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Professor Jean W. Zu

Dean and Professor, Schaefer School of Engineering and Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA

General Information:
Jean Zu came to Stevens on May 1, 2017 as Dean after serving as the department chair for Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto since 2009. She has more than 30 years experience in academia, where she published 165 journal papers and 165 conference papers. She has been awarded more than 50 research grants and contracts, primarily as Principal Investigator. Dr. Zu has also supervised close to 70 graduate students, including 36 PhD students.

Education:
PhD (1993), University of Manitoba
Master of Science (1986), Tsinghua University
Bachelor of Science (1984), Tsinghua University

Research Interests:
Dean Zu’s research interests have focused on mechanical vibrations and dynamics, and mechatronics with applications including biomedical instrumentation and energy harvesting.

Selected Publications:
1. Wang YQ, Ye C and Zu JW. (2019). "Nonlinear Vibration of Metal Foam Cylindrical Shells Reinforced with Graphene Platelets", Aerospace Science and Technology, (85), pp. 359-370.
2. Yanqing Wang, Ye Chao and Jean W. Zu. (2018). "Identifying temperature effect on vibrations of functionally graded cylindrical shells with porosities", Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, (39), pp.1587-1604.
3. Wang YQ and Zu JW. (2018). "Speed-dependent Nonlinear Broadband Vibrations of Smart Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Material Plates", Journal of intelligent material systems and structures, (26), pp.1764-1776.
4. Wang YQ and Zu JW. (2018). "Vibration Characteristics of Moving Sigmoid Functionally Graded Plates Containing Porosities", International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, (14), pp.473-489.
5. Zhongjie Li, Zhengbao Yang, Hani E. Naguib and Jean Zu. (2018). "Design and Studies on a Low-frequency Truss-based Compressive-mode Piezoelectric Energy Harvester", IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, (Impact factor: 4.3). (23), pp. 99.
6. Zhengbao Yang, Shenxi Zhou, Jean Zu and Daniel Inman. (2018). "High-Performance Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Their Applications", Joule, (2), pp. 642-697.
7. Hassan Askaria, Zia Saadatniab, EhsanAsadia, Amir Khajepoura, Mir Behrad Khameseea, and Jean Zu. (2018). "A Flexible Hybridized Electromagnetic-Triboelectric Multi-Purpose Self-Powered Sensor", Nano Energy, (45), pp. 319-329.
8. Wang Y and Zu JW. (2017). "Analytical Analysis for Vibration of Longitudinally Moving Plate Submerged in Infinite Liquid Domain", Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, (38), pp.625-646.
9. Wang YQ and Zu JW. (2017). "Large-amplitude Vibration of Sigmoid Functionally Graded Thin Plates with Porosities", Thin-Walled Structures, (119), pp. 911-924.
10. Wang YQ and Zu JW. (2017). "Vibration Behaviors of Functionally Graded Rectangular Plates with Porosities and Moving in Thermal Environment", Aerospace Science and Technology, (69), pp. 550-562.

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