Zou Hong-sheng

Zou Hong-sheng
Professor,  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Applied Mechanics
Phone: +86 571 8795 2550 Fax: +86 571 8795 2550 Email: hstzou@zju.edu.cn
Office: The Eleventh Teaching Building, Room340, Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou, China 310027   
Other Appointments
Editorial Board Member and Assigned Editor: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of), Academic Press, London, UK, 1991‑present
Editorial Board, Technische MECHANIK, Magdeburg, Germany, 2001-present
Professional Activities
Deputy, ASME Board on Technical Knowledge Dissemination (BTKD), Technical Communications Operating Board (TCOB), ASME. 2007.11-present
Chair, Interdisciplinary Councils, ASME Board on Technical Knowledge Dissemination (BTKD), Technical Communications Operating Board (TCOB), ASME.2008.11
Founding member (1991‑...), Secretary (1994‑1996): Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Committee (ASMS), ASME Aerospace Division. (Chair, 1994‑1995: Best‑paper Sub‑Committee - Dynamics and Control); Draftsman, 1993‑1994; 2002-: ASMS Committee Bylaws)
Member, (2008-…), ASME TC on Vibration and Control of Smart Structures, Dynamic Systems and Control Division.
Education
Ph.D-School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1983. 
M.S.-School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1979. 
B.S.-National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., 1976.
Working Experience
National Professor (1st Thousand-talent Program of China), School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027 PR CHINA, 2009.7- present
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1996.7‑2009.8
Faculty Member, Ctr. for Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CeNSE), University of Kentucky, 2006- 2009   .8
Academic Area Advisory Committee, the Physical and Engineering Sciences, University of Kentucky2008.9-2010.8
Distinguished Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor, School of Mechatronics, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), CHINA, 2004.1– 2011.5
Advisor, 111 Project on Innovation and Development of New Disciplines and Technologies, 06/2007-05/2012,
Harbin Institute of Technology and Ministry of Education, CHINA.8/2006‑1/2007    
Visiting Professor7/2007‑8/2007, Institute of Applied Mechanics12/2007-01/2008, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.2007.7-2008.12
Professor/Research Scholar, Mechanics and Engineering Science Group,Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academic SINICA, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.2008
NASA Faculty Fellow, Structural Mechanics and Dynamics Branch, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. 2002.5-2002.7
Chair of International Cooperation and Visiting Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Tokyo, JAPAN, 2001.5-2001.8
Visiting Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Div. of Spacecraft Engineering, Sec. of Large Space Structures, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, JAPAN, 1998.9-1999.1
Research Fellow and Visiting Professor, Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.1999.5-1999.8
IRI/ASEE Engineering Fellow, Amway R&D Division, Ada, Michigan.1998.5-1998.7
Visiting Professor, Institut für Strukturmechanik, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR - German Aerospace Research Establishment), Braunschweig, and Institute for Mechanik, Otto‑von‑Guericke‑Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, GERMANY. 1997.5-1997.7
Senior JSPS Fellow and Visiting Professor, Tohoku University, Division of Structural Systems and Control, Institute of Fluid Science, Sendai, JAPAN. 1996.5‑1996.7
Associate Professor (with tenure), 1990.7-1996.6
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1985.7-1990.6
Faculty Research Associate, Design Methods Development (FIBA), Wright Laboratory, Flight Dynamics Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio 45433 1993.5-1995.7
Faculty Research Associate, Vibrations (FIBG), Wright Laboratory, Flight Dynamics Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio. 1992.10-1993.9
Research Fellow and Visiting Associate Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Div. of Spacecraft Engineering, Sec. of Large Space Structures,        Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, JAPAN. 1991.5-1992.1
Staff Engineer (Visiting): CAD/CAM Application Department, Information Products Division, International Business Machines, Corporation (IBM), Lexington, KY 40511. 1985.6-1985.8
Awards and Honors
National Scholar (1st Thousand-talent Program of China), Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027 PR CHINA    (April, 2009)
ASME Service Award, General Chair of the 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference (in charge of 13 conferences) (the largest in ASME Design Division history), Las Vegas, NV, September 6, 2007.
Nominated to the Chinese Academy of Engineering, (in Smart Structures, Structronics and Distributed Control of Shell/Plate Systems), Beijing, CHINA, May 2007.
ASME Service Award, Conference Chair of the 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Sound, 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 6, 2007.
Research Interests
Intelligent Structronic Systems (Smart Structures, Nanostructure Integrated Systems/ Precision Biomedical Devices and Instrument, Hybrid Analog/Digital Sensor , Actuator, Structure Integrations, Smart Materials)/ Hybrid photo-/magneto-/electro-strictive-piezothermoelastic/Control Systems; Dynamics and Active/Passive Vibration Control of Discrete and Distributed Systems (Shells, Plates, aerospace structures, etc.)/ Distributed Sensing and Control, Instrumentation and Measurements/ Nonlinear Joint/Contact Dynamics and Control/ Ultra-precision Hybrid Devices, Bio-medical Instruments and Devices/ Micro‑ and nano-Actuation and Control, Mechatronics
Current Projects
Multi-field photo-/magneto-/electro-strictive-flexoelectric-piezothermoelastic/control coupling and control applications/ Distributed sensing and control of precision systems/ Energy harvesting and system design/implementation
Representive Publication List
l      “Sensor Electromechanics and Distributed Signal Analysis of Piezo(Electric)-Elastic Spherical Shells,” H.S. Tzou, P. Smithmaitrie, and Ding, J.H., Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of), Vol.16(2-3), pp.185-199, 2002.
l     “Micro-sensing Characteristics and Modal Voltages of Piezoelectric Laminated Linear and Nonlinear Toroidal Shells,” H.S. Tzou and D.W. Wang, Journal of Sound & Vibration Vol.254(2), pp.203-218, 2002.
l     “Electric Circuit Design and Testing of Integrated Distributed Structronic Systems,' H.S. Tzou, J.H. Ding, and P. Smithmaitrie, Journal of Sound & Vibration. 257(5), 7, pp.931-943, November 2002.
l     “Micro-control Actions of Distributed Actuators Laminated on Deep Paraboloidal Shells,” H.S. Tzou, J.H. Ding, and I. Hagiwara, JSME International Journal, a special issue on Dynamics and Design of Continuous Systems, Series C, Vol.45, No1, pp.8-15, 2002.
l     'Structural Vibration Control Using Spatially Configured Opto-electromechanical Actuators,' H.R. Shih and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Vol.284, pp.361-378, 2005.
l     “Precision Actuation of Micro-space Structures,” Mike Lih, Gregory Hickey, D. Wang, and H.S. Tzou, submitted to Journal of Intelligent Structures and Material Systems.
l     “Distributed Modal Voltages of Nonlinear Paraboloidal Shells with Distributed Neurons,” H.S. Tzou and J.H. Ding, ASME Transactions, Journal of Vibration & Acoustics, Vol.126, pp.47-53, January 2004.
l     “Modal Voltages and Micro-Signal Analysis of Conical Shells of Revolution,” H.S. Tzou, W.K. Chai, and D.W. Wang, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Vol.260, No.4, pp.589-609, 2003.
l     “Actuator Placement and Control Efficiency of Adaptive Paraboloidal Shells,” H.S. Tzou and J.H. Ding, ASME Transactions, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control. Vol.125, pp.577-584, 2003.
l     “Vibration Control of Toroidal Shells with Parallel and Diagonal Piezoelectric Actuators,” H.S. Tzou, D.W. Wang, ASME Transactions, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol.125, pp.171-176, May 2003.
l     “Micro-Electromechanics of Sensor Patches on Free Paraboloidal Shell Structronic Systems,” J.H. Ding and H.S. Tzou, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of). Vol.18, pp.367-380, 2004.
l     “Neural Potentials and Micro-signals of Nonlinear Deep and Shallow Conical Shells,” W. K. Chai, P. Smithmaitrie, and H. S. Tzou, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of), Vol.18, pp.959-975, 2004.
l     “Optimal Feedback Control of Precision Paraboloidal Shell Structronic Systems,” H.S. Tzou and J. H. Ding, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Vol.276, pp.273-291, 2004.
l     “Photonic Control of Cylindrical Shells With Electro-Optic Photostrictive Actuators,” H.-R. Shih, R. Smith, and H.S. Tzou, AIAA Journal, 42 (2): 341-347 FEB 2004.
l     “Micro-control Actions of Actuator Patches Laminated on Hemispheric Shells,” P. Smithmaitrie and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Vol.277(4-5), No.5, pp.691-710, Nov.2004.
l     “Control of Nonlinear Electro/Elastic Beam and Plate Systems (Finite Element Formulation and Analysis),” D.W. Wang, H.S. Tzou, and H.J. Lee, ASME Transactions, Journal of Vibration & Acoustics. Vol.126, pp.63-70, 2004.
l     “Micro-Control Actions and Location Sensitivity of Actuator Patches Laminated on Toroidal Shells,” H.S. Tzou, W.K. Chai, and D.W. Wang, ASME Transactions, Journal of Vibration & Acoustics. Vol.126, pp.284-297, 2004.
l     “Electro-dynamics, Micro-actuation and Design of Ultrasonic Curvilinear Arc Stators,” P. Smithmaitrie and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Vol.284, pp.635-650, 2005.
l     “Smart Materials, Precision Sensors/Actuators, Smart Structures and Structronic Systems,” H.S. Tzou, H.-J. Lee, and S.M. Arnold, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol.11, pp.367-393, 2004.
l     “Neural Signals of Conical Nozzles with Geometric Nonlinearity,” W. K. Chai, J.G. DeHaven, M. Hanson and H. S. Tzou, Journal Technische MECHANIK, Vol. 25, issue 1, pp.27-38, 2005.
l     “Control of Static Shape, Dynamic Oscillation and Thermally Induced Vibration of Nozzles,” D.W. Wang, H.S. Tzou, S.M. Arnold and H.J. Lee, ASME Transactions, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol.128, pp.357-363, Aug.2006.
l     Micro-Control Actions of Segmented Actuators on Shallow Paraboloidal Shell Reflectors,” S.-S. Lih, G. Hickey, J. H. Ding, and H. S. Tzou, Paper submitted to Journal of Intelligent Structures and material Systems.
l     “Shape and Displacement Control of Beams via Photostrictive Optical Actuators,” H.-R. Shih, J. Watkin and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Intelligent Structures and Material Systems. Vol.16, pp.355-363, 2005.
l     “Micro-actuation Characteristics of Conical Shell Sections,” W.K. Chai, H.S. Tzou and K. Higuchi, Journal of Sound & Vibration. Vol.293, No1-2, P.p.286-298, May 2006.
l     “Dynamics and Active Control of Largely Deformed Adaptive Structures,” D.W. Wang, H.S. Tzou and S.M. Arnold, Paper submitted to Journal of Sound & Vibration.
l     “Structronics and Actuation of Hybrid Electrostrictive/piezoelectric Thin Shells,” H.S. Tzou, W.K. Chai and S.M. Arnold, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. Vol.128, pp.79-87, Feb.2006.
l     Dynamics and Control of Adaptive Nonlinear Piezothermoelastic Structures with Coupled Electric, Thermal and Mechanical Fields (A Finite Element Approach), D.W. Wang, H.S. Tzou, and G.E. Blandford, submitted to International Journal of Solids and Structures.
l     “Distributed Micro-control Characteristics of Shallow Conical Shell Sections,” W. K. Chai, J.G. DeHaven and H. S. Tzou, Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol.11, No.11, pp.1397-1411, 2005.
l     “Design and Testing of a Hybrid Electrostrictive/Piezoelectric Polymeric Beam with Bang-bang Control,” W.K. Chai, and H.S. Tzou, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of). Vol.21, pp.417-429, 2007.
l     “Vibration Response and Harmonic Wave Propagation of Ultrasonic Arc Drivers,” P. Smithmaitrie, G. DeHaven, K. Higuchi, and H.S. Tzou,. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of). Vol.21, No.2, February 2007, pp.1174-1187.
l     “Design and Testing of Piezoelectric Circular Arc Driver,” “Smithmaitrie, S. Muensit, and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol.20, pp.1493-1502. August 2009.
l     “Dynamic Actuation and Quadratic Magnetoelastic Coupling of Thin Magnetostrictive Shells,” H.S. Tzou, W.K. Chai, and M. Hanson, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol.128, No.3, pp.385-391, June 2006.
l     “Magnetostrictive Micro-actuations and Modal Sensitivities of Thin Cylindrical Magnetoelastic Shells, W.K. Chai, H.S. Tzou, S.M. Arnold, and H.-J. Lee, ASME Transactions, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol.130, pp.011206-011206-5, Feb.2008.
l     “Transition of Membrane/bending Neural Signals on Transforming Adaptive Shells,” J.G. DeHaven, Y. Han and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol.13, No.7, pp.1007-1029, 2007.
l     “Spatially Distributed Modal Signals of Free Shallow Membrane Shell Structronic System,” H.H. Yue, Z.Q. Deng and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. Vol.13, Issue 9, pp.2041-2050, Nov.2008.
l     “Optimal Actuator Locations and Precision Micro-Control Actions on Free Paraboloidal Membrane Shells,” H.H. Yue, Z.Q. Deng and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. Vol.13, Issue 9, pp.2298-2307, Nov.2008.
l     Distributed Signal Analysis of Free-Floating Paraboloidal Membrane Shells, H.H. Yue, Z.Q. Deng and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Sound & Vibration, Vol.304, pp.625-639, July 2007.
l     “Photostrictive actuators for photonic control of shallow spherical shells,” H.R. Shih and H.S. Tzou, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.16, 1712–1717, 2007.
l     “'Forced Response of Cylindrical Shells Coupled with Nonlinear SMA Actuators Regulated by Sinusoidal and Saw-Tooth Temperature Profiles,' J.G. DeHaven and H. S. Tzou, Journal of Engineering Mathematics. DOI 10.1007/s10665-008-9231-5, 2008.
l     “Wave Propagations of Curvilinear Motors Driven by Partially Laminated Piezoelectric Actuators,” Smithmaitrie, P., Suybangdum, P., Muensit, S. and Tzou, H.S., Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.17, paper 065015, 2008.
l     “Distributed Shell Control with A New Multi-Dof Photostrictive Actuator Design,” H.H. Yue, Gui-Lan Sun, Z.Q. Deng, and H.S. Tzou, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.329, pp.3647-3659, 2010.
l     Distributed actuation characteristics of clamped-free conical shells using diagonal piezoelectric actuators, Li H, Chen ZB and Tzou HS. (2010) Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.19, paper 115015, 2010.
l     Torsion and transverse sensing of conical shells. Li H, Chen ZB and Tzou HS. (2010) Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Journal of). Vol.24,, pp.2235-2249.
l     Finite difference based vibration simulation analysis of a segmented distributed piezoelectric structronic plate system. Ren BY, Wang L, Tzou HS and Yue HH. (2010) Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.19, paper 085024, 2010