Professor

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Research Interests

Marine renewable energy (ocean waves, tidal currents, offshore wind), blue economy, energy harvesting, vibration/dynamics and control, mechatronics design, vehicles and transportation, and advanced manufacturing.

Biography

Lei Zuo’s research interest includes marine renewable energy (ocean waves, tidal currents, offshore wind), blue economy, energy harvesting, vibration/dynamics and control, mechatronics design, vehicles and transportation, and advanced manufacturing. His research has been funded with over 80 projects by NSF, DOE, ONR, DOT, EPA, USDA, USAID, US Army, NY/VA states, national labs, and industries. He has authored about 350 papers including over 10 with the best paper awards. He has supervised 16 Ph.D. and 50 master’s students to completion of their degrees, mentored over 10 postdocs, and advised about 200 undergraduates in senior designs or research.

Awards

Lei Zuo was the sole recipient of the 2017 ASME Leonardo da Vinci Award and the 2015 ASME Thar Energy Design Award. He also received R&D 100 Awards twice (2015 and 2011), which recognized the 100 most significant technology innovations worldwide for those years. He received a 2014 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award and two DOE American-Made Challenges Prizes (2019-2021). He has served as technical or associated editor for several ASME, IEEE, IFAC and Nature series journal.