research work at Shenyang Blower Group Co., co-supervisor Prof. Lang Ziqiang; Excellent postdoctoral fellowship in Liaoning Province in 2010; Selected for "Ministry of Education's New Century Talent Support Program" in 2011; Selected for Liaoning Province's "One Hundred Million Talent Project" in 2018; Selected for "Xingliao Talent Program" in 2018. In 2018, he was selected as one of the top young talents under the "Xingliao Talent Program."  In 2020, he was selected as one of the second batch of Liaoning academic geese; in 2023, he was selected as one of the "Global Highly Cited Scientists" (in the field of engineering) by Corevision; and in 2021/2022, he was selected as one of the "Highly Cited Scholars" by Elsevier China. In 2023, he will be selected as one of the "Global Highly Cited Scientists" (in the field of engineering) by Corevision and as one of the "Highly Cited Scholars in China" by Elsevier in 2021 and 2022. His research interests include: (1) rotating machinery dynamics and digital twins; (2) intelligent diagnosis and life prediction of rotating machinery; and (3) aero-engine piping system dynamics and vibration control.

Prof. Jin Zhou

Xi' an Jiaotong University, China

Biography:

Jin Zhou, National Young Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Honorary  Research Fellow of the University of Liverpool . Dr. Zhou graduated from the University of Liverpool, UK, and has been working at the University of Cambridge and Imperial CollegeofScience and Technology. His research interests include impact dynamics of aerospace composites, lightweight structural design optimization, advanced manufacturing and rapid prototyping theory, and his main achievements have been published in Composites Science and Technology, Composite Structures, Composite Part B and other well-known journals in the field of composites. He has received engineering applications in lightweight impact-resistant and energy-absorbing structures for commercial airliners and additive manufacturing. He worked as a Senior Structural Engineer in the UK industry, leading industrial R&D projects in structural mechanics optimization and friction welding additive manufacturing, and obtaining industrial technology licenses in several countries.

Prof. Peixin Gao

Yantai University, China

Biography:

In recent years, he has presided over one top-level project and one youth project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has participated in more than 10 projects, including the GF973 project, the "13th Five-Year Plan" equipment pre-research field fund project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shandong Province's major scientific and technological innovation project, etc. He has published more than 20 high-level academic papers. He has published more than 20 high-level academic papers, including one highly cited paper in ESI. He has been authorized 8 national invention patents and participated in obtaining 1 second prize of Shandong Province Science and Technology Progress Award in 2022.

Assoc. Prof. Zhaoye Qin

Tsinghua University, China 

Biography:

Zhaoye Qin is a Ph.D. supervisor and long term associate professor at Tsinghua University. His research interests include rotating machinery dynamics and fault diagnosis, spacecraft dynamics and cushioning design, complex nonlinear system dynamics and control, new composite materials, and vibration energy capture. He has presided over a number of national, provincial and ministerial projects, such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Beijing Natural Science Foundation of China, the key project of the Two Machines Basic Science Center, and the sub-projects of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, etc. He has published more than 70 SCI papers as the first/corresponding authors in the related fields, including 6 hot papers, 16 highly cited papers, 1 most influential international paper in China, with more than 3000 citations in the SCI, and more than 20 authorized invention patents, and he has been awarded a number of patents. He has been authorized more than 20 invention patents, and has been selected as one of the highly cited scholars in China by Elsevier, and has been awarded the Youth Science and Technology Award of China Society of Vibration Engineering, and the Second Prize of Science and Technology of China Society of Vibration Engineering.

Assoc. Prof. Junzhe Lin

Northeastern University, China

Biography:

Lin Junzhe, Doctor of Engineering, Associate Professor, Master Supervisor. Director of the Institute of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Technology, Deputy Director of Department of Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering. He is mainly engaged in the research of mechatronic design and intelligent control, hydraulic vibration suppression, and active control. He has presided over or participated in more than 10 horizontal and vertical projects, applied for more than 20 invention patents, utility model patents, and software copyrights, and published more than 30 papers. He has been awarded three scientific and technological awards, including the Second Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress by the Ministry of Education, the Second Prize of Technical Invention by the Chinese Society of Vibration Engineering, the Second Prize of Technical Invention by Liaoning Provincial Technology Invention and the Third Prize of Teaching Achievements by Liaoning Provincial Teaching Achievements, and the Second Prize of Teaching Achievements by Northeastern University, the second prize for teaching achievements of Northeastern University, "Excellent Teacher of Northeastern University", "Northeastern University May 4th Youth Medal", "Excellent Graduation Design Instructor of Northeastern University ", "Northeastern University Outstanding Class Instructor" and other honors.

Assoc. Prof. Jingyu Zhai

Dalian University of Technology. China