Lei Zuo
Associate Editor
Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Director, NSF I/UCRC Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS)
Chief Scientist, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), Richland, WA
Lei Zuo is a professor in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, and the director of NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS). He also holds a joint appointment as Chief Scientist at PNNL. He completed his PhD from MIT in 2005 and had four years of industry experience. Lei Zuo's research interests include marine renewable energy, energy harvesting, mechatronics design, vibration control, smart structures, and advanced manufacturing. His work has been funded by NSF, DOE, ONR, US Army, DOT, EPA, USAID, NY/VA states, national labs and industry. He has authored over 330 papers, including seven with best paper and three with best student paper awards. He has advised 16 PhD and 50 Masters to completion of their degrees and mentored over 10 postdocs. He is a Fellow of ASME and was the sole recipient of 2017 ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award and 2015 ASME Thar Energy Design Award. He was a recipient of two R&D 100 Awards by R&D Magazine (2015, 2011) and Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award by SAE in 2014.
Director, NSF I/UCRC Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS)
Chief Scientist, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), Richland, WA
Lei Zuo is a professor in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, and the director of NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS). He also holds a joint appointment as Chief Scientist at PNNL. He completed his PhD from MIT in 2005 and had four years of industry experience. Lei Zuo's research interests include marine renewable energy, energy harvesting, mechatronics design, vibration control, smart structures, and advanced manufacturing. His work has been funded by NSF, DOE, ONR, US Army, DOT, EPA, USAID, NY/VA states, national labs and industry. He has authored over 330 papers, including seven with best paper and three with best student paper awards. He has advised 16 PhD and 50 Masters to completion of their degrees and mentored over 10 postdocs. He is a Fellow of ASME and was the sole recipient of 2017 ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award and 2015 ASME Thar Energy Design Award. He was a recipient of two R&D 100 Awards by R&D Magazine (2015, 2011) and Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award by SAE in 2014.
