Zhongquan Charlie Zheng (Schedule)
Associate Professor
Degrees:
Ph.D. 1993, Mechanical Engineering, Old Dominion University
M.S. 1987, Engineering Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.S. 1984, Engineering Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Years of Service:
7 years of service at KSU
Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, KSU (2005-present)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, KSU (2001-2005)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. South Alabama (1996-2001)
Related Experience:
Courses Taught:
Taught 20 different courses since 1996. Recent courses include:
ME 523 Thermodynamics II ME 575 Industrial Design Projects II
ME 571 Fluid Mechanics ME 720 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
ME 573 Heat Transfer ME 920 Advanced Topics: CFD
ME 574 Industrial Design Projects I
Industrial/Government Experience:
Post-doc, Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, conducting research at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (1993-1996)
Consulting and Patents: none
States in Which Registered: none
Principal Publications in Last Five Years:
- Zheng, Z. C. “Effects of Compliant Coatings on Radiated Sound from a Rigid-Wall Turbulent Boundary Layer.” Journal of Fluids and Structures, 19, 933-941, 2004.
- Zheng, Z. C., and B. Tan. “Reynolds Number Effects on Flow/Acoustic Mechanisms in Spherical Windscreens.” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 113, 161-166, 2003.
- Zheng, Z. C. “Effects of Flexible Walls on Radiated Sound from a Turbulent Boundary Layer.” Journal of Fluids and Structures, 18, 93-101, 2003.
- Zheng, Z. C. “Thin-Tube Vortex Simulations of Sinusoidal Instability in a Counter- Rotating Vortex Pair.” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 39, 301-324, 2002.
- Zheng, Z. C. “The Betz Invariants and Generalization of Vorticity Moment Invariants.” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 39, 431-437, 2001.
- Zheng, Z. C. “A Hemodynamic Analysis for Determining Critical Hematocrit in Transfusions for Sickle Cell Patients.” Technology and Health Care, 9, 225-239, 2001.
- Zheng, Z. C., and S. H. Lim. “Validation and Operation of a Vortex-Wake/Shear Interaction Model.” Journal of Aircraft, 37, 1073-1078, 2000.
- Zheng, Z. C., and W. F. Yost. “Conceptual Design of a Combined Device for Normothermia and Venous Compression.” Medical Engineering and Physics, 22, 235-239, 2000.
- Zheng, Z. C., and K. Baek. “Inviscid Interactions Between Wake Vortices and Shear Layers.” Journal of Aircraft, 36, 477-480, 1999.
Memberships:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Honors and Awards:
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Univ. (1998)
Institutional and Professional Service in Last Five Years:
University: Campus Director of Alabama Space Grant Consortium, University of South Alabama, 1999-2001.
College: none
Department: (1) ASME Faculty Advisor, (2) Graduate Committee, (3) ABET Subcommittee I, (4) ABET Subcommittee II.
Professional: (1) AIAA Aeroacoustics Technical Committee Member, (2) ASME Applied Mechanics Division Fluid Mechanics Technical Committee Member, (3) ASME Noise Control and Acoustics Division Aero/Hydro Acoustics Committee Member, (4) Co-organized 2004 ASME Symposium on CFD Applications and Heat Transfer at Fluids Engineering/Heat Transfer Summer Conference and chaired a session, (5) Chaired a session at the ASME IMECE 2003, (6) Chaired a session at the 4th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, July, 2004, Dalian, China, (7) Reviewer for many ASME conference papers. Reviewer for Journal of Aircraft, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Physics of Fluids, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, AIAA Journal, Numerical Heat Transfer B, Technology and Health Care, Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, etc.
Professional Development in Last Five Years:
Project LEA/RN (2002)
Other Notable Achievements in Last Five Years:
Major professor of 14 graduate students
Currently, PI or Co-PI of 4 research grants totaling $400K
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