Lei Zuo, Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/2020 Lei Zuo, Robert E. Hord Jr. Endowed Professor, ASME Fellow Director, Energy Harvesting and Mechatronics Research Lab Director, NSF I/UCRC Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA 24061 Email: [email protected], Phone: (540) 231-7270, Cell: (847) 287-6887 Chief Scientist, Earth Systems Science Division, Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA 99354 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: $20M (80 projects) in total as PI and co-PI since 2008 ($15M as PI, my share $12M). Publications: over 300 papers in journals and conferences (135 in journals), including 7 best paper and two best student paper awards. H-index 38, i10-index 123, Google citations over 6200. Advising: advising 4 postdocs, 6 PhD students, 8 MS students; graduated 16 PhDs (3 became faculty) and 48 MS (23 with thesis & 25 with projects); advised 12 postdocs (4 are faculty), mentored 180+ 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 (chair), energy harvesting (chair), vibration and sound (former travel award chair). Research Interests Marine renewable energy, Energy harvesting, Mechatronics design, Vibration control, Vehicles and transportation, Offshore wind, Advanced manufacturing, Smart structures and sensors, Nuclear sensing Civil structures Offshore wind Marine Energy 53 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 (MIT) Mechanical Engineering MS, 02/2002 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Automotive Engineering BS, 07/1997 1 Lei Zuo, Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/2020 Experience 08/2014-Present Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor (04/2020-), Professor (07/2017-03/2020), 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 NSF funded consortium with industry, national lab and government members, over $1M annual membership fees currently. Columbia University joined in the CEHMS center as a site in 07/2017 and Penn State University in CEHMS as a site in 12/2019 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 Other Appointments 09/2020--Present Chief Scientist, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), Richland, WA (joint appointment) 07/2017-07/2020 Visiting professor (without salary), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 08/2014-08/2018 Adjunct professor (without salary), Stony Brook University, NY Honors and Awards R&D 100 Finalist, by R&D Magazine, for Energy Harvesting Backpack for Military and Outdoor Applications, 09/2020 Robert E. Hord Jr. Endowed Professorship, Virginia Tech, 2020-2025 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 John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech, 2016-2020 “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. 2 Lei Zuo, Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/2020 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” 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 Prize Competition: o DOE Wave to Water Prize Competition, Stage 1 and 2 winner, 2019-2020 o DOE Wave to Water Prize Competition, Stage 1 winner, 2020 o 2020 DOE Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC): Powering the Blue Economy, advisor of 3 of 20 national winning teams, 2019-2020 o 2020 DOE Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC): Powering the Blue Economy, advisor of 2 of 11 national winning teams, 2020-2021 Best Paper Awards: o 2020 ASME Best Paper Award on Vibration, ASME Dynamic System and Control Division Vibration Technical Committee, 10/2020 o Finalist of 2019 ASME Dynamic System and Control (DSCC) Best Student Paper Award, 10/2019 o 2019 ASME Best Paper Award on Vibration Applications, ASME Dynamic System and Control Division Vibration Technical Committee, 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 3 Lei Zuo, Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor, Virginia Tech, 12/2020 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