Seeking a full time permanent position where multiple years of experience and skills in mechanical design, heat transfer, thermal design/analysis, finite element method, and finite difference method can contribute.
QULIFICATIONS
• PhD. in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on thermal/fluid sciences and EIT certified.
• Strong software development skills and proficient in programming with C/C++ and FORTRAN.
• Rich experience in using CAD, CAE, and FEA tools such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, COSMOS, ICEPAK etc to conduct mechanical design, modeling, thermal design/simulation and analysis .
• Experience in experimental data acquisition, analysis and technical reports writing.
• Successful experience in team working and presenting at technical conferences.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Advanced courses taken: intermediate heat transfer, numerical heat transfer, convection heat transfer, advanced thermodynamics, thermal design of electronic equipment, mechanical design, heat exchangers design, analysis and optimization of thermal system, NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, APPLIED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING etc.
EXPERIENCE
University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV
July 2006 –Present Graduate Research Assistant
Thesis project investigates flow boiling enhancements with novel structured porous surface and highly flammable, explosive, hard to seal working fluids, with potential applications to high-flux cooling.
• Designed the complete experiment scheme.
• Implemented thermal and mechanical design of test facilities with SolidWorks/COSMOS.
• Hands-on experience with diffusion bonding, electric plating, chemical cleaning, plumbing, instrumentation, pressure, temperature and flow sensors, testing etc.
• Successfully solved challenging issues and built up a reliable experiment system.
• Developed automated robust LabVIEW control algorithm for data acquisition and reduction etc.
• Conducted flow boiling experiments under pressure ranging from 1 to 5bar.
• Coded MathCAD program to conduct Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis.
• Experimental data analysis and heat transfer modeling (in progress).
Institute of High Energy Physics(IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
April 2003 – June 2006 Mechanical Engineer
Work focusing on building a brand-new cryogenic system (from start to finish) for superconducting magnets used in Beijing Electron Positron Collider II project.
• Involved in mechanical design of cryogenic valve-boxes and cryogenic system layout drawing.
• Completed thermal analysis and simulation with Aspen Plus and ANSYS.
• Procured cryogenic Dewars, valves, couplings, instruments/sensors worth more than $800,000.
• Coordinated the manufacturing of cryogenic valve-boxes and transferlines in factories.
• Led and built oxygen monitor and alarm system and video surveillance system.
• Drafted and set up cryogenic lab operating manual and safety rules.
• Trained and Certified user of cryogenic valves and bayonet couplings.
• Experienced in operating Linde TCF-50 helium liquefiers and training new staff.
• Volunteered technical translator and digital technician (PC managers).
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics(BUAA) Beijing, China
September 2000 – March 2003 Graduate Research Assistant
Thesis project studies flow and heat transfer characteristics of rectangular microchannel heat sink with FC-72 and/or Ethanol solution as working fluids for cooling electronics.
• Won outstanding thesis award, awarded to fewer than 3% graduate student.
• Designed and successfully built a workable experimental test rig.
• Completed heat transfer experiment with distilled water, Ethanol solution, and FC-72 as working fluids in microchannels.
• Analyzed and correlated experimental data for heat transfer and flow resistance.
ANSYS China Beijing, China
July 2001 – September 2001 Internship
Provided customer training and service for ANSYS China’s clients
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) Chengdu, China
July 1999 – August 1999 Internship
CAIG is the leading fighter aircraft manufacturer in China
Selected Projects Experience
• Design a solar collector (single-cover and two-cover system) to be used in Reno, NV, to deliver a useful energy of 600kWh in January (Solar Energy class project, Spring 2008).
• Generate Pressure-Enthalpy chart for ammonia (NH3) gas given two independent state parameters (Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics class project, Fall 2001).
• Numerically assess (using finite difference methods) the windshield anti-ice performance for a certain type aircraft (Bachelor Thesis Project, 2000).
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV
• PhD. in Mechanical Engineering Summer 2010(expected)
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Beijing, China
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering March 2003
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering July 2000
PUBLICATIONS
THREE(3) Journal papers (Cited by 16).
THREE(3) Conference papers( including 2 presented in San Francisco and Reno respectively).
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Proficient in software packages: MS office, SolidWorks/COSMOSWorks/COSMOSFloWorks, Catia, CAXA, ANSYS, ICEPAK, Fluent, Gambit, LabVIEW, Tecplot, MathCAD, Engineering Equation Solver(EES), Origin, AutoCAD, Aspen Plus, SmartDraw, ImageJ, PhotoShop.
• Versed in programming with FORTRAN, C, C++, VC++, and HTML.
• Expert knowledge and experience in installation, management and maintenance of PCs.
HONORS and AWARDS
• GRC Best Presentation Award (2009)
• Outstanding Thesis Award and Scholarship (top 3%) (2003)
• Outstanding Graduate Student Honor and Scholarship (2001)
• The First Class Renmin Scholarship (1999&1998)
• The Second Class English Contest Award (1998)
• Zhai Kebin Scholarship (1997)
ACTIVITIES
• Reviewer for ASME: JHT, and JEHT (2009 - Present)
• Vice President of Chinese Students and Scholars' Federation (2006 - 2007)
• Class President (1996 - 1997)
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