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Lei Zuo, Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/20/2019
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Lei Zuo, ASME Fellow, Professor, J. R. Jones III Faculty Fellow
Director, Energy Harvesting and Mechatronics Research Lab
Director, NSF I/UCRC Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA 24061
Email: [email protected], Phone: (540) 231-7270, Cell: (847) 287-6887
Quick Highlights:
• Awards: 2017 ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award/Medal (for “eminent achievement in the design
or invention of a product which is universally recognized as an important advance in machine
design”); 2015 ASME Thar Energy Design Award (for “pioneering research in energy engineering,
especially at large energy scale”); 2015 and 2011 R&D 100 Awards (for the 100 most significant
technology innovations of the year in the word); 2014 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award
• Funding: $14.5M (70 projects) in total as PI and co-PI since 2008 ($12M as PI, my share $9.4M).
At VT: $10.4M (44 projects) in total as PI and co-PI ($9M as PI, my share $7M).
• Publications: 273 papers in journals and conferences (113 in journals), including six best paper and
two best student paper awards. H-index 33, i10-index 95, Google citations over 5000.
• Advising: advising 8 PhD students, 7 MS students, 2 postdocs; graduated 12 PhDs (3 became
faculty) and 45 MS (21 with thesis & 24 with projects); advised 11 postdocs (4 are faculty),
mentored 150+ BS, and 10 high school students (5 subsequently admitted to MIT/Harvard).
• Services: Technical editor of IEEE-ASME T. on Mechatronics, Associate editor of IFAC journal
Mechatronics, Associate editor of ASME J. Vibration and Acoustics. General co-Chair for 2019
ASME IDETC/CIE Conference. Technical committees: mechatronics (past chair), vehicle design
(co-chair), energy harvesting (secretary), vibration and sound (former travel award chair).
Research Interests
Energy harvesting, Ocean renewable energy, Mechatronics design, Dynamics and control, Vehicles and
transportation, Smart infrastructures, Autonomous sensors, Advanced manufacturing
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Mechanical Engineering PhD, 02/2005
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Electrical Engineering MS, 02/2002
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering MS, 02/2002
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Automotive Engineering BS, 07/1997
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Experience
08/2014-Present Professor (07/2017-), Associate Professor (08/2014-06/2017)
J R. Jones III Faculty Fellow, 2016-
Dept. of Mechanical Eng., and Dept. of Electrical Computer Eng. (by courtesy)
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Director (05/2018- ), Associate Director (2014-2018), NSF I/UCRC Center for
Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS), a consortium with 12
industry members, over 10 core faculty members, and $1M annual membership
fees currently.
2008-2014 Associate Professor (10/2013 - 08/2014, early tenure promotion), Assistant
Professor (08/2008-09/2013), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, NY
2004-2008 Associate Research Investigator (1/2008-8/2008), Senior Research Scientist
(11/2004-12/2007), Department Automation Engineering
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL
2002-2002 Research Intern, Department of Mechanical Dynamics
GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
1999-2004 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
MIT, Cambridge, MA
Honors and Awards
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech, 05/2018
• Design and Development Award, Virginia Tech, 11/2018 (for online course development)
• 2017 ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award, 08/2017 (For “eminent achievement in the design or
invention of a product which is universally recognized as an important advance in machine design”)
• “Outstanding Performance in Externally Sponsored Research in 2016-2017”, Mechanical
Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 10/2017
• ASME Fellow, Selected in 2016
• “Inventor of the Month”, Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, July 2016
• “Scholar of the Week”, recognized by the Virginia Tech office of the Vice President for Research,
04/2016
• 2016 R&D 100 Award Finalists, by R&D Magazine, for Multistage Force Amplification
Piezoelectric Energy Harvester.
• 2015 R&D 100 Green Technology Special Recognition Award, by R&D Magazine, for the 100
most significant technology innovations of the year in the word, “ocean wave energy harvester”,2015
• 2015 ASME Thar Energy Design Award, for “Pioneering research in energy engineering,
especially at large energy scale”, Aug 2015
• 2015 R&D 100 Award Finalists, by R&D Magazine, for work on railway energy harvesting.
• 2015 Winner of Best Technology Development of Energy Harvesting, by the Energy Harvesting
& Storage USA 2015 conference, Nov 18-19, 2015, Santa Clara, CA. for ”Force magnification
piezoelectric energy harvester”
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• 2014 Winner of Best Technology Development of Large-Scale Energy Harvesting, by the Energy
Harvesting & Storage USA 2014 conference, Nov 20-21, 2014, Santa Clara, CA. for ”Ocean Wave
Energy Harvesting”
• 2014 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, by SAE International, “in reorganization of
significant contributions to teaching, research, and student development”, April 2014
• 2014 EPA P3 Award, Environmental Protection Agency, April 2014
• Best Paper Awards:
o Finalist of 2019 ASME Dynamic System and Control (DSCC) Best Student Paper Award,
and Best Paper Award on Vibration, 10/2019
o 2018 ASME Best Paper Award on Vibration Applications, ASME Dynamic System and
Control Division Vibration Technical Committee, 10/2018
o 2018 ASME Best Paper Award on Advanced Modeling and Simulation by the ASME
IDETC/CIE, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, 08/2018
o 2018 ASME Best Paper Award on Vibration Applications, ASME Dynamic System and
Control Division Vibration Technical Committee, 10/2018
o 2017 ASME Best Paper Award in Vibration, ASME Dynamic System and Control Division
Vibration Technical Committee, 10/2017
o 2016 JTST Best Paper Honorable Mention (for "Thermoelectric Device Fabrication using
Thermal Spray and Laser Micromachining”, M. Tewolde, G. Fu, D. Hwang, L. Zuo, S.
Sampath, and J. Longtin, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 25, n3, 2015)
o 2014 ASME Best Paper Award in Structures and Structural Dynamics, ASME Branch on
Adaptive Structures and Material Systems, 09/2014 (for the paper “Energy-Harvesting Shock
Absorber with a Mechanical Motion Rectifier”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 22, n2,
2013)
o 2013 ASME VDTC Best Student Paper Award, by ASME Design Engineering Division,
Vehicle Design Technical Committee, for the paper "Equivalent circuit modeling of vehicle
dynamics with energy harvesting shock absorbers" by Peng Li and Lei Zuo at the 15th
International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (08/2013)
o 2013 ASME MESA Best Student Paper Award, by ASME Design Engineering Division
Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications Technical Committee, for the paper
“High efficiency electromagnetic energy harvester for railroad application" by John Wang,
Teng Lin, and Lei Zuo at the 9th ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and
Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA 2013) (08/2013)
o 2012 ASME DSCC Finalist of Semi-Plenary Presentations, ASME Dynamic Systems and
Control Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 10/2012
o Paper selected into the 2010 Annual Journal Highlights of Smart Materials and Structures,
2011 (Papers were chosen on the basis of referee endorsement, novelty, and scientific impact.)
o Best Paper Presentation Award in the Session, the American Control Conference, 2003
• 2012 Winner of Best Application of Energy Harvesting, by the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA
2012 conference, Nov 7-8, 2012, Washington DC. For “Railroad Energy Harvester”
• Congressional Recognition: “Congratulating Professor Lei Zuo”, by the US Congress
Representative Tim Bishop in Congress House, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Nov 27 2012
• 2011 R&D 100 Award by R&D Magazine, for the 100 most significant technology innovations of
the year in the word, 07/2011, “Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers”
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• 2011 Winner of Best Technology Development of Energy Harvesting, by the Energy Harvesting
& Storage USA 2011 conference, Nov 15-16, 2011, Boston, MA (with T-B Xu), for “hybrid
piezoelectric energy harvesting”
• 2010 Winner of Best Technology Development of Energy Harvesting, by the Energy Harvesting
& Storage USA 2010 conference, Nov 16-17, 2010, Cambridge, MA.
• Research Highlights at ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine, MIT Technology Review,
New York Times, Discovery News, PhysOrg, Newsday, TV 10/55, etc in 2010-2016
• Scientific Innovation Award by Abbott Laboratories (2 over thousand researchers), 2008
• Hats-Off Award, General Electric Global Research Center, 2002
• Outstanding Graduate Gold Medal of Class 1992-1997 (top 1% in the class),Tsinghua University
• Research Grant from Tsinghua-Ford Foundation (RMB ¥2000, student sole PI), 1997
• Procter & Gamble Fellowship, 1995-1996; Dec 9th Excellent Student Fellowship, 1994-1995;
Takata Fellowship, 1993-1994, Tsinghua University
Research Funding ($14,562,843 as PI or co-PI since 09/2008, $12M as the PI, my share $9.4M.)
Active Projects (25)
# Agency Title PI and co-PI Period Funding
1 NSF Creating Ocean Wave Powered Resilient
FEW Systems in Saline Coastal Regions
Lei Zuo (PI, 80%),
D. Lee
09/2019-
08/2023
$500,000
2 NSF Collaborative Research: GOALI: Bio-
inspired energy harvesting for fish
telemetry tags
Lei Zuo (lead PI),
M. Hajj (S.I.T.), D.
Deng (PNNL), P.
Kuechle (ATS)
09/2019-
08/2022
$490,304
($290,304
my share)
3 NSF Collaborative Research: Net-Shape and
Scalable Additive Manufacturing for
Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery
Materials and Devices using Selective
Laser Melting
Lei Zuo (lead PI),
Sheng Shen
(CMU), Jihui Yang
(UW)
07/2019-
06/2022
$696,780
($255,650
my share)
4 EPA Portable Desalination Using Ocean and
Solar Energy
Lei Zuo (PI, 100%) 09/2019-
08/2020
$25,000
5 DOE Floating oscillating surge wave energy
converter using controllable efficient
power takeoff system (contract in processing)
D. Hajj (PI, S.I.T.),
L Zuo (co-PI), M.
Gay (co-PI, RME)
04/2020-
10/2021 (expect)
$1,800,000
($710,000
my share)
6 Sandia
National
Lab
Integrated Design and Control of an
Efficient Power Takeoff using Active
Motion Rectifier (via CEHMS)
Lei Zuo (PI, 100%) (contract in
processing)
02/2020-
02/2021
$40,000
7 Shenzhen
Qingyan
Stabilizing Off-shore Floating Wind
Platform Using Dual-functional Wave
Energy Converter (via CEHMS)
Lei Zuo (PI, 100%) 1/2020-
12/2022
$80,000
8 DOE Wave Drinker: Ocean Wave Powered
Seawater Desalination (DOE Waves to
Water Prize Competition)
Lei Zuo (PI, 100%) 1/2020-
06/2022
$10,000
(for phase I)
9 DOE Hybrid wave-current wave energy
converter for powering the blue economy
(one of the top 20 teams for DOE energy
marine energy collegiate competition)
Lei Zuo (PI, 100%)
1/2020-
06/2022
$15,000
Lei Zuo, Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/20/2019
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10 DOE Oscillating surge wave energy converter
for powering the blue economy (one of the
top 20 teams DOE energy marine energy
collegiate competition)
Huiming Yin (PI,
Columbia Univ),
Lei Zuo (co PI)
1/2020-
06/2022
$15,000
11 DOE MMR-based point absorber wave energy
converter for powering the blue economy
(one of the top 20 teams for DOE energy
marine energy collegiate competition)
S. Brizzolara (PI),
Lei Zuo (co PI)
1/2020-
06/2022
$15,000
12 ONR DURIP: Acquisition of a Laser Powder
Bed Fusion System to Transform the
Additive Manufacturing Value Chain
Chris Williams (PI,
20%), Lei Zuo
(20%), James Kong
(15%), et al
03/2019-
03/2020
$270,000
13 Westing-
house Inc
Fabrication of multilayer ceramic
capacitors for radiation resistance and
temperature stability (via CEHMS)
D. Viehland (PI), L
Zuo (30%)
1/2019-
12/2019
$60,000
14 ONR Energy Harvesting Backpack with High
Specific Power and Broadband using a
Dual Mass-inerter and Mechanical Motion
Rectification
Lei Zuo (PI, 80%)
and R. Queen
06/2018-
05/2021
$528,314
15 USAID-
Egypt Evaluation of Combinations of Energy
Harvesting and Desalination Technologies
L Zuo (50%), M.
Hajj
04/2018-
03/2021
$148,129
16 DOT/
UTC
Autonomous Emergency Navigation to a
Safe Roadside Location
T. Furukawa (PI),
L.Zuo (25%), R
Parker, Zoerzaph
01/2018-
01/2020
$128,789
17 iDriver
Plus Ltd
Autonomous Vehicle Decision and Control
using P2V Technology (via CEHMS)
Lei Zuo (PI, 100%) 11/2018-
12/2020
$80,000
18 NSF Phase II IUCRC Virginia Tech: Center for
Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems
L. Zuo (PI), M.
Hajj, S. Priya, D.
Ha, S. Shahab
08/2017-
07/2022
$500,000
19 NSF
China
Technology and Innovation of One-way
Rotating Electromagnetic Vibration
Energy Harvester for Railroad
Lei Zuo (PI) 12/2017-
12/2019
¥180,000
($27,000)
20 SWTJU Key technology and the dynamic
coupling between rail track and energy
harvesting
Lei Zuo (PI) 12/2017-
12/2019
¥150,000
($25,000)
21 DOE Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Lei Zuo (PI, 55%)
R. Parker, K. Ngo
03/2016-
03/2020
$2,000,000
22 DOE Self-powered Wireless Through-wall
Data Communication for Nuclear
Environments
Lei Zuo (PI, 43%)
H. Zhang, R.
Kisner, D. Ha
10/2016-
09/2020 (extension)
$1,000,000
23 CRCF
(VA)
Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Lei Zuo (PI),
Ngo, Parker
7/2016-
3/2020
$100,000
24 CRRC
Inc
Vibration Energy Harvester for Railcar
(via CEHMS)
Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
02/2016-
12/2020
$168,000
25 NSF GOALI: Collaborative Research: Energy
harvesting nanorods-enhanced MEMS
temperature-insensitive gas sensor for
combustion monitoring and control
Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
07/2015-
12/2019 (no-cost
extension)
$150,000
Lei Zuo, Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/20/2019
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Completed Projects (45)
European
Union
Marinet2
Simultaneous Ocean Wave and Current
Energy Harvesting using a Single Power
Takeoff System
Lei Zuo (PI)
and Rob Parker
04/2019-
09/2019
2 weeks
of wave
basin time
45 US Army Energy Harvesting Backpack Lei Zuo (PI) 05/2016-
6/2017
$169,277
44 VT, SEC,
ICAT,
ICATS
Smart Drill Field: Energy Harvesting and
Lighting
Hajj, McGrath,
Zuo (30%), Ishida,
Kennedy
03/2016-
03/2019
$96,000
43 DOT/
UTRC-II Mitigation of Transportation Induced
Vibration Using Seismic Metamaterials
L. Wang (PI) ,
Lei Zuo (20%)
10/2016-
12/2017
$50,000
42 NSF REU Supplement for GOALI: Energy
Efficient and Reliable Motion Mechanism
for Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting
Lei Zuo (PI) Summer
2016
$10,000
41 DOE DOE NEUP fellowship Zuo’s Student
Jackson Klein
06/2016-
05/2017
$50,000
40 CRCF Railroad Energy Harvesting System Lei Zuo (PI ) 7/2016-
6/2018
$100,000
39 CRCF Ultra-High Energy Efficiency Footwear
Power Generators
T. Xu (PI), L
Zuo (co-PI,40%)
7/2016-
10/2017
$100,000
38 ICATS
ERC
planning
initiative
ICATS ERC planning initiative: ERC for
Data Analytics for the Design, Modeling
and Monitoring of Physical Systems
Hajj (PI),
Ramakrishnan,
Zuo (20%), et al
12/2016-
12/2017
$60,000
37 ICTAS
energy&
materials
initiative
Smart Building and Smart City Rahman, Zuo
(20%), Little,
Dhillon, Kuzlu
05/2016-
12/2017
$50,000
36 NSF NeTS: Small: Long-range Ocean
Communication Links Powered by
Energy Harvesting
Y. Yang (PI) L
Zuo (33%), M.
Manteghi
10/2015-
09/2018
$200,000
35 NSF REU Supplement for GOALI: Energy
Efficient and Reliable Motion Mechanism
for Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting
Lei Zuo (PI) Summer
2015
$4,000
34 Abbvie Inc Development of high throughput
miniaturized calorimeter for
pharmaceutical R&D
Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
05/2015-
05/2019
$258,176
33 CRCF Energy-Harvesting Controllable Vehicle
Suspensions
Lei Zuo (PI),
Ngo, Corina,
Southward, Ahmadian
07/2015-
3/2017
$100,000
32 Crystal
Instrum.
Vibration Control and Dynamic Analyzer
(Equipment)
Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
02/2015 $40,000
31 DOE Self-powered Wireless Dual-mode
Langasite Sensor for
Pressure/Temperature Monitoring of
Nuclear Reactors
Lei Zuo (PI), H.
Zhang, J. Lian
02/2014-
10/2018
$800,000
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30 NSF GOALI: Energy Efficient and Reliable
Motion Mechanism for Ocean Wave
Energy
Lei Zuo (PI) 09/2014-
08/2018
$300,000
29 Power
Bridge NY
Electromagnetic Railway Energy
Harvester
Lei Zuo (PI), 04/2014-
4/2016
$150,000
28 ONR High-Power-Density Portable
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (SBU
changed the PI when I moved to VT and I
didn’t involve in this project any more.)
Lei Zuo ( sole PI
at SBU 63%), T.
Xu (at NIA
27%)
02/2014-
02/2017
$556,356
27 SUNY/RF Energy-Harvesting Speed Bump Lei Zuo (PI) 2014-2014 $7,000
26 Tsinghua
Univ.
Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting from
Vehicle Exhaust Heat
Lei Zuo (PI) 2014-2015 ¥100,000
($15,000)
25 Abbott Inc MED64 microelectrdoe array system
(Equipment)
Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
01/2014 $100,000
24 NSF GOALI/Collaborative Research: Self-
powered Dual-mode Piezoelectric
Resonant Pressure/ Temperature Sensors
for Oil and Gas Field Explorations
Lei Zuo (PI) 09/2013-
08/2018
$190,000
23 EPA Ocean Wave Energy Harvester with a
Novel Power Takeoff Mechanism
Lei Zuo (PI) 08/2013-
8/2016
$105,000
22 NSF IDBR: Development of Ultrasensitive,
Superfast, and Microliter-Volume
Differential Scanning Nanocalorimeter
for Direct Characterization of
Biomolecular Interactions
Lei Zuo (PI) 01/2013-
12/2017
$300,000
21 NYSERDA Development and Commercialization of
Energy-Harvesting Controllable
Suspension Systems
Lei Zuo (PI) 2013-2016 $249,914
20 SUNY/RF Innovative Power Takeoff for Ocean
Wave Energy Harvesting
Lei Zuo (PI), X.
Wang, Warkentine
2013-2014 $100,000
19 SBU-BNL Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting, 2013
SBU BNL Seed Grant (Competitive)
Lei Zuo (PI), X
Wang, and
Butcher
2013-2014 $40,000
18 DOE Thermoelectric-Driven Sustainable
Sensing and Actuation Systems for Fault-
Tolerant Nuclear Incidents
J Longtin (PI), L
Zuo (25%),
Hwang, Chyu
10/2012-
09/2015
$599,802
17 NYSERDA Energy Harvesting from Railway
Vibration for Trackside Electrification
Lei Zuo (PI) 2012-2015 $187,651
16 NYSERDA Innovative Manufacturing Approach to
Fabricate Thermoelectric Devices
Directly onto Waste Heat Components
J Longtin (PI), Lei Zuo (25%),
and D.Hwang
2012-2013 $100,000
15 DOT On-road Energy Harvesting for Traffic
Monitoring
Lei Zuo (PI), X.
Ban
2012-2014 $50,000
14 Ford Motor Energy Regeneration and Damper Control
Using Energy-Harvesting Absorbers
Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
2012-2017 $25,000
13 SBU
OVPR
Research cash match from SBU OVPR,
for project funded by SUNY TAF “
Lei Zuo (PI) 2012-2014 $16,000
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Vibration Energy Harvesting for
Transportations
12 DOT Energy Harvesting from Railway Track
Vibrations
Lei Zuo (PI) 2011-2013 $50,000
11 DOT Faculty Development Minigrant Award Lei Zuo (PI) 2011-2012 $6,465
10 NYSERDA Vehicle Thermoelectric Energy Recovery:
Assessment of Waste Heat Sources
Lei Zuo (PI),
Longtin, and
Sampath
2011-2012 $50,000
9 SUNY/RF Technology Commercialization of
Vibration Energy Harvesting for
Transportation
Lei Zuo (PI) 2011-2014 $150,000
8 SBU-BNL Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery,
2011 SBU BNL Seed Grant
(Competitive)
Lei Zuo (PI)),
Longtin, and
Sampath
2011-2013 $60,000
7 SBU
Energy
Equipment Fund from SBU Advanced
Energy Research and Technology Center
Lei Zuo (PI) 2011-2012 $180,000
6 SBU VP
Admin.
Speed Bump Energy Harvesting, support
from SBU Sr. VP of Administration,
Lei Zuo (PI)) 2011-2012 $6,000
5 NSF Vibration Control of Tall Buildings using
Electricity Generating Tuned Mass
Dampers
Lei Zuo (PI) 09/2010-
08/2015
$260,000
4 NSF-DOE NSF/DOE Thermoelectrics Partnership:
Integrated Design and Manufacturing of
Cost-Effective and Industrial-Scalable
TEG for Vehicle Applications
Lei Zuo (PI) J J.
Longtin, S.
Sampth, Q. Li
and B Li
10/2010-
09/2015
$530,535
3 Electric
Truck LLC
Energy harvesting from rail tracks Lei Zuo (PI,
100%)
08/2010-
072012
$47,093
2 SBU
OVPR
Research cash match from SBU OVPR,
for the project funded by NSF/DOE
Thermoelectrics Partnership
Lei Zuo (PI),
Longtin, and
Sampath
2010-2013 $100,258
1 NYSERDA Regenerative Shock Absorbers for Energy
Harvesting from Vehicle Suspensions
Lei Zuo (PI) 2009-2012 $81,000
Other International Grants (as a participating investigator without budget for me)
1
NSF China
Theoretical and experimental study of
regenerative/active electrohydraulic
radial bogie (General program)
Lin Xu at Wuhan
U of Tech (PI)
2017-
2019
¥800,000
2 Australian
Research
Council
A novel direct drive linear tube generator
for ocean wave energy conversion
(Discovery project)
Xu Wang at
RMIT (PI)
2017-
2019
$490,000
3
NSF China
Distributed dynamic vibration absorbers
for the noise and vibration reduction of
lightweight structures
Yu Du at Dalian
U of Tech (PI)
2014-
2016
¥800,000
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Publications in Journals and Proceedings (over 273, including 113 in journals)
Journal papers published/accepted (112 total)
Year 2019
1. Dillon Martin, Xiaofan Li, Chien-An Chen, Krish Thiagarajan, Khai Ngo, Robert Parker, Lei Zuo,
“Numerical Analysis and Wave Tank Testing on the Optimal Design of a Two-Body Wave Energy
Converter”, Renewable Energy, DOI 10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.109, 2019
2. Y Xiuxing Yin, ChienAn Chen, Xiaofan Li, and Lei Zuo, "Dynamic Characteristics and Test
Results of a Wave Power Take-off System with Mechanical Motion Rectification and
Transmission", IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, 2019.
3. E Al Shami, X Wang, R Zhang, L Zuo, “A parameter study and optimization of two body wave
energy converter”, Renewable Energy, V131, 1-13, 2019
4. Hong-Xiang Zou, Lin-Chuan Zhao, Qiu-Hua Gao, Lei Zuo, Feng-Rui Liu, Ting Tan, Ke-Xiang
Wei, Wen-Ming Zhang, “Mechanical modulations for enhancing energy harvesting: Principles,
methods and applications”, Applied Energy, 2019
5. Olivia McGee, Huan Jiang, Feng Qian, Zian Jia, Lifeng Wang, Han Meng, Dimitrios Chronopoulos,
Yanyu Chen, and Lei Zuo “3D printed architected hollow sphere foams with low-frequency
phononic band gaps”, Additive Manufacturing, 2019
6. Hongjip Kim, Wei Che Tai, Jason Parker, Lei Zuo, “Self-tuning Stochastic Resonance Energy
Harvesting for Rotating Systems under Modulated Noise and Its Application to Smart Tires”,
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, DOI 10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.12.040, 2019
7. Yu Pan, Fengwei Liu, Ruijin Jiang, Zhiwen Tu, Lei Zuo, “Modeling and On-board Test of an
Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Railway Freight Train”, Applied Energy, 2019
8. F. Qian, T. Xu, Lei Zuo, “Material equivalence modeling and experimental validation of a
piezoelectric boot energy harvester”, Smart Materials and Structures, 2019
9. Y Wu, S Yu, L Zuo, “Large eddy simulation analysis of the heat transfer enhancement using self-
oscillating fluidic oscillators”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 131, 463-471,
2019
10. Wu, J Klein, H Zhou, H Zhang, L Zuo, “Energy harvesting for wireless communications in nuclear
environment”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 126, 376-388, 2019
11. Yu Pan, Teng Lin, Feng Qian, Cheng Liu, Jie Yu, Jianyong Zuo, Lei Zuo, “Modeling and field-
test of a compact electromagnetic energy harvester for railroad transportation”, Applied Energy,
2019
12. Yu, Shifeng, Shuyu Wang, Ming Lu and Lei Zuo. "Thermodynamic analysis of a MEMS based
DSC model." Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2019
13. Songxin Sun, Xiuyong Wang, Jian Peng, Lei Zuo, Exact H2 optimal solutions to inerter-based
isolation systems for building structure, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2019
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Since 2014
Citations per year (12/20/2019)
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14. Feng Qian, Shengxi Zhou, and Lei Zuo, Closed-form solutions and their stability analysis of a
broadband piezoelectric energy harvester with tunable potential function, Communications in
Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, in print, 2019
15. Mingyi Liu, Wei-Che Tai, Lei Zuo, "Enhancing the Performance of Backpack Energy Harvester
Using Nonlinear Inerter Based Two-degree-of-freedom Design" Smart Materials and Structures,
in print
16. Feng Qian and Lei Zuo, Improving the off-resonance energy harvesting performance using dynamic
magnetic pre-stress, Acta Mechanica Sinica, accepted
17. Feng Qian, Yifan Luo, Hongxin Sun, WeiChe Tai, and Lei Zuo, Optimal tuned inerter dampers for
performance enhancement of vibration isolation, Engineering Structures, 2019
18. Feng Qian, Tian-Bing Xu, and Lei Zuo, Piezoelectric energy harvesting from human walking using
a two-stage amplification mechanism, Energy, in print, 2019
19. Feng Qian, Nicole Abaid, Lei Zuo, “Multiple-scale analysis of a novel piezoelectric energy
harvester with a tunable potential function”, ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control,
accepted
20. Y Chen, F Qian, F Scarpa, L Zuo, X Zhuang, Harnessing multi-layered soil to design seismic
metamaterials with ultralow frequency band gaps, Materials & Design, 175, 2019
Year 2018 (19)
21. M Abdelkareem, L Xu, M Ali, A Elagouz, F Essa, J Mi, S Guo, Y Liu, L Zuo “Vibration Energy
Harvesting in Automotive Suspension System: A Detailed Review”, Applied Energy, V229, pp672-
699 2018
22. Teng Lin, Yu Pan, Shikui Chen, and Lei Zuo, "Modelling and field testing of an electromagnetic
energy harvester for rail tracks with anchorless mounting", Applied Energy, March, 2018
23. R Zhang, X Wang, E Al Shami, S John, L Zuo, CH Wang, “A novel indirect-drive regenerative
shock absorber for energy harvesting and comparison with a conventional direct-drive regenerative
shock absorber”, Applied Energy 229, 111-127, 2018
24. Mingyi Liu, Shengxi Zhou, Rui Lin, Brook Kennedy, Muhammad Hajj, Lei Zuo, “Design,
simulation and experiment of a novel high efficiency energy harvesting paver”, Applied Energy,
Feb 2018 (Highlighted as a feature story at the Science Trends website.)
25. Yalu Pei, Yilun Liu, Lei Zuo, “Multi-resonant Electromagnetic Shunt in Base Isolation for
Vibration Damping and Energy Harvesting”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2018,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2018.02.041, (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.955)
26. Yongjia Wu, Haifeng Zhang, Lei Zuo, "Thermoelectric energy harvesting for the gas turbine
sensing and monitoring system ", Energy Conversion and Management, Feb, 2018
27. Yongjia Wu, Shikui Chen, Jihui Yang, Lei Zuo, “Thermo-element geometry optimization for high
thermoelectric efficiency”. Energy, March, 2018
28. Jose Cordova, Xin Wang, Dong-Liang Xie, Lei Zuo, Control of Communications-Dependent
Cascading Failures in Power Grids, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2018
29. Feng Qian, TianBing Xu, and Lei Zuo, Design optimization and testing of a piezoelectric footwear
energy harvester, Energy Conversion and Management, 171, 1352-1364, 2018
30. Tiankai Yao, Fengyuan Lu, Haifeng Zhang, Wei Ji, Lei Zuo and Jie Lian, Radiation-induced
amorphization of Langasite La3Ga5SiO14, Journal of Nuclear Materials, March, 2018
31. Yongjia Wu, Jackson Klein, Hanchen Zhou, Lei Zuo, “Thermal and Fluid Analysis of Dry Cask
Storage Containers over Multiple Years of Service”, Annals of Nuclear Energy, Feb 2018
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32. Shengxi Zhou and Lei Zuo, “Nonlinear dynamic analysis of asymmetric tristable energy harvesters
for enhanced energy harvesting”, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation,
2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2018.02.017
33. Feng Qian, Wanlu Zhou, Suresh Kaluvan, Haifeng Zhang, Lei Zuo, Theoretical modeling and
experimental validation of a torsional piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting system”, Smart
Materials and Structures, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/aab160
34. WC Tai, M Liu, Y Yuan, L Zuo, “On improvement of operation bandwidth of nonlinear vibration-
based energy harvesters using a mechanical motion rectifier”, ASME Journal of Vibration and
Acoustics, 2018
35. Yuan, Y., Liu, M., Tai, W. C., and Zuo, L., Design and Treadmill Test of a Broadband Energy
Harvesting Backpack with a mechanical motion rectifier, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design,
2018
36. Chen Zhang, Suresh Kaluvan, Haifeng Zhang, Guoan Wang, and Lei Zuo, “Langmuir- Sauerbrey
Adsorption Modelling and Experimental Validation for Quartz Crystal Resonator based Low-
Pressure CO2 Gas Sensors”, Measurement, April 2018
37. Feng Qian, Tianbing Xu, Lei Zuo, “A distributed-parameter model for the piezoelectric stack
harvester subjected to general periodic and random excitations”, Engineering Structures, 2018
38. Lin, T., Wang, J., and Zuo, L., “Efficient Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Railroad
Transportation”, Mechatronics, 53, 277-286, 2018
39. Mingyi Liu, Wei-Che Tai, Lei Zuo, The Influence of Rotational Inertia on Energy Harvesting and
Toward Broadband Vibrational Energy Harvesting via Mass Nonlinearity, Smart Materials and
Structures, 2018
Year 2017 (20)
40. Liang, C., Ai, J., and Zuo, L., "Design, Fabrication, Simulation and Testing of an Ocean Wave
Energy Converter with Mechanical Motion Rectifier", Ocean Engineering, 2017
41. C Liang, L Zuo, “On the dynamics and design of a two-body wave energy converter”, Renewable
Energy 101, 265-274, 2017
42. Liu, Y., Xu, L., and Zuo, L., "Design, modeling, lab and field Tests of a mechanical-motion-
rectifier-based energy harvester using a ball-screw mechanism", IEEE/ASME Transactions on
Mechatronics, 2017
43. Guo, S., Xu, L., Liu, Y., Guo, X., and Zuo, L., “Modeling, Experiments, and Performances Analysis
of Hydraulic Electromagnetic Shock Absorber”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2017
44. M. Krishnasamy, Feng Qian, T. R. Lenka, and Lei Zuo, “Distributed Parameter Models for
Segmented Piezoelectric Harvesters to Prevent Charge Cancellation”, Solid State Electronics,
2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2017.12.010
45. Wei Che Tai, Lei Zuo, On the optimization condition for energy harvesting from base vibration,
Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2017
46. Hongjip Kim, Wei-Che Tai, Shengxi Zhou, and Lei Zuo, “Stochastic resonance energy harvesting
for a rotating shaft subject to random and periodic vibrations: influence of potential function
asymmetry and frequency-sweep", Smart Materials and Structures, 2017
47. Jackson Klein, Lei Zuo, Design and Experimental Study of a Velocity Amplified Electromagnetic
Vibration Energy Harvester, Smart Materials and Structures, 2017
48. Zhengbao Yang, Yan Qing Wang, Lei Zuo and Jean Zu, Introducing arc-shaped piezoelectric
elements into energy harvesters, Energy Conversion and Management, 148, 260-266, 2017.
49. Shuyu Wang, Shifeng Yu, Peter Ihnat, Dana Filoti, Ming Lu, Lei Zuo, “A power compensated
differential scanning calorimeter for protein stability characterization”, Sensors & Actuators: B.
Chemical, 2017
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50. S Yu, S Wang, M Lu, L Zuo, A novel polyimide based micro heater with high temperature
uniformity, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 257, 58-64, 2017
51. Yifan Luo, Hongxin Sun, Xiuyong Wang, Ning Che, and Lei Zuo, Wind induced vibration control
and energy-harvesting of electromagnetic resonant shunt tuned mass-damper-inerter damper for
building structures, Shock and Vibration, 2017
52. Hongxin Sun, Yifan Luo, Xiuyong Wang. Lei Zuo, Seismic control of a SDOF structure through
electromagnetic resonant shunt tuned mass-damper-inerter and the exact H2 optimal solutions,
Journal of VibroEngineering, 2017.
53. Shuyu Wang, Shifeng Yu, Ming Lu, Lei Zuo. Microfabrication of plastic-PDMS microfluidic
devices using polyimide release layer and selective adhesive bonding, Journal of Micromechanics
and Microengineering, 2017
54. Zuo, L., Yu, S, Briggs, C., Kantor, S., and Pan, J., “Design and fabrication of a 3-d multi-electrode
array for neuron electrophysiology”, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2017
55. Shifeng Yu, Shuyu Wang, Ming Lu, Lei Zuo. Review of MEMS Differential Scanning Calorimetry
for Biomolecular Study, Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2017 (Editor’s recommendation
for open access without charging)
56. Yanyu Chen, Feng Qian, Lei Zuo, Fabrizio Scarpa, and Lifeng Wang, " Broadband and Multiband
Vibration Mitigation in Lattice Metamaterials with Sinusoidally-Shaped Ligaments", Extreme
Mechanics Letters, 2017
57. Shifeng Yu, Shuyu wang, Ming Lu, and Lei Zuo, "Semiconductor-metal phase transition study of
VOx thin film grown on sapphire substrate", Journal of Applied Physics, 2017
58. L. Wang, S. Chen, W. Zhou, T.B. Xu, L. Zuo, “A Novel Piezoelectric Energy Harvester with Two-
stage Force Magnification Frames” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, DOI:
10.1177/1045389X16667551, 2017
59. Wang, S. Yu, S., Lu, M., L. Zuo, “Atomic Layer-Deposited Titanium-Doped Vanadium Oxide Thin
Films and Their Thermistor Applications”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 2017
Year 2016 (15)
60. “Mixed Skyhook and PDD: A New low-jerk semi-active suspension control strategy based on
power flow analysis”, Yilun Liu and Lei Zuo, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement,
and Control, Vol 138, n8, 2016.
61. “A computation-efficient framework for the integrated design of mechanical structures and
controllers.”, Yilun Liu and Lei Zuo, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and
Control, Vol 138 n9, 2016
62. “Exact H2 Optimal Tuning and Experimental Verification of Energy-Harvesting Series
Electromagnetic Tuned-Mass Dampers”, Yilun Liu, Jason Paker, C-C Lin, Lei Zuo, ASME Journal
of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol 138, 2016.
63. “An Electromagnetic Speed Bump Energy Harvester and Its Interactions With Vehicles”, Lirong
Wang, Prakhar Todaria, Abhishek Pandey, and Lei Zuo, IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol
21, n4, 2016
64. "Broadband Pendulum Energy Harvester", Changwei Liang, You, Wu; Lei, Zuo. Smart Materials
and Structures, Vol 25, n9, 2016
65. “Performances and Parameter Sensitivity of Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers on Various
Types of Vehicles”, Sijing Guo, Lin Xu,Yilun Liu, Xuexun Guo ,Lei Zuo, Vehicle System
Dynamics, Vol 54, n7, 2016
66. “Design, modeling and optimization of an on-pipe thermoelectric generator”, Jie Chen, Lei Zuo,
Yongjia Wu, Jackson Klein, Energy Conversion and Management, vol 122, 2016
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67. “Analysis of contributions of nonlinear material constants to temperature-induced velocity shifts
of quartz surface acoustic wave resonators”, Haifeng Zhang, John Kosinski, and Lei Zuo,
Ultrasonics, Vol 71, pp189–193, 2016
68. “Influences of Electromagnetic Regenerative Shock Absorbers on Vehicle Suspension
Performances”, Peng Li and Lei Zuo, Journal of Automotive Engineering (Part D of the
Proceedings of the IMechE), 2016.
69. “Analytical solutions to H2 and H∞ optimization of resonant shunted electromagnetic tuned mass
damper and vibration energy harvester”, X. Tang, Y. Liu and L. Zuo, ASME Journal of Vibration
and Acoustics, Vol 138, n1, 2016
70. "A model to analyze the device level performance of thermoelectric generator", Yongjia Wu, Lei
Zuo, Jie Chen, Jackson Klein. Energy, DOI 10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.044, Sept 2016
71. "Micro-differential scanning calorimeter for liquid biological samples", S Wang, S Yu, M Siedler,
P Ihnat, D Filoti, M Lu, and L Zuo, Review of Scientific Instruments, DOI:10.1063/1.4965443, Vol
10, 2016
72. “A Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting System for Powering Wireless Sensors in Nuclear Power
Plants”, J Chen, J Klein, Y Wu, S Xing, R Flammang, M Heibel, and Lei Zuo, IEEE Transactions
on Nuclear Science, DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2016.2606090, Vol 99, Sept 2016
73. “Design and Fabrication of Differential Scanning NanoCalorimeter”, Lei Zuo, Xiaoming Chen,
Shifeng Yu, and Ming Lu, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2016.
74. “Thermoelectric Materials and Thermal Spray Processing for Vehicle Waste Heat Recovery”, L
Zuo, G. Fu, and L. Yu, Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy, 2016 (invited paper)
75. “Vibration and Wave Propagation Attenuation for Metamaterials by Periodic Piezoelectric Arrays
with High-Order Resonant Circuit Shunts”, Wanlu Zhou, You Wu, Lei Zuo, Smart Materials and
Structures, Vol 24, n6, 2015
76. “All-Wheel Braking Force Allocation During Braking-in-Turn Maneuver for Vehicle with Brake-
by-Wire System Considering Braking Efficiency and Stability”, Lei Zhang, Liangyao Yu, Zhizhong
Wang, Lei Zuo, Jian Song, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, v65, 2015.
77. “Thermoelectric Properties of dc-Sputtered Filled Skutterudite Thin Film”, Gaosheng Fu, Lei Zuo,
Jie Chen, Ming Lu and Liangyao Yu, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol 117, n12, 2015
78. “Ion Beam Irradiation Effect on Thermoelectric Properties of Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 Thin Films“,
Gaosheng Fu, Lei Zuo, Jie Lian, Yongqiang Wang, Jie Chen, Jon Longtin and Zhigang Xiao,
Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, B, Vol 358m 2015
79. "Thermoelectric Device Fabrication using Thermal Spray and Laser Micromachining”, M.
Tewolde, G. Fu, D. Hwang, L. Zuo, S. Sampath, and J. Longtin, Journal of Thermal Spray
Technology, Vol 25, n3, 2015 (JTST Best Paper Honorable Mention)
80. Assessment of Ride Comfort and Braking Performance Using Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorber”,
Liangyao Yu, Shuhao Huo, WenWei Xuan, Lei Zuo, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars
- Mechanical Systems, 2015
81. “A Self-Powered Piezoelectric Vibration Control System with Switch Pre-Charged Inductor
(SPCI) Method”, W. Zhou and L. Zuo, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2014
82. "Thermoelectric Properties of Magnesium Silicide Deposited using Atmospheric Plasma Thermal
Spray", G. Fu, L. Zuo, J. Longtin, C. Nie, Y. Chen, M. Tewolde and S. Sampath, Journal of
Electronic Materials, 2014
83. “Design and Optimization of Tubular Linear Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvesters”, X.
Tang. T. Lin, and L. Zuo, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2014
84. “Large-scale Vibration Energy Harvesting” L. Zuo and X. Tang, Journal of Intelligent Material
Systems and Structures, Vol 24 no 11, 2013
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85. “Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorber with a Mechanical Motion Rectifier”, Z. Li, L. Zuo, J. Kuang,
and G.Luhrs, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 22, n2, 2013 (ASME Best paper award in
Structures and Structural Dynamics)
86. "Energy Harvesting, Ride Comfort, and Road Handling of Regenerative Vehicle Suspensions”, L.
Zuo and P. Zhang, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, v135, 2013. (Top 10 most cited
paper in the past two years in JVA)
87. “Electromagnetic Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers: Design, Modeling and Road Tests”, Z. Li,
L. Zuo, et al., IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol62, 2013
88. "Energy Harvesting Using a PZT Ceramic Multilayer Stack", T. Xu, E. Siochi, J Kang, L. Zuo, W.
Zhou, X. Tang, and X. Jiang, Smart Materials and Structures, 2013
89. “Dual-Functional Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control: Electromagnetic Resonant Shunt
Series Tuned Mass Damper”, L. Zuo and W. Cui, ASME J. of Vibration and Acoustics, 2013
90. “Fabrication of Thermoelectric Devices Using Thermal Spray: Application to Vehicle Exhaust
Systems to Improve Fuel Economy”, J. Longtin, L. Zuo, et al., Journal of Thermal Spray
Technology, 2013.
91. "Thermoelectric Properties of Magnesium Silicide Fabricated using Vacuum Plasma Thermal
Spray", G. Fu, L. Zuo, J. Longtin, C. Nie, R. Gambino, Journal of Applied Physics,v114, 2013
92. "Assessment of Vehicle Performances with Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers", P. Li and L. Zuo,
SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars- Mechanical Systems, vol 6, n1, 2013.
93. “Dynamics and control of ocean wave energy converters”, J. Xie and L. Zuo, International Journal
of Dynamics and Control, vol 1 n3, 2013
94. “An Efficient Vibration Energy Harvester with Multi-Mode Dynamic Magnifier”, W. Zhou, G.R.
Penamalli and L. Zuo, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 21, 2012 (top 10% downloaded article
in all the journals of the publisher)
95. “Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control of Structures with Tuned Mass Damper”,
X. Tang and L. Zuo, J. of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, vol 23, 2012
96. "Vibration Energy Harvesters under Random Force and Motion Excitations ", X. Tang and L. Zuo,
Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 21, 2012
97. “Sensitivity-Enhanced Admittance-Based Structure Health Monitoring using A Higher-Order
Resonant Circuit”, W. Zhou and L. Zuo, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 21, 2012
98. "Enhanced Vibration Energy Harvesting using Dual-Mass Systems", X. Tang and L. Zuo, Journal
of Sound and Vibration, Vol 330, pp5199–5209, 2011. (Top 10 most downloaded articles of the
journal in Dec 2011)
99. "A New Type of Eddy Current Damper with Increased Energy Density," L Zuo, X. Chen, S. Nayfeh,
ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, vol 133, Aug 2011 (The most downloaded article of
the journal in April 2011)
100. “Design and Characterization of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Vehicle Suspensions,”
L. Zuo, B. Scully, J. Shestani, and Y. Zhou, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 19 n4, 2010.
(Highlighted as a feature story at the PhysOrg on March 17th 2010; Selected to be part of Smart
Materials and Structures Annual Journal Highlights of 2010)
101. “Effective and Robust Vibration Control using Series Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers,” Lei Zuo,
Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, vol 131, n3, 2009 (The most
downloaded article of the journal in April and May 2009)
102. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, H2 Optimal Control of Disturbance-Delayed Systems with
Application the Vehicle Suspensions, Vehicle System Dynamics, v 45, 2007, pp 233-247.
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103. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, The Two-Degree-of-Freedom Tuned-Mass Damper for
Suppression of Single-Mode Vibration under Random and Harmonic Excitation, Transactions of
the ASME, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, v 128, n1, 2006, pp 56-65. (Top 10 most
downloaded articles of the journal in September 2006)
104. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Optimization of the Individual Stiffness and Damping
Parameters in Multiple-Tuned-Mass-Damper Systems, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of
Vibration and Acoustics, v127 n1, 2005, pp 77-83.
105. Lei Zuo, Jean-Jacques Slotine and Samir Nayfeh, Model Reaching Adaptive Control for Vibration
Isolation, IEEE Transaction on Control System Technology,v13,2005, pp611-617.
106. Lei Zuo and Jean-Jacques Slotine, Robust Vibration Isolation via Frequency-Shaped Sliding
Control and Modal Decomposition, Journal of Sound and Vibration, v285, n4-5, 2005.
107. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Minimax Optimization of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Tuned-Mass
Dampers, Journal of Sound and Vibration, v272, 2004, pp 893-908.
108. Seismic Isolation Enhancements for Initial and Advanced LIGO, with R. Abbott, A. Adhikari, et
al, Classic and Quantum Gravity, v21, 2004, pp 915-921.
109. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Low-Order Continuous-Time Filters for Approximation of ISO 2631
Human-Vibration Sensitive Curves, Journal of Sound and Vibration, v265 n2, 2003,
110. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Structured H2 Optimization of Vehicle Suspension Based on Multi
Wheel Model, Vehicle System Dynamics, v40 n5, 2003, pp 351-371.
111. Z. Fang, X. Guo, J. Zhang, L. Zuo, Potential study and sensitivity analysis of energy-regenerative
suspension, Journal of Jiangsu University, vol 34 n4, 2013 (in Chinese)
112. Z. Fang, X. Guo, L. Zuo, L. Xu, H. Zhang, Theory and experiment of damping characteristics of
hydraulic electromagnetic energy-regenerative shock absorber, Journal of Jilin University, 44(4),
2014, pp 939-945 (in Chinese)
113. Lei Zuo, Xiaomin Lian, Xuegang Ban, and Xiaoyu Jiang, Development of DDS-based Arbitrary
Waveform Generator PC-Compatible Card with Double RAMs, Journal of Tsinghua University,
v39 n2, 1999, pp 90-93,97 (in Chinese)
Conference papers (160)
2020
1. Yu Pan, Mehdi Ahmadian, Lei Zuo, Design and bench tests of smart railroad tie for energy harvesting,
2020 ASME Joint Rail Conference (JRC2020), accepted
2. A Hosseini-Fahraji, K Zeng, X Li, P Loghmannia, Yaling Yang, M Manteghi, L Zuo, “Energy
Harvesting Long-Range Marine Communication”, IEEE INFOCOM 2020, accepted
3. Luigi Costanzo, Alessandro Lo Schiavo, Massimo Vitelli, Lei Zuo, “Train Suspension Energy
Harvesting System Maximizing the Output DC Power”, submitted to the International Conference
ISCAS 2020 (IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems)
2019
1. Feng Qian and Lei Zuo, “Performance enhancement of a base-isolation structure using optimal tuned
inerter dampers”, SPIE Smart Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, Denver, Co,
March 3-7, 2019
2. ChieAn Chen, Xiaofan Li, Lei Zuo, Khai Ngo, “Damping Selection Strategy for Maximum Energy on
Wave Energy Power Converters”, 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress And Exposition,
September 29–October 3,2019, Baltimore, MD
3. Boxi Jiang, Robert Parker, and Lei Zuo, Dynamics of a hybrid ocean wave-current energy converter,
SPIE Smart Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, Denver, Co, March 3-7, 2019
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4. Yongjia Wu, Lei Zuo, Suresh Kaluvan, Haifeng Zhang, Nance Ericson, Kyle Reed, Roger Kisner.
“Self-powered Wireless Through-wall Data Communication for Nuclear Environments”, the 11th
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT),
Feb 2019, Orlando FL.
5. ChienAn Chen, Xiaofan Li, Khai Ngo, Lei Zuo, “A non-ideal Wave-to-Wire Model and Wave Tank
Test Validation”, the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), Napoli, Italy, Sept
1-6, 2019
6. Xiaofan Li, ChienAn Chen, Robert Parker, Khai Ngo, Lei Zuo, “Comparative study and test on a two
body wave energy point absorber under various constraints”, the 13th European Wave and Tidal
Energy Conference (EWTEC), Napoli, Italy, Sept 1-6, 2019
7. Xiaoqiang Xu, Yongjia Wu, Lei Zuo, Shikui Chen. Multimaterial Topology Optimization of
Thermoelectric Devices, The World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2019,
Beijing, China
8. Yuzhe Chen, Bonan Qin, Sijing Guo, Lei Zuo, Asymmetric Energy Harvesting and Hydraulically
interconnected suspension: Modelling and validations, ASME International Design Engineering
Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019),
Aug 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA
9. Rui Lin, Xi Bo, Lei Zuo, Design, optimization, and lab test of an Archimedean screw based energy
harvester for petroleum extraction and water injection applications, ASME International Design
Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
(IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA
10. Luigi Costanzo, Massimo Vitelli, Yu Pan, and Lei Zuo Maximizing the Power Extraction from Train
Suspension Energy Harvesting System, ASME International Design Engineering Technical
Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-
21, 2019, Anaheim, CA
11. Jianyong Zuo, J. Yu, C. Liu, Y. H. Gu, Yu Pan, Teng Lin, and Lei Zuo, Field-test of Railroad Track
Vibration Energy Harvester, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences &
Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-21, 2019,
Anaheim, CA
12. Shuo Chen, Boxi Jiang, Xiaofan Li, Qiuchi Xiong, Jianuo Huang, Robert Parker, Lei Zuo, Lei Zuo,
Design and Dynamics of a Hybrid Ocean Wave and Current Energy Converter, ASME International
Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
(IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA
13. Zehao Hou, Junyi Cao, Lei Zuo, Multi-parameter coupling effect of wearable energy harvesting
backpack from human motion, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences &
Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-21, 2019,
Anaheim, CA
14. Hong-Xiang Zou, Lin-Chuan Zhao, Ke-Xiang Wei, Feng Qian, Lei Zuo, Wen-Ming Zhang, An
underwater magnetically coupled bistable vibration energy harvester using wings, ASME International
Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
(IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA
15. Xiaoqiang Xu, Yongjia Wu, Lei Zuo, Shikui Chen, Topology optimization of multimaterial
thermalelectric structures, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences &
Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019), Aug 18-21, 2019,
Anaheim, CA
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16. Kan Sun, Yongjia Wu, Zhiwei Wu, Huan Qi, and Lei Zuo, "Direct Energy Deposition 3D Printing of
Thermoelectric Materials: Simulation and Experiments", ASME International Design Engineering
Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019),
Aug 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA
17. Hongjip Kim, Oumar Barry, Lei Zuo, Self-resonant energy harvester with a passively tuned sliding
mass, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, Park City, UT, 2019 (Best Paper Award)
18. Feng Qian, Nicoles Abaid, Lei Zuo, Multiple-scale analysis of a novel piezoelectric energy harvester
with a tunable potential function, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, Park City, UT,
2019
2018
19. *Sijing Guo, Qiuchi Xiong, Jan Mou Li, Liangyao Yu, Lei Zuo, “Truck Suspension Control for
Pavement Protection at Signalized Intersections”, 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee,
Wi, June 27-29, 2018
20. Hongjip Kim, Wei Che Tai, Lei Zuo, “Self-tuning stochastic resonance energy harvesting for self-
powered smart tires”, SPIE Smart Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, Denver, Co,
March 4-8, 2018
21. Feng Qian, Shengxi Zhou, Lei Zuo, “Magnetic field enhanced piezoelectric stack energy harvesting
system for low- frequency excitations”, SPIE Smart Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation
Conference, Denver, Co, March 4-8, 2018
22. Yu Pan, Teng Lin, Cheng Liu, Jie Yu, Jianyong Zuo, Lei Zuo, “A novel ball screw based
electromagnetic track energy harvester for railway application”, SPIE Smart Structures and
Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, Denver, Co, March 4-8, 2018
23. Jia Mi, Lin Xu, Yaling Yang,Lei Zuo, “Design and Characterization of an Ocean Wave Powered
Lifejacket Using a 2DOF Floating Board”, SPIE Smart Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation
Conference, Denver, Co, March 4-8, 2018
24. Jia Mi, Lin Xu, ZiHeng Zhu, Lei Zuo, “Design, Modeling and Testing of a One-Way Energy
Harvesting Backpack", SPIE Smart Structures and Nondestructive Evaluation Conference, Denver,
Co, March 4-8, 2018,
25. *Dillon Martin, Xiaofan Li, Chien-An Chen, Xiuxing Yin, Robert Parker, Khai Ngo, Krish
Thiagarajan, Lei Zuo, “Wave Tank Testing on a Two-Body Point Absorber”, 2018 6th Annual Marine
Energy Technology Symposium, May 2018
26. *Sijing Guo, Liangyao Yu, Qiuchi Xiong, Lei Zuo, “Pavement Protection from Heavy-Duty Trucks
via Suspension and Braking Control at Signalized Intersections”, 14th International Symposium on
Advanced Vehicle Control, Beijing, China July 16-20, 2018
27. *Shifeng Yu, Shuyu Wang, Lei Zuo, MEMS based differential scanning calorimeter for biomolecular
study, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Quebec, Aug 2018
28. *Xiaofan Li and Lei Zuo, On Designing and Simulation of a Novel Mechanical Power Take-off on a
Two Body Wave Energy Point Absorber, ASME International Design Engineering Technical
Conferences (IDETC), Quebec, Aug 2018
29. *Yongjia Wu, Jackson Klein, Hanchen Zhou, Lei Zuo, Energy Harvesting for Nuclear Waste Sensing
and Monitoring, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Quebec,
Aug 2018 (Best Paper Award)
30. *Yongia Wu, Kan Sun, Lei Zuo, Modeling the selective laser melting of multi-component
thermoelectric powders, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC),
Quebec, Aug 2018
31. *Qiuchi Xiong, Lei Zuo, Semi-active Control for Two-body Ocean Wave Energy Converter by Using
Hybrid Model Predictive Control, 2018 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC),
Oct 2018.
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32. *Yu Pan, Lei Zuo, Performance evaluation of train suspension energy harvesting shock absorber on
railway vehicle dynamics, 2018 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Oct 2018.
(Best Paper Award)
33. *Mingyi Liu, WeiChe Tai, Lei Zuo, Enhanced vibration energy-harvesting using inerter-based two-
degree-of-freedom system and mechanical motion rectifier, 2018 ASME Dynamic Systems and
Control Conference (DSCC), Oct 2018.
34. *Mingyi Liu, Wei-Che Tai, and Lei Zuo, Energy Harvesting from Ankle: Generate Electricity from
by Harvesting Negative Work, Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent
Systems (SMASIS2018), San Antonio, Texas,
35. *J Zuo, T Zhao, B Wang, J Ding, L Zuo, Analysis of Service Condition and Influence of Metro Brake
System Based on Stream Data Processing Method, 2018 Joint Rail Conference.
36. *Dillon Martin, WeiChe Tai, Lei Zuo, “Stabilized Off-Shore Floating Wind Platform Using a Dual-
Function Wave Energy Converter”, 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Taipei, Sept 2018
37. *Jia Mi, Lin Xu,Liu Beibei, Liang Sun, Lei Zuo, “Wave Surge Type of Energy Converter with
Mechanical Motion Rectifier”, 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Taipei, Sept 2018
38. *Xueyu Ji, Elie AI Shami, Xu Wang, Lei Zuo, “A Parameter Study of Low Frequency Two-Body
Wave Energy Converters”, 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Taipei, Sept 2018
39. *ChienAn Chen, Lei Zuo, Khai Nog, Dynamic Equivalent Circuit for Irregular-Wave- to-Wire
Simulation, 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Taipei, Sept 2018
2017
40. *Yalu Pei, Yilun Liu and Lei Zuo, Regenerative Based Isolation with Mutli-resonance
Electromagnetic Shunt Dampers, 2017 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC),
Oct 2017. (Best Paper Award.)
41. *Shenxi Zhou and Lei Zuo, Tristable Energy Harvesters with asymmetric potential wells: Analytical
study, 2017 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Oct 2017.
42. *Xiuxing Yin, Xiaofan Li, Vicky Boontanom, Lei Zuo, "Dynamic characteristics and control
strategy of a wave energy converter system based on dual ball screws and mechanical motion
rectifier", 2017 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Oct 2017.
43. *Xiaofan Li, Changwei Liang, Jedhathai Boontanom, Lei Zuo, “Design, fabrication and testing of
wave energy converters(WECs) using different power take-off with mechanical motion rectifier”,
European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Ireland, Oct 2017
44. *Dillon Martin, Changwei Liang, Adam Wise, Lei Zuo, “Shape Optimization for the Submerged Body
of a Two-Body Wave Energy Converter”, European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Ireland, 2017
45. *Changwei Liang, Dillon Martin, Xiaofan Li, Adam Wise, Robert Parker, and Khai Ngo, Lei Zuo,
“Dynamics and Power Absorption of a Self-react Wave Energy Converter with Mechanical Motion
Rectifier" 2017 Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS), Washington, April 2017
46. *Yu Pan , Fengwei Liu , Ruijin Jiang , Zhiwen Tu , Lei Zuo, "Design, Modeling and Lab Test For
Railway Freight Vehicle Suspension Energy Harvester", ASME International Design Engineering
Technical Conferences (IDETC), Cleveland, Aug 2017
47. *Long Wu and Lei Zuo, “A Novel Performance Analysis Method for A Full Vehicle Suspension Based
on Quarter Car Model”, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC),
Cleveland, Aug 2017
48. *Yue Yuan, Mingyi Liu, Wei-Che Tai, Lei Zuo", Design and Experimental Studies of An Energy
Harvesting Backpack With Mechanical Motion Rectification", ASME International Design
Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Cleveland, Aug 2017
49. *Shifeng Yu, Shuyu Wang, Ming Lu and Lei Zuo, "Semiconductor to Metal Transition Study of
Oxidized Vanadium Thin film", ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
(IDETC), Cleveland, Aug 2017
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50. *Yalu Pei, Lei Zuo, "Multi-resonant Electromagnetic Shunt Dampers for Vibration Suppression",
ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Cleveland, Aug 2017
51. *Jia Mi, Lin Xu, Sijing Guo, Mohamed Abdelkareem, Lingshuai Meng, and Lei Zuo, The dimension
Match and Parameters Setting of the Hydraulic Motor for the Hydro-electro-magnetic energy-
regenerative shock absorber, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
(IDETC), Cleveland, Aug 2017
52. *Xianyao Ping, Gangfeng Tan, Lei Zuo, Fuel-efficient Driving of Commercial Vehicles on
Mountainous Slopes, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC),
Cleveland, Aug 2017
53. Jianyong Zuo, Guo Hu, Tiefeng Zhao, Lei Zuo “Temperature Rise Real-time Measurement of Metro
Tread Based on the Multi-Sensor Fusion and Online Compensation Method”, ASME International
Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Cleveland, Aug 2017
54. Jackson Klein, and Lei Zuo, "Design and Experimental Study of a Velocity Amplified Electromagnetic
Vibration Energy Harvester", SPIE Smart Structure Conferences, Portland, OR, March 2017
55. Hongjip Kim, Wei che Tai, Lei Zuo, "Stochastic resonance energy harvesting from general rotating
shaft vibrations ", SPIE Smart Structure Conferences, Portland, OR, March 2017
56. Mingyi Liu, Wei Che Tai, Yue Yuan, Lei Zuo, "Nonlinear Spring Suspended Backpack Energy
Harvester with Mechanical Motion Rectifier design to Increase Working Bandwidth", SPIE Smart
Structure Conferences, Portland, OR, March 2017
57. Shaoxu Xing, Isil Anakok, Lei Zuo, "Optimized MPPT-based converter for TEG energy harvester to
power wireless sensor and monitoring system in nuclear power plant", SPIE Smart Structure
Conferences, Portland, OR, March 2017
2016
58. “Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers with Riding Comfort controller on Vehicle Suspension
Systems”, Chien-An Chen, Khai Ngo, Lei Zuo ”, 2016 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control
Conference (DSCC), Minneapolis, MN, 2016
59. “Train-track-harvester System Modelling and In-field Testing for Railroad Energy Harvester”,
2016 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Minneapolis, MN, 2016
60. “Modeling, Experiments, and Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of Hydraulic Electromagnetic Shock
Absorber”, Sijing Guo, Lin Xu, Yilun Liu, Mingyi Liu, Xuexun Guo, Lei Zuo, ASME International
Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Charlotte, NC, USA, 2016 (Finalist of Best
Student Paper Award)
61. “Design and Analysis Of a Two-Body Wave Energy Converter With Mechanical Motion Rectifier”,
Xiaofan Li, Changwei Liang and Lei Zuo, 2016 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
(IDETC), Charlotte, NC, USA, 2016
62. “A Large-scale On-Road Energy Harvester from Highway Vibration”, L.R. Wang, W. Jin, W. Zhou,
L. Zuo, 2016 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), Charlotte, NC, USA,
2016
63. “TEG cold side heat exchanger analysis for harvesting the exhaust heat energy”, Gangfeng Tan,
Kangping Ji, Xuexun Guo, Mengying Yang, Lei Zuo, 2016 ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conference (IDETC), Charlotte, NC, USA,2016
64. “On The Dynamics and Design of A Two-body Wave Energy Converter”, C Liang and L
Zuo, Motion and Vibration Control Conference (MOVIC), Southampton, UK, 2016
65. “Design, modelling and experimental characterization of a novel regenerative shock absorber with
a ball-screw-based mechanical motion rectifier”, Y. Liu, X. Lin, L. Zuo, Submitted to the 14th
Motion and Vibration Control Conference (MOVIC), Southampton, UK, 2016
66. “Review of mechanical system design via decentralized control techniques”, Y. Liu and L. Zuo,
International Symposium on Flexible Automation, Cleveland, Ohio, 2016
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67. “Wave Energy Converter with Mechanical Motion Rectifier”, Changwei Liang, Xiaofan Li, Lin Xu
Junxiao Ai and Lei Zuo, 2016 Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS), Washington DC,
April 2016
68. “Exact H2 optimal tuning and experimental verification of energy-harvesting series electromagnetic
tuned mass dampers”, Yilun Liu, Lei Zuo, CC Lin, and Jason Parker, SPIE Smart Structures and
Materials/NDE, Las Vegas, March 20-14, 2016
69. “Dynamics of energy harvesting backpack with human being interaction”, Yue Yuan, Lei
Zuo. SPIE Smart Structures and Materials/NDE, Las Vegas, March 20-14, 2016.
2015
70. “Performances of Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers on Various Types of Vehicles”, Sijing Guo,
Lin Xu, Yilun Liu, Xuexun Guo, Lei Zuo, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, 2015
71. “Anchorless Design of Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester for Railroad”, Teng Lin,
Lirong Wang, and Lei Zuo, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, 2015
72. “Integrated Structure and Controller Design of Mechanical System via Decentralized Control”,
Yilun Liu and Lei Zuo, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, 2015
73. “Vibration Energy harvesting System with Mechanical Motion Rectifier”, Changwei Liang, You
Wu, and Lei Zuo, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, 2015
74. “Design, Fabrication, Simulation and Testing of a Novel Ocean Wave Energy Converter”,
Changwei Liang, Junxiao Ai and Lei Zuo, ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Conference (MSEC 2015).
75. “Damping characteristics of a hydraulic electric rectifier shock absorber and its effect on vehicle
dynamics”, Lin Xu, Yilun Liu, Sijin Guo, Xuexun Guo, Lei Zuo, ASME Design Engineering
Technical Conference (IDETC), 2015, Boston MA
76. “Analysis of Torsional Vibration Piezoelectric Energy Harvester”, Wanlu Zhou, Patrick Musgrave,
Lei Zuo, ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), 2015, Boston
77. “On Design of Mechanical Metamaterials using Level-set Based Topology Optimization”, X.
Wang, S. Chen, and L. Zuo, ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), 2015,
Boston
78. “A Novel Micro Heater Integrated on Flexible Polyimide Substrate with Fast Response and
Uniform Temperature Distribution”, Shifeng Yu, Shuyu Wang, Ming Lu, and Lei Zuo, ASME
Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), 2015, Boston
79. “Characterization of a Microfabricated Differential Scanning Calorimeter”, S. Wang, S. Yu and Lei
Zuo, ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), 2015, Boston
80. “Optimal design of force magnification frame for piezoelectric multilayer stack energy harvester”,
Shubin Chen, Lirong Wang, Wanlu Zhou, Patrick Musgrave, Tian-Bing Xu, and Lei Zuo, SPIE
Smart Structure/NSF conference, March 8-12, 2015, San Diego
81. “Design, modelling, and road rest of speed bump energy harvester,” Prakhar Todaria, Lirong Wang,
Abhishek Pandey, James O'Connor, David McAvoy, Terence Harrigan, Barbara Chernow, Lei Zuo,
SPIE Smart Structure/NSF conference, March 8-12, 2015, San Diego
82. “Assessment of Ride Comfort and Braking Performance Using Energy-harvesting Shock
Absorber”, Liangyao Yu, Shuhao Huo, Wenwei Xuan, Lei Zuo, SAE 2015 World Congress, April
21-23, 2015, Detroit, MI
In 2014
83. “MR Based Brake-by-wire System with Self-energizing and Brake Energy Harvesting Capability”,
L. Yu, X. Liu, L. Ma, L. Zuo, and J. Song, 2014 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
(DETC), Aug 2014.
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84. “Broad-Band Pendulum Energy Harvester With Motion Regulation”, Y. Wu, W. Zhou, and L. Zuo,
ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, Oct 2014
85. *“Energy Harvesting From Building Seismic Isolation With Multimode
Resonant Shunt Circuits, Mincan Cao and Lei Zuo, ASME Dynamic System and Control
Conference, Oct 2014
86. *“Ocean Wave Energy Harvester with a Novel Power Takeoff Mechanism”, Junxiao Ai, Hwan Lee,
Lei Zuo, 2014 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (DETC), Aug 2014.
87. *“A self-reacting point absorber with a novel mechanical motion rectifier as PTO system”, C.
Liang, J. Ai, and L. Zuo, ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, Oct 2014
88. “On the dynamics and design of a two-body ocean wave energy converter”, C. Liang and L. Zuo,
the 12th Motion and Vibration Control Conference, Japan, Aug 2014
89. “Energy Delivery from Piezoelectric Structure to Resistive Load”, W. Zhou, T. Xu, L. Zuo, the 12th
Motion and Vibration Control Conference, Japan, Aug 2014
90. “Design and Fabrication of Flexible Differential Scanning Nanocalorimeter”, Jiancheng Yin,
Shifeng Yu, Shuyu Wang, Ming Lu, and Lei Zuo, 2014 ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conference (DETC), Aug 2014.
91. “Cantilever Beam Metamaterial Structure with Periodic Piezoelectric Arrays with High-Order
Resonant Circuit Shunts for Vibration Control”, W. Zhou and L. Zuo, The ASME 2014 Smart
Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS2014), Sep. 2014
92. “Parameters optimization to dual-functional electromagnetic Tuned Mass Dampers”, Y. Liu, CC
Lin, L. Zuo, the 12th Motion and Vibration Control Conference, Japan, Aug 2014
93. “Energy-Flow-Driven (EFD) Semi-active Suspension Control”, Yilun Liu and Lei Zuo, 2014
American Control Conference, June 2014.
94. “Electromagnetic regenerative suspension system for ground vehicles”, P Li, L Zuo, J Lu, L Xu,
2014 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), 2014
95. “Self-Motivated Relay Selection for a Generalized Power Line Monitoring Network”, Jose Cordova
and Xin Wang, Dong-Liang Xie, Lei Zuo, 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on Mobile Ad
Hoc and Sensor Systems, 2014
96. “Sensors for small modular reactors powered by thermoelectric generators”, M. Tewolde, etc, The
ASME 2014 Small Modular Reactors Symposium (SMR2014), Washington DC.
97. “Semi-active controller design for vibration suppression and energy harvesting via LMI approach”,
Yilun Liu, Chi-Chang Lin, Lei Zuo, 2014 SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Conference, 2014
98. "Integration of regenerative shock absorber into vehicle electric system", Chongxiao Zhang, Peng
Li, Junyoung Kim, Sha Lou, Sharanjit Singh, and Lei Zuo, 2014 SPIE Smart Structures and
Materials Conference, March 2014
99. "A power electronics circuit for simultaneous semi-active vibration control and energy harvesting
for electromagnetic regenerative suspensions", Peng Li, Lei Zuo, Chongxiao Zhang, 2014 SPIE
Smart Structures and Materials Conference, March 2014
100. “Multi-source energy harvester for wildlife tracking”, You Wu and Lei Zuo, 2014 SPIE Smart
Structures and Materials Conference, March 2014
In 2013
101. “Model predictive control to the tuned mass damper energy harvesting system on the tall
buildings”, Yilun Liu, Lei Zuo, Xiudong Tang, 2013 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control
Conference (DSCC), 2013
102. “Ocean wave energy converters and control methodologies”, Jingjin Xie and Lei Zuo, 2013
ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), 2013
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103. "A novel piezoelectric multilayer stack energy harvester with force amplification", Wanlu Zhou,
Lei Zuo, and Tain-Bing Xu, 2013 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), 2013
104. "High efficiency electromagnetic energy harvester for railroad application", John Wang, Teng
Lin, and Lei Zuo, 2013 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC) (Best Student
Paper Award)
105. "Equivalent circuit modeling of vehicle dynamics with regenerative shock absorbers", Peng Li
and Lei Zuo, 2013 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC) (Best Student
Paper Award)
106. "Closed-form optimization of resonant shunted electromagnetic tuned mass dampers for vibration
control and energy harvesting", Xiudong Tang, Lei Zuo, and Wen Cui, 2013 ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC), 2013
107. “Progress on Searching Optimal Thermal Spray Parameters for Magnesium Silicide”, Gaosheng
Fu, Lei Zuo, Jon Longtin, Yikai Chen, Sanjay Sampath, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1490,
2013
108. “Thermoelectrically powered sensing for small modular reactors”, C.C. Lin, et al, 2013 ASME
Heat Transfer Conference, 2013
109. “A Self-Powered Piezoelectric Vibration Control System with Switch Pre-Charged Inductor
(SPCI) Method”, W. Zhou and L. Zuo, 2013 American Control Conference
110. “Assessment of Vehicle Performances with Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers”, P. Li and L.
Zuo, SAE 2013 World Congress, April 16-18, 2013, Detroit, Michigan
111. "A High-performance Piezoelectric Flextensional Harvester", W. Zhou, T.B. XU, and L. Zuo, Joint
Conference of MFPT 2013 and ISA’s 59th International Instrumentation Symposium, May 13-17,
2013, Cleveland, Ohio
112. "Analytical solutions to H_2and H_∞ optimization of resonant shunt electromagnetic tuned mass
damper and vibration energy harvester", SPIE Conferences on Smart Structures and Materials.
March 10-14, 2013, San Diego, CA
113. "Review of power electronics for energy harvesting systems", SPIE Conferences on Smart
Structures and Materials. March 10-14, 2013, San Diego, CA
114. "Experiment study on structure damage detection using a higher-order resonant circuit", SPIE
Conferences on Smart Structures and Materials. March 10-14, 2013, San Diego, CA
In 2012
115. “A motion rectifier based energy harvesting shock absorbers”, Z. Li, L. Zuo, J. Kuang, and G.
Luhrs, 2012 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Chicago, IL, 08/2012.
116. “Dual functional energy harvesting and vibration control: An electromagnetic realization of series
tuned mass dampers”, L. Zuo and W. Cui, 2012 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference,
Chicago, IL, 08/2012.
117. “Design, modeling, and road tests of electromagnetic energy-harvesting shock absorbers”, Z. Li,
L. Zuo, et al, 2012 ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, 10/2012 (Finalist of semi-
plenary presentations).
118. “Energy harvesting from train-induced rail track deflections”, G.R Penamalli, John Wang, and L.
Zuo, The 8th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and
Applications, 07/2012.
119. “Design and analysis of electromagnet array based vibration energy harvester with high power
density”, L. Teng, X. Tang, L. Zuo, SPIE Conferences on Smart Structures and Materials. March
2012.
120. “Sensitivity enhanced piezoelectric admittance based damage detection using higher order
inductive circuits”, W. Zhou, G.R. Penamalli, L. Zuo, SPIE Conferences on Smart Structures and
Materials. March 2012.
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121. “Thermoelectric properties of magnesium silicide prepared by thermal spray”, B. Zhang, L. Zuo,
et al, ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference - HT2012, July 8-12, 2012
122. “Fabrication of Thermoelectric Devices For Vehicle Exhaust Applications Using Thermal Spray
and Laser Processing”, M. Tewolde, J. Longtin, L. Zuo, D. Hwang, and S. Sampath, ASME 2012
Summer Heat Transfer Conference - HT2012, July 8-12, 2012.
123. “Review of Waste Energy Resource in Vehicle Exhaust Heat”, G. Fu, L. Zuo, and J.Longtin,
ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference - HT2012, July 8-12, 2012
124. “Heat Transfer Modeling and Geometry Optimization of TEG for Automobile Applications”, G.
Fu, L. Zuo, J. Longtin, S. Sampath, B. Zhang, ASME 2012 Summer Heat Transfer Conference -
HT2012, July 8-12, 2012
125. “Energy Harvesting and Motion Control of Tall Buildings using Tuned Mass Dampers”, Lei Zuo
and Ahsan Kareem, CTBUH 2012: 9th World Congress, 19–21 September, 2012.
126. “Thermoelectric Materials Research and Integrated Design and Manufacturing of Thermoelectric
Device using Thermal Spray”, G. Fu, L. Zuo, et al, 2012 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, 11/2012
In 2011
127. "Energy, Ride Comfort, and Road Handling of Regenerative Vehicle Suspensions”, L. Zuo and
P. Zhang, 2011 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), Arlington, VA, Oct 31
- Nov 2, 2011
128. “Multi-Mode Vibration Energy Harvester and Tuned Mass Damper using Double-Beam
Structure”, W. Zhou, G.R. Penamalli and L. Zuo, 2011 ASME International Mechanical
Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) , Denver Colorado, Nov 11-17, 2011
129. “Modeling of an Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester with Motion Magnification”, Z. Li,
Z. Brindak, and L. Zuo, 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and
Exposition (IMECE), Denver Colorado, Nov 11-17, 2011
130. "Improved Design of Linear Electromagnetic Transducers for Large-Scale Vibration Energy
Harvesting," Xiudong Tang, Lei Zuo, T Lin, and P. Zhang, Smart Structures and Materials:
Proceedings of SPIE 7977, March 2011
131. "Simulation and Experiment Validation of Simultaneous Vibration Control and Energy
Harvesting from Buildings via Tuned Mass Dampers" (invited paper), X. Tang and L. Zuo,
Proceeding of America Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 29 - July 1, 2011
132. “Assessment of Energy Potential and Vibration Mitigation of Regenerative Tuned Mass Dampers
on Wind Excited Tall Buildings” Tao Ni, Lei Zuo, and Ahsan Kareem, 2011 ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conferences, Washington DC, Aug 28-31, 2011
133. "A Piezoelectric Ceramic Multilayer Stack for Energy Harvesting under Dynamic Forces" T-B
Xu, J.H. Kang , E.J. Siochi, L. Zuo, W. Zhou, X. Tang, X Jiang, 2011 ASME Design Engineering
Technical Conferences, Washington DC, Aug 28-31, 2011
134. "Design and Fabrication of a Differential Scanning Nanocalorimeter for Biological Applications"
L. Zuo, X. Chen and M. Lu, 2011 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Washington
DC, Aug 28-31, 2011
135. "Enhanced Design of Vibration Energy Harvesting using Dual-Masses", X. Tang and L. Zuo,
2011 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conf., Washington DC, Aug 28-31, 2011.
In 2010
136. “Regenerative Semi-Active Control of Tall Building Vibration with Series TMDs,” X. Tang and
L. Zuo, Proceeding of America Control Conf., Baltimore, MD, Jun 30 - Jul 2, 2010
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137. “Analysis of Train Induced Elastic Waves in Rail and the Feasibility for Damage Detection,” G.R.
Penamalli and L. Zuo, NDE/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology
(SMT), Aug 16-20, 2010
138. “Active and Semi-active Series Tuned Mass Dampers“ Xiudong Tang and Lei Zuo, Proceedings
of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering: Active and Passive Smart Structures
and Integrated Systems, San Diego, March 2010
139. “Self-powered Active Control of Structures with TMDs”, X. Tang and L. Zuo, IMAC XXVIII
Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics: Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy,
Jacksonville, Florida, Feb 1-4, 2010
In 2009
140. “Towards MESO And Macro Scale Energy Harvesting of Vibration,” Xiudong Tang and Lei Zuo,
Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,
Florida, 2009
141. “Design of a new type of eddy-current damper with increased damping density”, Lei Zuo, Brian
Scully, and Samir Nayfeh, Proceedings of the 2009 ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conference, San Diego, 2009
142. “Circuit optimization and vibration analysis of electromagnetic energy harvesting systems”, Lei
Zuo and Xiudong Tang, Proceedings of the 2009 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference,
San Diego, 2009
143. “Design and Characterization of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvester For Vehicle Suspensions”,
Brian Scully, Lei Zuo, Jurgen Shestani, and Yu Zhou, Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International
Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Florida, 2009
In 1999-2008
144. Lei Zuo, Characteristics and Optimization of Series Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers, Proceedings
of the 2007 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, 21st ASME Biennial Conference on
Mechanical Vibration & Noise, Sep 2007
145. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Adaptive least-mean square feed-forward control with actuator
saturation by minimization, Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conference, 20th ASME Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration & Noise, Sep 2005
146. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Modified LMS feed-forward control for vibration isolation with
actuator limits, Smart Structures and Materials: Damping and Isolation, Proceedings of SPIE-The
International Society for Optical Engineering, March 2005.
147. Lei Zuo, Jean-Jacques Slotine, and Samir Nayfeh, Experimental Study of a Novel Adaptive
Controller for Active Vibration Isolation, Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference,
June 30-July 2, 2004
148. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, An Active-Passive Stage for Vibration Isolation and Positioning
Control, Proceedings of the 7th International Conf. on Motion and Vibration Control, 2004
149. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, An Integral Sliding Control For Robust Vibration Isolation and Its
Implementation, Smart Structures and Materials: Damping and Isolation, Proceedings of SPIE-The
International Society for Optical Engineering, March 2004.
150. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Active Vibration Isolation Using a Post-Buckled Spring, Control of
Precision Systems, Proceedings of American Society of Precision Engineering Spring Meeting,
April 2004.
151. Seismic Isolation and Suspension Systems for Advanced LIGO, with N.A. Robertson, B. Abbott,
and et al, Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Symposium, Proceedings of SPIE-The
International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol 5500, 2004.
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152. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Decentralized H2 Optimal Control with Pole Regional Constraints,
Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, June 2003.
153. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, The Multi-DOF Tuned-mass Damper for Suppression of Single-Mode
Vibration Under Random and Harmonic Excitation, Proceedings of the 2003 ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conference, 19th ASME Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration &
Noise, Chicago, 2003.
154. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Optimization of the Individual Stiffness and Damping Parameters in
Multiple-Tuned-Mass-Damper Systems, Smart Structures and Materials: Damping and Isolation,
Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2003.
155. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Design of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Tuned Mass Damper: a Minimax
Approach, 43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,
Denver, April 2002, AIAA paper 2002-1283.
156. Justin Verdirame, Samir Nayfeh, and Lei Zuo, Design of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Tuned Mass
Dampers, Smart structures and materials: Damping and Isolation, Proceedings of SPIE-The
International Society for Optical Engineering, March 2002.
157. Lei Zuo and Samir Nayfeh, Design of Passive Mechanical Systems via Decentralized Control
Techniques, 43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,
Denver, April 2002, AIAA paper 2002-1282.
Patents (5 granted and 5 pending)
1. “Fiber Triboelectric Nanogenerator”, Ziang Feng, Shuo Yang, Anbo Wang, Xiaoting Jia, Lei Zuo,
U.S. Patent Application No: 62/878,450, filed July 2019
2. “Simultaneous Ocean Wave and Current Energy Harvesting using a Single Power Takeoff”, Lei
Zuo, Robert Parker, Xiaofan Li, VT Technical disclosure and US patent application, Dec 2018
3. “Energy Harvesting Shock Absorbers”, L. Zuo, X. Tang, and P. Zhang, U.S. patent # 8941251, filed
Feb 2011, Awarded Jan 2015.
4. “Multistage Force Amplification of Piezoelectric Stacks”, T-B Xu, E.J. Siochi, L. Zuo, X. Jiang,
and J.H. Kang, U.S. Patent US 9,048,759, filed in Nov 2011, Awarded June 2 2015.
5. "Ball-screws and MMR based ocean wave energy harvesting”, L. Zuo, L. Xu, Y. Liu, Disclosure at
VT, US patent application, 2016
6. Energy harvesting shock absorber using bevel gear sets as mechanical motion rectifier, L. Zuo, L.
Xu, Y. Liu, Disclosure at VT, US patent application, 2016
7. "High Efficient and Reliable Energy Generator for Ocean Waves and Mechanical Vibrations, L.
Zuo, G.R. Penamalli, J. Wang, US patent #9,394,876 B2, filed 2013 and awarded 2016
8. “Relaxor Piezoelectric Single Crystal Multilayer Stacks for Energy Harvesting Transducers
(RPSEHT)”, T.B. Xu, E.J. Siochi, X. Jiang, L. Zuo, and J.H. Kang, U.S. and international
provisional patent application # 61/414/807, filed on 11/17/2010.
9. “Active Control of Vibration Isolation using Dynamic Manifolds”, Lei Zuo and Jean-Jacques
Slotine, U.S. Patent # 7,216,018, Filed Jun 2004, Awarded May 2007.
10. “Steam Turbine Packing Spring”, L. Zuo, T. Norman, B. Fang, B. Mark, and B. Frederick, US
Patent # 6,935,634, Filed May 2003, awarded Aug 2005
Media Coverage/ Highlights about Lei Zuo
• “Energy Harvesting Tiles Could Transform Footsteps into Power”, featured story on Science Trends
website, March 2018
• “Virginia Tech developing energy harvesting backpack for Army”, Norfolk TV, May 2nd 2017
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• “Riding an Energy Wave”, featured story on the ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine, by Jeff
O’Heir, Aug 2016
• “Virginia Tech professor earns $1 million grant to produce nuclear radiation energy-harvesting
device”, top headline in the Nuclear Energy Institute's daily nuclear news, Aug 23 2016
• “Virginia Tech developing one pound energy harvester for Army, replacing 16 pounds of batteries”,
WDBJ TV News, channel 7, Aug 19 2016
• “Energy-harvesting backpack to lighten load for U.S. soldiers”, Virginia Tech News, 8/16/2016
• “Inventor of the Month”, recognized by the Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, July 206
• “Lei Zuo named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow”, Virginia Tech News, June 2016
• “Scholar of the Week”, recognized by the Virginia Tech office of the Vice President for Research,
April 2016
• “Lei Zuo selected as ASME Fellow”, Virginia Tech News, March 2016
• “Ocean wave energy harvesting nets Virginia Tech $2 million Department of Energy grant”, Virginia
Tech News, March 2016
• “Researchers scale up ocean wave energy harvester”, featured energy and green tech news at Tech
Xplore, by Lisa Zyga, April 2016
• “Good Vibrations”, featured story and highlight as “Spotlight on Innovation” on the first page of
Virginia Tech website. Dec 2015
• “Best Technical Development Award”, featured news at The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA),
Dec 2015
• “Engineers invent way for cars to harvest energy from bumps in the road”, Virginia Tech News, by
Eleanor Nelsen, PhysOrg, August 4, 2015
• Best Technical Development of a Large-Scale Energy Harvesting Device, Energy Harvesting &
Storage and IoT Applications Awards USA 2014”, Energy Harvesting Journal, 11/20, 2014
• “Deriving energy from potholes”, by Varun Dutt, Financial Chronicle, Jun 12 2014.
• “Railroad energy harvester among winners of New York clean energy awards”, Railway Track &
Structures Magazine (RT&S), May 13, 2014
• “Energy Harvesting, the Big and the Small”, ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine, March
2013 issue, pp20.
• “Good Vibrations: Tech Harvests Railroad Energy to Power Gates and Signs”, by Michael Keller,
Txchnologist, April 2nd, 2013
• "New Technology Harvests Energy from Train Track Vibrations!", featured story by Kim Scorcher
of TYT NerdAlert, an internet TV news show (12/06/2012)
• “Award-winning device harvests energy from railway track vibrations”, interviewed and reported
by Paul Ridden, Gizmag 11/28/2012,
• “Technology Harvests Energy from Railroad Train Vibrations”, ScienceDaily, 11/15/2012
• “Stony Brook team wins a national award for technology that harvest energy from railroad track
vibrations”, Stony Brook Press Release, 11/14/2012
• “Man on the move: Scientist Lei Zuo Harvests Energy from Trains, Cars, Waves”, featured on
Newsday, on the cover page (09/16/2012)
• "Mechanical motion rectifier leads to better energy harvesting", PhysOrg (04/25/2012)
• “SUNY Invention Produces Power from Potholes”, Press Release of SUNY Research Foundation
about technology license. (04/02/2012)
• “SBU Advanced Energy Team Wins 2011 'R&D 100' Award for Energy Harvesting Shock Absorber
Technology”, Stony Brook News, June 28, 2011
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• “Congratulations! R&D 100 Award Winner Prof. Lei ZUO and His Graduate Student Team”, Asian
American E-zine, June 30, 2011
• “Professor's shock absorber wins award”, interviewed and reported by Sophia Chang, Newsday
newspaper, July 14, 2011
• “Energy-harvesting shock absorber that increases fuel efficiency wins R&D 100 award”, interviewed
and reported by Lisa Zyga, PhsyOrg, July 14, 2011
• “Shock Absorber Harvests Energy from Bumps”, Discovery News by Nic Halverson,7/19/2011
• “Vehicle shock absorber recovers energy from bumps in the road”, interviewed and reported by Lisa
Zyga, PhsyOrg, March 17, 2010
• “Electricity-Generating Shock Absorbers”, Interviewed and reported by Kevin Bullis, MIT
Technology Review, May 10, 2010
• “Harnessing the Power of the Pothole”, Interviewed and reported by Anne Eisenberg, New York
Times, June 4, 2010
• “Lei Zuo Leads Energy-Saving Research Project”, Faculty/Staff Research Highlights, Stony Brook
Happenings, July 16th, 2010
• “18th century mill now making 21st century power: SBU project turns Stony Brook Grist Mill into
hydroelectric plant”, interviewed and reported by Jennifer Choi, Times Beacon Record Newspapers,
Aug 05, 2010
• “Stony Brook University and WMHO Give Historic Grist Mill New Life Producing Electricity”,
Stony Brook Press Release, August 2010
• “Students bring hydroelectricity to 1751 mill”, interviewed and reported by James Bernstein,
Newsday, Aug 06, 2010
• “Electric Makeover (Long Island’s Grist Mill Hydroelectric Generator)”, TV 10/55 news at eleven,
Aug 25, 2010
Invited Talks
• Invited Panelist for Marine Energy Forum at the 2019 Global Sustainable Technology and
Innovation Conference (G-STIC 2019), Nov 20-22, 2019 in Brussel, Belgium
• Invited Speaker at the ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and
Intelligent Systems, “Passive adaptive energy harvesting”, Louisville, KY, Sept 9-11, 2019
• Invited Speaker at the PSU Materials Day, “Center for Energy Harvesting”, College Park, PA,
Sept 30-31, 2019
• Invited Keynote Speaker at Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, “Mechanical Motion
Rectifier: A High Efficiency and Reliable WEC Power Takeoff”, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept 9-13, 2018
• Invited Keynote Speaker, at First International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting
Application, "Energy Harvesting: From Wireless Sensors and Self-Powered Control to Blue
Energy", Shenzhen, China, Nov 2-4, 2018
• Invited talk at Columbia University, NYC, "Towards Blue Dream: The Design, Dynamics, and
Control of an Innovative Power Take Off for Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting", Nov 9th 2018
• Invited talk, at the 25th International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics (ICCT) and the
73rd Calorimetry Conference (CALCON), “MEMS-based differential scanning calorimetry”,
Lake Tahoe, California, 08/2018
• Invited Keynote Speaker at 2018 International Conference on Automotive NVH Control
Technology, “Good Vibration: Energy Harvesting and Intelligent Vehicles”, SuZhou, China,
06/2018
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• Invited Panelist at American Nuclear Society meeting, June 11-15, 2017, San Francisco. “Energy
Harvesting for Sensor and Data Communication in Nuclear Spent Fuel Dry Storage”, 2017
• Invited talk at SUNY Buffalo, “Energy Harvesting: From Self-Powered Sensing to Blue Energy”,
Aug 3, 2017
• Distinguished Speaker Series, Automotive Safety and Efficiency State Key Lab, Tsinghua
University, “Improve vehicle dynamics and fuel efficiency via energy harvesting”, June 30, 2017
• Invited talk at Uncharted Play Company (in NYC), “Energy harvesting technologies and
commercialization”, 3/2017
• Distinguished Speaker Series, Dept. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto,
“Energy Harvesting: from Wireless Sensing to Renewable Energy”, 09/2016
• Invited talk at University California at Berkeley, “Large Scale Energy Harvesting”, 11/2016
• Invited talk at 2016 IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage USA Conference, “Mechanical
Motion Rectifier: A Breakthrough for Large Scale Energy Harvesting” (11/2016)
• Invited Panelist at Hydrovision International Hydropower Conference, Minneapolis, “An
Innovative Power Takeoff for Efficient and Reliable Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting”, July 27-29,
2016
• Invited talk at Volvo Truck, MD, “Improving the Fuel Efficiency and Vehicle Dynamics via Kinetic
and Thermal Energy Harvesting” (07/29/2016)
• Invited talk at National Taiwan University, “Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting at Virginia Tech and
USA” (06/16/2015)
• Invited Speaker, IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage USA 2015 conference, Santa Clara,
CA, 11/2015
• Invited talk at Taiwan National Ocean University, “Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting” (08/12/2015)
• Invited talk at Tsinghua University (Beijing), “Vehicle Energy Harvesting: Vibration and Thermal
Energy” (08/19/2015)
• Invited talk at City University of New York, “Large-scale Vibration Energy Harvesting”
(10/30/2014)
• Invited talk at University of Michigan, “Large-scale Energy Harvesting” (04/10/2014)
• Invited Keynote Speaker, 2013 SAE World Congress, “Energy Harvesting Controllable
Suspensions”, April 16-18, Detroit, MI (04/16/2013)
• Invited talk at Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ. “Energy Harvesting: From Technology to
Applications” (10/30/2013)
• Invited Guest Speaker, to annual Career Day of Grade 5 students, Public School 107, Flushing, NY
(03/22/2013)
• Invited talk in Energy Harvesting and Storage USA 2012 Conference, “Large Scale Energy
Harvesting, Moving from Miliwatts to Kilowatts”, Washington DC (11/07/2012)
• The 2012 ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, invited paper and finalist of semi-
plenary presentation, “Design, modeling, and road tests of electromagnetic energy-harvesting shock
absorbers”, Ft Lauderdale, FL (10/19/2012)
• Long Island Rail Road, “Energy Harvesting from Railway Track Vibrations”, Jamaica, NY
(07/26/2012)
• GE Global Research Center, “Tuned Mass Damper: From Vibration Control to Energy Harvesting
and Structure Health Monitoring”, Niskayuna, NY. (06/19/2012)
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• Abbott Laboratories Bioresearch Center, “Ultrasensitive, Superfast, and Microliter-Volume
Differential Scanning Nanocalorimeter (DSC) for Direct Characterization of Biomolecular
Interactions”, Worcester, MA (06/21/2012)
• Ohio State University, “Large-Scale Vibration Energy Harvesting: A Pathway towards Sustainable
Energy” Columbus, OH (04/19/2012)
• 3rd DOE’s Thermoelectric Application Workshop, “Integrated Design and Manufacturing of
Thermoelectric Generator using Thermal Spray”, Baltimore, MD (03/21/2012)
• Wuhan University of Technology, “Vehicle Energy Harvesting: Regenerative Shock Absorbers and
Exhaust Heat Energy Recovery”, Wuhan China (07/02/2012)
• University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, “Large Scale of Energy
Harvesting”, Shanghai China (07/06/2012)
• DOE’s 2nd Thermoelectric Applications Workshop, Invited talk “NSF-DOE TE Partnership:
Integrated Design and Manufacturing of Cost-Effective & Industrial-Scalable TEG for Vehicle
Applications”, San Deigo, CA(01/04-01/05/2011)
• The 2011 Advanced Energy Conference, Invited talk “Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers”,
Buffalo, NY (10/12-13/2011)
• Accelerate Long Island Showcase, Invited talk “Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers”, Garden City
NY (09/26/2011)
• Pittsburgh University, ““Large-Scale Vibration Energy Harvesting”, PA (04/20/2011)
• Invited Keynote Talk in E2 - Micro/Nano Energy Harvesting Technology Workshop on "Energy
Harvesting from Vehicles and Civil Structures", Hoboken, NJ (12/07/2010)
Teaching
At Virginia Tech
Teaching Award: Design and Development Award ($8,000), Nov 2018, for developing multi-
university hybrid (on-line and in-classroom) course Energy Harvesting
Fall 2019
• ME 5814 Energy Harvesting
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation
Spring 2019
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation
Fall 2018
• ME 5814 Energy Harvesting
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation
Spring 2018
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research
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• ME 5994 Research and Thesis
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation
• ME 4015 Senior Design
Fall 2017
• ME 5814 Energy Harvesting (12 students). Rate: 5.33/6.0 vs dept average 4.69/6.0
• ME 4006 Mechanical Engineering Lab (~360 students). This is extra teaching beyond the
normal teaching load. Rate: 5.00/6.0 vs dept average 4.69/6.0
• ME 4015 Senior Design (5 students of 1 team)
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation
Fall 2016
• ME 5814 Energy Harvesting (18 students) Rate: 4.78/6.0 vs dept average 4.76/6.0
• ME4984 / Arc 4984 Special Study: smart drillfield. This is extra teaching of two credits,
developed in collaboration with colleagues in the College or Architecture. The course fits well
into the VT’s Destination Area "Intelligent Infrastructure for Human-Centered Communities"
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation
• ME 4015 Senior Design (7 students of 1 team)
Spring 2016
• ME 3504 Dynamic Systems- Vibrations (61 students)
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research (1 students)
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis (7 students)
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation (7 students)
• ME 4015 Senior Design (12 students of two teams)
Fall 2015
• ME 5814 Energy Harvesting (14 students)
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research (1 students)
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis (6 students)
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation (5 students)
• ME 4015 Senior Design (13 students of two teams)
Spring 2015
• ME 3504 Dynamic Systems- Vibrations (Two sessions: 55 + 59 students)
• ME 2974 Independent Study (3 students)
• ME 4994 Undergraduate Research (6 students)
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis (4 students)
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation (3 students)
Fall 2014
• ME 5994 Research and Thesis (2 students)
• ME 7994 Research and Dissertation (3 students)
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At Stony Brook University
• MEC 402, Mechanical Vibration (Fall 2008 and 2009)
• MEC 560, Advanced Control (Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) (New course I
developed)
• MEC 316, Sensors and Instrumentation (Fall 2009, Fall 2010)
• MEC 220, Mechatroncis I: Practical Electronics and Circuits for Mechanical Engineers, Fall 2011,
2012, 2013 (New course I developed)
• WSE 187, Introduction to Research: Women in Science & Engineering (Spring 2012, 2014)
• MEC 696, Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering (Spring 2009-20-2014)
• MEC 599, Research in Mechanical Engineering (Fall 2009-date)
Research Advising and Mentoring (Currently advising 8 PhD and 7 MS students, 2 postdocs, and 2
visiting PhD students, 5 undergraduate researchers; Completed: 12 PhD, 45 MS (21 with thesis, 24 with
projects), 150+ undergraduates, 10 high school students, 21 visiting scholars, 12 postdocs)
• Research Associate:
Dr. HyunJun Jung (02/2019-), Postdoc, PhD from Hanyang University, Korea, 2017
Dr. Qiaofeng Li (03/2019-), Postdoc, PhD from Tsinghua University, China, 2018
Boxi Jiang (01/2020- ), post-MS researcher, after MS from VT with Lei Zuo and Rob Parke
• Current PhD Students:
1. Chien-An Chen (08/2014 – spring 2020 expected), Ocean Wave energy harvesting power
electronics (co-advised with Dr. Khai Ngo since 2015)
2. Xiaofan Li (08/2015-5/2020 expected), Ocean wave energy harvesting: Design and dynamics
(Awarded: honorable mention in Link Foundation Ocean Engineering Fellowship;
Awarded with ASME IDETC-VIB’2016 travel award)
3. Mingyi Liu (08/2016-05/2020 expected), Energy harvesting backpack
(Awarded with ASME IDETC-VIB’2017 travel award)
4. Feng Qian (08/2016-05/2020 expected), piezoelectric energy harvesting
(Awarded with ASME IDETC-VIB’2019 travel award)
5. Kan Sun (08/2017 - ), Additive manufacturing of thermoelectric materials and devices
6. Jia Mi (08/2018 -), Clean seawater desalination with renewable energy
(Awarded with 2019 INORE North American Travel Fund to present in the symposium in
Victoria BC Canada in July 2019; Awarded with travel fund to participate in Workshop for
University-Industry Research Collaboration Around Marine Renewables in Sept 2019)
7. Lisheng Yang (08/2018 -), Connected and intelligent vehicles
8. Steve Wong (08/2019 -), Marine energy conversion
• Current Master Students (8)
1. Qiuchi Xiong (08/2017-), Control of wave energy harvesting
2. Yuzhe Chen (01/2018 -): Regenerative vehicle suspensions
3. Shuo Chen (08/2018 -): Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy conversion
4. Yamini Sharma (01/2019-, ECE): Energy harvesting electronics
5. Weihan Lin (08/2019-):
6. Joseph Capper (08/2019): Energy and water nexus: Ocean energy and seawater desalination
7. Nob Congpuong (08/2019): Ocean wave energy using active motion rectifier
• Current Undergraduate Students (5)
o Isaias Noda Andrade
o Jay Chok
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o Sixian Jia
o Jianuo Huang
o Kevin Seng
• Visiting Students at Virginia Tech(2)
o Bonan Qin (visiting PhD student from Beijing Institute of Technology, 2018-2020)
o Yifan Luo (visiting PhD student from Hunan Univ of Sci and Tech, 2018-2020)
Graduated PhD/MS Students (12 PhD thesis, 45 MS: 21 with theses & 24 with projects)
With PhD Thesis Completed (12 PhD):
1. Hongjip Kim (10/2015-–12/2019), Enhanced Energy Harvesting for Rotating Systems using
Stochastic Resonance
(Awarded with ASME DSCC’2019 Best Paper Award on Vibration)
2. Yu Pan (08/2015 – 12/2019), Design, Modeling and Testing of Electromagnetic Energy
Harvesting Systems for Railway Track and Car Applications (co-advisor Dr. Mehdi Ahmedian
since fall 2018)
(Awarded with ASME DSCC’2018 Best Paper Award on Vibration Applications)
3. Yongjia Wu (08/2015 – 5/2019), Thermoelectronic energy harvesting for sensor powering
(Awarded with ASME CIE’18 Best Paper Award on Advanced Modelling and Simulation)
(Awarded: Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, China Ministry of Education 2019)
Subsequently received an offer of Full Professor at Wuhan University of Technology.
4. Shifeng Yu (08/2013 – 1/2019), High throughput miniaturized calorimeter
Currently postdoc at Columbia University
5. Teng Lin (10/2013 – 08/2018), PhD thesis: “Railroad Energy Harvesting System Design,
Modeling and Testing for Trackside Electric Infrastructures”
(Awarded: 2015 R&D100 Award Finalist; Best Student Paper in ASME MESA’2013; Best
Application of Energy Harvesting, by the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2012)
Currently Engineer/Maintenance Manager at Allegiant Health
6. Shuyu Wang (08/2013-7/2017), PhD thesis: “A MEMS-based Differential Scanning
Calorimeter for Protein Stability Characterization”.
Currently Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, China
7. Changwei Liang (08/2012-1/2017), PhD thesis: “On the Dynamics and Design of a Wave
Energy Converter with Mechanical Motion Rectifier”
(Awarded: 2015 R&D100 Award, 2014 EPA P3 Award; Best Technology Development of
Large-Scale Energy Harvesting, by Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2014)
8. Yilun Liu (06/2012 – 10/2016), PhD thesis: “Design, Modeling and Control of Vibration
Systems with Electromagnetic Energy Harvesters and their Application to Vehicle
Suspensions”
(Awarded: ASME DSCC 2017 Best Paper Award on Vibration)
9. Peng Li (08/2011-04/2016), PhD thesis: “Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Vehicle
Suspension Systems”
(Awarded: ASME IDETC-MESA 2013 Best Student Paper)
10. Gaosheng Fu (09/2010 – 3/2015), PhD thesis: “Integrated Design and Manufacturing of
Thermoelectric Generator for Energy Harvesting”
11. Wanlu Zhou (06/2010 – 03/2015), PhD thesis: “Multifunctional Smart Structures for
Energy Harvesting, Structure Health Monitoring and Vibration”
(Awarded: Best Poster Award, Dept annual student research poster symposium 2013)
12. Xiudong Tang (09/2008 – 02/2013), PhD thesis: “Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and
Vibration Control of Tall Buildings using Electricity-Generating Tuned Mass Dampers"
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(Awarded: 2011 R&D 100 Award by R&D Magazine; Best Technology Development of
Energy Harvesting, by Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2010; Travel Award to attend
American Control Conference 2010)
With MS Thesis Completed (21 MS):
1. Boxi Jiang (08/2017-12/2019), Performance Analysis and Tank Test Validation of a Hybrid
Wave-Current Energy Converter (co-advised with Robert Parker since 08/2017)
2. Lin Rui (08/2017 -11/2019): Energy harvesting and acoustic communication for oil
downhole applications
3. Dillon Martin (11/2015-09/2017): Marine hydrodynamics of ocean wave energy converter.
(Dillon was employed as a MS Research Associate in my lab till 06/18)
4. Jackson Klein (08/2015-05/2017), Energy Harvesting Opportunities Throughout the Nuclear
Power Cycle for Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Nodes
(Awarded: DOE NEUP Research Fellowship $50,000)
5. Yue Yuan (10/2014-02/2017), Backpack energy harvesting with human walking model
6. Yalu Pei (01/2015-12/2016), Multi-resonant electromagnetic shunt in base isolation for
vibration damping and energy harvesting
(Awarded: ASME DSCC 2017 Best Paper Award on Vibration)
7. Shaoxu Xing, (08/2013 – 09/2016), Design of power converter and wireless data transmission
for TEG energy harvesting (MS in ME and ECE)
8. Prakhar Todaria (08/2013 – 03/2016), MS thesis: energy harvesting Speed bump
9. Jie Chen (08/2013 -12/2015 ), MS thesis: Thermoelectric energy harvesting for nuclear
sensing
10. You Wu (09/2012 – 05/2015), MS thesis: Energy harvesting for wildlife tracking
11. Shuyu Wang (08/2013-04/2016), MS thesis: Differential Scanning Calorimeter for
Biomolecular Interaction Application
12. Shubin Chen (10/2013-12/2014), MS thesis: Design and optimization of piezoelectric energy
harvesting with force magnification
(Awared: URECA Research Fellowship)
13. Junxiao Ai (08/2012-07/2014), MS thesis: Design and Test of An Ocean Wave Energy
Harvesting System
(Awarded: 2014 EPA P3 Award, 2014; Best Technology Development of Large-Scale
Energy Harvesting, by Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2014)
14. Jinwoo Park (08/2012 – 09/2014), MS thesis: Design of on on-road energy harvesting
15. Chongxiao Zhang (12/2012 – 01/2014), MS thesis: “Integration of Regenerative Shock
Absorber into Vehicle Electric System”
16. Jianchen Yin (09/2012- 2/2014), MS thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of Power
Compensated Differential Scanning Nanocalorimeter
17. Chao Nie (07/2012-08/2013), MS thesis: Characterization of Magnesium Silicide processed
with Thermal Spray For Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting (07/10/2013)
18. John Wang (08/2011-08/2013), MS thesis: “Mechanical Motion Rectifier Based Energy
Harvester for Railroad Track Applications”
(Awarded: Best Student Paper in ASME MESA’2013; Best Application of Energy
Harvesting by Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2012)
19. Zhongjie Li (08/2010-07/2012): MS thesis: “Energy Harvesting Shock Absorbers”
(Awarded: 2014 ASME Best Paper Award in Structures and Structural Dynamics)
20. Gopinath Reddy Penamalli (09/2009 -- 08/2011): MS thesis, “Railway Structural Health
Monitoring and Energy Harvesting”
(Awarded: Best Poster Award, Dept annual student research poster symposium 2011)
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21. Pei Sheng Zhang (10/2008 – 12/2010): MS thesis, “Design of Electromagnetic Shock
Absorbers for Energy Harvesting from Vehicle Suspensions”
MS with Project Option (24 MS with project option):
1. Abhishek Pandey (08/2013 – 12/2014): Energy harvesting speed bump
2. Vishwatej Mane (08/2013 -06/2014 ): oil drilling sensing and energy harvesting
3. You Wu (09/2012 – 06/2014 ), Piezoelectric energy harvesting for wildlife tracking
4. Zhichao Xu (09/2012- 02/2014), Hydroelectric energy-harvesting shock absorber
5. Hongbo Yu (08/2012-01/2014), Topic: Railway track energy harvester
6. Ke Yu (09/2011-08/2013), Hydroelectric energy harvester
7. Harrison Greene (09/2012-06/2013), Vibration energy harvester design
8. Changming Zou (08/2012-08/2013), Topic: On-road energy harvesting
9. Bikash Sukla (08/2012 -), Topic: Suspension energy harvester design
10. Yusong Di (09/2011-08/2013), Power electronics for energy harvesting
11. Qiang Liu (09/2012 -05/2013 ), Ocean wave energy
12. Fei Lu (09/2012 – 05/2013), Marine hydrodynamics
13. Teng Lin (09/2010-05/2012), MS project: Energy harvesting from railway track vibration
14. Wen Cui (01/2012-12/2012), MS project: Electromagnetic tuned mass damper with
resonant shunt
15. Jian Kuang (09/2011 –01/2013), Design of mechanical motion rectifier based energy
harvester
16. Saurabh Gandhi (08/2011-12/2012), MS project: Dynamics & control of ocean wave energy
converter
17. Bo Zhang (01/2011 - 06/2012), MS project: Characterization of thermoelectric materials
18. Xiaoming Chen (01/2009-12/10 transferred), MEMS-based nanocalorimeter
(Awarded: NSF Fellowship to attend NEMB2010)
19. Zac Brindak (1/2010-08/2011), MS project: Energy-harvesting shock absorber design
(Awarded: First Place Award in the Northeast Regional Sigma Xi Student Research
Symposium 2011)
20. Ni Tao (09/2009 – 06/2011), MS project: Wind and tall building interaction
21. Dimauro Edwards (1/2010-5/2010), MS project: Small hydropower development
22. Rong Feng Yu (10/2008-05/2010), MS project: Ultra-sensitive thermo sensors
23. Eddie Zheng (06/2009-12/2009), MS project: On-road energy harvester design
24. Sharanya Divakaruni (01/2010-05/2010), MS project: Building energy monitoring
Former Post-doc Fellows (12):
Dr. Deepam Maurya (09/2018-01/2019), currently in industry
Dr. Wei-Che Tai (08/2016 – 08/2018 ), currently Assistant Professor in Michigan State U
Dr. Shengxi Zhou (02/2017-10/2017), directly hired as a full professor in Northwestern
Polytechnic U in China
Dr. Blake Boren (02/2018 – 05/2018),
Dr. Xiuxing Yin (08/2016 – 09/2017), currently postdoc fellow in University of Warwick, UK
Dr. Changwei Liang (03/2017-06/2017), currently in industry
Dr. Lirong Wang, Research associate (07/2014 -08/2016)
Dr. Lin Xu (01/2016-08/2016), Assistant Professor in Wuhan University of Technology
Dr. Xiaoya Shi (03/2011 – 01/2012, SUB-BNL Seed), currently in industry
Dr. Kentaro Shinoda (01/2011-03/2011, NSF-DOE), co-advisor with Prof Sanjay Sampath
Dr. Ivo Kolev Dimitrov (02/2012 – 07/2012, SUB-BNL Seed), co-advisor with Dr. Qiang Li
Dr. Yikai Chen (07/2011- 03/2013, NSF-DOE), co-advisor with Prof Sanjay Sampath
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• Former Undergraduates (~150 undergraduates: 60+ undergraduates in six senior teams at VT, 56
in 17 senior design teams, and 7 others in project teams at Stony Brook;)
Former Undergraduates at VT (70+: averagely I mentored 5-10 undergraduates each semester)
Erin Jones, Sixian Jia, Yiming Tan, Jianuo Huang, Liuni Chen (2018 Fall, undergraduate research)
Wendy Sparrer, Samuel Marthinuss, Elias Bearinger, Shuo Chen, Kavi Muraleetharan (2017-2018
Senior Design: power takeoff for ocean wave energy harvesting)
(W. Sparrer subsequently received Powell Fellowship)
Wendy Sparrer, Kavi Muraleetharan, Elias Bearinger, Josh Ding (2018 paid summer interns)
Jason Parker, Zhengliang Zhong, Hanchen Zhou (2017-2018 undergraduate research)
(H Zhou and J Parker co-authored several journal papers)
Matt Nabers, Sehyung Nam, Rui Lin, Katie Thich, Yilun Yu, Abdulazeez Albanyan, Alexander
Hunt (2016-2017 Senior Design: Energy harvesting paver) (R. Lin co-authored a journal paper)
Duncan Sims, Rachael Chase, Rachael Duke (Fall 2016: undergraduate research)
Rachael Chase, Rachael Duke, David Kennedy, Jason Parker (NSF REUs, Summer 2016)
Adam Wise, Hanchen Zhou, David Kennedy, Jason Parker (Spring 2016, undergraduate research)
(A. Wise subsequently received Fulbright Scholarship)
Rosaline Lee, Evan House, Jedhathai Boontanom, Carl Matthew Capindo, Coby Mizrahi, Gabriel
Palencia, Luis Fernandez (2015-2016 Senior Design: Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting)
(Boontanom co-authored a conference paper)
Tim Cerilli, Paul Rhodes, Josh Mosiniak, Yang Song, Douglas Hearney, William Emeny (2015-
2016 Senior Design: Energy Harvesting from Suspension)
Timothy Wersinger (acoustic metamaterials, 2015-2016),
Carl Matthew Capindo (NSF REU), Jason Parker, Timothy Wersinger, Tim Cerilli – Summer 2015
(J Parker co-authored a journal paper)
Joseph Blochberger, Anthony Rowen, Yuhao Zhou, Jack Jordan (Spring 2015: vehicle energy
harvesting)
Carl Matthew Capindo, Erik Wiker, Eddie Krutyanskiy (Spring 2015 undergraduate research: ocean
wave energy harvesting)
Lewis Bennett, Dan Mangels, James Naleway, Robert Mellone (Spring 2015: backpack energy
harvesting)
Jedhathai Boontanom, Rosaline Lee, Hussain Alshawaf (EPA P3 student design, Spring 15)
Former Undergraduates at Stony Brook (63 undergraduates):
Brian Scully and Jurgen Shestani (senior design, 09/2008-05/2009),
(Awarded Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Research; First Place in the URECA Undergraduate
Research Competition)
RongFeng Yu, 2009 (Undergraduate Reorganization Award)
Weimin Chen, Jian Zhu, Ethan Li (senior design, 09/2009-05/2010), Senior Design Award,
Zac Brindak, Hani Murarez, Chris Seano (senior design, 9/2009-05/2010),
Brian Bates, Dimauro Edwards, Edwin Gonzalez, (senior design, 9/2009-05/2010), Newsday
highlight, Engineering Research Award
Lin Teng, Ka Wing Ng, and Yinyin Cui (senior design, 09/2010 – 5/2011),
(Awarded: Undergraduate Reorganization Award to Ling Teng, 2011; Engineering Research
Award to John Wang and Teng Lin, 2011)
Joseph Maldonado, John Wang, Yves Paul Theusme (senior design, 09/2010- 5/2011), Senior
Design Award,
XiaoHui Lei, RuiHe Zheng, Jorge Lam Ki (senior design, 09/2010 – 5/2011) Senior Design Award,
Randy Deodat, Queenie Chow, Cedric Chu (senior design, 09/2011-052012)
Lisa Zhang, Ho Kan Lee, Yun Lu, Nick Daters (senior design, 09/2011-052012)
Jennifer Maceiko, Anthony Falesto, Maurice David, Joe Russo (senior design, 09/11-05/12)
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Risa Cheung, summer 2013 (URECA Fellowship)
Timothy Cho, Taehee Ryu, Hwan Lee (senior design, 09/2012-05/2013)
Justin Mei, Xiaokang Yang (senior design, 09/2012-05/2013)
Erica Graham, Stephan Jean (senior design, 09/2012-05/2013)
Shubin Chen, Yanhong He (senior design, 09/2013-05/2014)
Bing Lin, Hui Sun, Gregory Jo, Enfu Lu (senior design, 09/2013-05/2014)
Tim Dugan (01/09-05/2009), Margaret Evans (01/10-05/2011, in WISE program),
Chris Williams (06/2009-06/2011), Weixiao Zheng (10/10-1/12), Michael McCabe (2013)
Former undergraduates and graduates from other university
Richard LaGrandier (summer 2010), undergraduate researcher from MIT
Matthew Pollack, (summer 2012), undergraduate researcher from Boston University
Kristine Chen (summer 2013), undergraduate researcher from Stanford University
Jordan Pasternak (summer 2013), undergraduate researcher from Union College
Jessica Wu (summer 2013), undergraduate researcher from Tufts University
Liang Shang (summer 2015), undergraduate researcher from Tsinghua University
Wen-Wei Yen (Spring 2016), PhD student from National Chiao Tung University
Ming-Hung Yu (Summer and Fall 2016), PhD student from National Chiao Tung University
Jim Houng (Summer 2016) MS student from National Chung Hsing University
Joshua Ding (summer 2017), undergraduate research from Iowa State University
• Former High School Students (10, in which 5 subsequently admitted to MIT/Harvard)
Mohammad Naqvi (summer 2009, admitted by University of Buffalo)
Kristine Chen (summer 2010, admitted by MIT & Stanford)
Susan Wu (summer 2010, admitted by MIT & Stanford U)
Wesley Cox (summer 2011, 2012, 2013, admitted by MIT)
Ryo Kono (summer 2012, admitted by Columbia University)
Kaestin Hsiao (summer 2013, admitted by University of Washington, Seattle)
Alan Wu (Summer 2014, admitted by MIT)
Yianshen (George Hu) (Summer 2014, admitted by Harvard)
Joshua Ding (summer 2015, admitted by Iowa State University)
Ishan Gurunani (summer 2017, admitted by U C Berkeley)
Grace Xu and Lisa Zhang (summer 2018)
• Thesis Committee involved but not as main supervisor
At SBU: 4 PhD and 1 MS theses at SBU
Chun-Hui Chun (PhD defended in 7/2010, advisor Imin Kao), completed
Roosevelt Moreno (PhD defended 2/2011, advisor Imin Kao), completed
Kunbo Zhang (PhD, defended in 05/2011, advisor Imin Kao), completed
Xiangyun Li (PhD, defended in 05/2014, advisor Jeff Ge), completed
Jean Christian Brutus (MS defended in 4/2010, advisor Lin-Shu Wang), completed
At Virginia Tech: 7 PhD and 7 MS students
o Ming Lu (ECE PhD student, advisor Khai Ngo), completed 2017
Thesis: Synergetic Attenuation of Stray Magnetic Field in Inductive Power Transfer
o Xiang Dai (ME PhD student, advisor Robert Parker), completed 2017
Thesis: Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibration of Gear and Bearing Systems using A Finite
Element/Contact Mechanics Model and A Hybrid Analytical-Computational Model
o Yincan Mao (ECE PhD student, advisor Khai Ngo). Completed 2018
Thesis: Passive Balancing of Switching Transients between Paralleled SiC MOSFETs
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o Ricardo Francisco Cruz Folgar, (PhD student, advisor Shashank Priya), completed 2019
Thesis: Energy Harvesting from Human Body, Motion and Surroundings
o Imran Rahman (ECE PhD student, advisor Saifur Rahman)
o Bing Dong (PhD student, advisor Robert Parker)
o Chenxin Wang (PhD student, advisor Robert Parker)
o Adam Norman (MS student, advisor Danesh Tafti), completed 2016
Thesis: A fundamental study of Advance Ratio, Solidity, Turbine Radius, and Blade Profile on
the Performance Characteristics of Vertical Axis Turbines
o Chiang-Kai Chu (MS student, advisor Steve Southward), completed 2017
Thesis: Energy redistribution with controllable binary state latch element
o Yuhao Zhou (ME student, advisor Rob Parker), completed 2017
o Peter Racioppo (MS student, advisor Pinhas Ben-Tzvi), completed 2018
Thesis: Design and Control of a Modular, Cable-Driven Snake Robot
o Daniel Cooke (MS student, advisor Zhiting Tian), completed 2018
Thesis: Design and Optimization of a Self-powered Thermoelectric Car Seat Cooler
o Li Tan (MS student, advisor Rob Parker), completed 2018
Thesis: A computational model to analyze mechanics of timing belt systems by iterative method
o Dong Wang (MS student, advisor Yaling Yang), completed 2019
Thesis: Image-based Vehicle Localization
o Zakia Ahmed (MS student, advisor Craig Woolsey)
International (external committee for defense or dissertation examiner)
o Ran Zhang (PhD student, RMIT University, Australia), external committee member, 2019
o Yjun Xu (PhD student, IIT Politecnico di Torino, Italy) external committee member, 2018
o Zhengbao Yang (PhD student, University of Toronto) external committee member, 2016
o Chandan Kumar (PhD student, Indian Institute of Technology) dissertation examiner, 2019
Professional, Administrative, and Academic Services
Leadership Training
Certificate of Leadership Academy 2018-2019 (08/2018-03/2019, received leadership training
organized by Virginia Tech Roanoke Higher Education Center: eight full days of classes once a month
and four one-on-one professional coaching sessions.)
Administrative Service
Director (05/2018- ), Associate Director (2014-2018), NSF I/UCRC Center for Energy
Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS),
- Co-founded the Phase II CEHMS Center by writing the IUCRC proposal to NSF
- Coordinating CEHMS site at Columbia University NY and supporting to establish other sites
- Recruiting and retaining industry members for the Center (currently 12 industry members and
$1M annual membership fees)
- Organizing semi-annual meetings of the Center with participation of over 10 core faculty
members, all CEHMS industry members and students; selecting projects funded by the Center.
Academic Service Activities
At Virginia Tech (2014-)
• Department Strategic Plan Committee, 11/2015-
• Mentor of three junior faculty members, 09/2017-
• Department Faculty Search Committee Chair in Energy, 09/2015-05/2016
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• Department Faculty Search Committee in Robotics, 10/2014-05/2015
• Local Organization Committee, the 10th Energy Harvesting Workshop, Blacksburg VA, 09/2015.
• Local Organization Committee, the 11th Energy Harvesting Workshop, Blacksburg VA, 09/2016.
• Local Organization Committee, the 12th Energy Harvesting Workshop, Blacksburg VA, 09/2017.
At Stony Brook University (2008-2014)
• Department Chair Search Committee, 11/2013-2014
• Department Faculty Search Committee in Robotics, 11/2013-2014
• Faculty Search Committees (3): in civil engineering, in design, and in smart energy cluster, 2013
• Faculty co-advisor, ASME Stony Brook Chapter, 2011-2014
• College Admission Committee of Engineering Scholars for Medicine, 2010 –2014
• Department Seminar Coordinator, 09/2009 – 01/2011
• Department Undergraduate Program Committee, 09/2008 – 08/2012
• Department Graduate Program Committee, 09/2012 –08/2014
• Department Graduate Poster Symposium, Founding organizer, Apr 2009;co-organizer 2010-2011
Professional Services
• Editorship
o Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics, 2014 –
o Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 2014 –
o Associate Editor, IFAC journal Mechatronics, 2017 –
o Associate Editor, Journal of Shock and Vibration, 2014-2016
o Guest Editor, Acta Mechanica Sinica (AMS), a Springer Journal, for special issue on
"Vibration energy harvesting: from micro to macro scale", 2020
o Conference Editorial Board of ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Conference, 2012-14
o Conference Editorial Board of American Control Conference (ACC), 2012-2014
• Technical Committee Member of
o ASME/DED Technical Committee of Advanced Vehicle Technologies, 08/2011-date
Chair of Award Subcommittee (2013,2014,2015), Vice chair (2017), Chair 2018
o ASME/DSCD Technical Committee on Mechatronics, 01/2013-, Secretary (2014),
Conference chair (2015), Vice Chair (2016), Chair (2017), Award Chair (2018)
o ASME/DED Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound (TCVS), 2011-2017
Chair of New Initiative Subcommittee, in charge of travel award (2014, 2015, 2016)
o ASME/DSCD Technical Committee of Vibration Control of Smart Structures, 11/2011-
Organizer of invited sessions in 2013 DSCC, 2014 MOVIC, 2015 DSCC
o ASME/IEEE Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), 2008-2014
o Electoral College of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, 2012-date
• Conference Organizing
o 2019 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and
Information in Engineering Conference (2019 ASME IDETC/CIE), as one of the two General
Chairs (with 1200 registered attendants).
o Energy Harvesting from Infrastructure and Ocean Systems (EHIOS) Conference, Hoboken,
New Jersey, Nov 4-6, Conference co-chair
o 2019 FAST-zero, 5th International Symposium on Future Active Safety Technology Toward
zero traffic accidents, Sept 9-12, 2019, as organizing committee chair
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o 2017 International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications in Actuators
(IWPMA)/12th Energy Harvesting Workshop (EHW)/1st Annual Energy Harvesting Society
Meeting (AEHSM), Falls Church VA, 09/2017, as conference program chair,
o 2017 ASME IDETC Advanced Vehicle Technology Conference, as the conference chair
o 2017 American Control Conference, as a member of conference committee
o 2017 SPIE Smart Structure conference, as a technical committee member of Passive and
Active Smart Structure.
o 2017 Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics conference, as a technical committee member
o 2016 ASME IDETC Advanced Vehicle Technology Conference, as the program chair
o 2016 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference DSCC, as the industry chair.
o 2016 SPIE Smart Structure conference, as a technical committee member of Passive and
Active Smart Structure.
o 2016 IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Conference, in the editorial board
o 2016 International Symposium on Flexible Automation, as program committee member
o The 11th Energy Harvesting Workshop (2016), as a local organizing committee member
o 2015 ASME IDETC Advanced Vehicle Technology Conference, as conference co-chair
o 2015 and 2016 SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conference: Active and Passive Smart Structures
and Integrated Systems, March 8-12, 2015, San Diego, CA, as the technical committee member
o 2014 ASME IDETC Advanced Vehicle Technology Conference, as conference co-chair
o 2014 Twelfth International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control (MOVIC 2014),4-6
August, 2014 in Sapporo, Japan, as International organization committee member.
• Symposium Organizer or co-Organizer
ASME IDETC'2018 Co-organizer of Symposiums on vehicle dynamics and control
ASME IDETC'2018 Co-organizer of Symposiums on vibration control and energy harvesting,
vehicle system design
American Control Conference 2018, Co-organizer of Invited Sessions on vibration control
ASME IDETC'2017 Co-organizer of Symposiums on vibration control and energy harvesting,
vehicle system design
ASME IDETC'2016 Co-organizer of Symposiums on vibration control and energy harvesting,
vehicle system design
ASME DSCC'2017 Co-organizer of Invited Sessions on energy harvesting, vibrations
ASME DSCC'2016 Co-organizer of Invited Sessions on energy harvesting, vibrations
ASME IDETC'2015, Co-organizer of Symposium on Vibration Control, Energy Harvesting, and
Damping, Boston, Aug 2015 (~30 papers)
ASME DSCC'2015 invited sessions on Mechatronics and Energy Harvesting, Columbus OH (6
papers)
ASME IDETC'2014, Organizer of Symposium on Vibration Control, Energy Harvesting, and
Damping, Buffalo, NY, Aug 17-20 2014 (~25 papers)
ASME DSCC'2014 invited sessions on Mechatronics and Energy Harvesting, San Antonia, TA,
2014 (10 papers)
ASME iDETC'2013 Symposium on Vibration Control, Energy Harvesting, and Damping,
Portland, OR, 2013 (~25 papers)
ASME iDETC'2013 Symposium on Advances in Methods for Vehicle Systems Design, Portland,
OR, 2013 (5 papers)
ASME DSCC'2013 invited sessions on Control and Monitoring of Vibratory Systems, Stanford
University, CA, 2013 (30 papers)
ASME iDETC'2012 Symposium on Vibration Control, Energy Harvesting, and Damping.
Chicago, IL 2012. (~30 pages)
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ASME iDETC'2012 Symposium on Advances in Methods for Vehicle Systems Design, Chicago,
IL 2012. (5 papers)
ASME iDETC'2011 Symposium on Energy Harvesting, Washington DC, 2011 (~15 papers)
ASME/IEEE MESA’2012 Symposium on Biomechatronics, Suzhou. China, 2012 (4 papers)
ASME iDETC'2011 Symposium on Biomechatronics, Washington, DC, 2011 (~10 papers)
ASME IMEC'2010 Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Mechanisms and Robots, Vancouver,
Canada, 2010 (30 papers)
ASME iDETC'2009 Symposium on Biomechatronics and Biosensors, San Diego, CA 2009
ASME IMEC'2009 Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Mechanisms and Robots, Lake Buena,
FL, 2009 (~30 papers)
• Session Chair or co-Chair
I have chaired or co-chaired many sessions in ASME IDETC, ASME DECC, ASME IMECE, ACC,
and SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conferences.
• Grant Reviewer
National Science Foundation, IUCRC program, panelist
National Science Foundation, Advanced Manufacturing, panelist
National Science Foundation, Manufacturing Machine and Equipment (MME), panelist
National Science Foundation, Dynamic Systems program, panelist
National Science Foundation, Energy, Power, Control and Networks(EPCN),Career panelist
National Science Foundation, Hazard Mitigation & Structural Engineering, panelist
National Science Foundation, Control Systems program, panelist
National Science Foundation, Energy, Power, and Adaptive Systems, panelist
National Science Foundation, office of International Science and Engineering
Department of Energy, SBIR program, 2011, 2016, 2017
Department of Energy, Nuclear Engineering program, 2018
Pakistan – U.S. S&T Cooperation Program
Canada Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), 2011- 2017
HongKong Innovation and Technology Commission, 2015, 2016, 2017
Proposal review for Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 2015
Proposal review for Kansas NSF EPSCOR, 2015
Maryland Industrial Partnership, Maryland, 2010, 2011
Northland Advanced Transportation Systems Research Lab(NATSRL),Minnesota, 2011,2012
• Book reviewer for IGI Publications, John Wiley & Sons
• Journal Paper reviewer for over 40 academic journals in the areas energy, control, dynamics,
vibration, mechatronics, mechanical design, vehicles,
• Conference Paper reviewer for over 30 technical conferences, including
ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control
Conference, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, IEEE Conferences on
Decision and Control, American Control Conferences, IFAC World Congresses, etc.
• Membership of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), since 2001
• Membership of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), since 2001
Advisor for Company or Organizations
• R&D Advisor for Uncharted Power company, NY, 2016-date
• NJ Tech Council's Ocean Technology & Sustainability Steering Committee, 2019-