Resume
SUMMARY
· Self-motivated and creative mechanical engineer and researcher in research and development environments
· Solid background in mechanics, dynamics, automatic control, heat transfer, mechatronics, optics and electronics
· 10 years professional experience in information storage industry
· Strong technical writing and presentation skills: author of more than 60 scientific papers, conference talks and patents
EDUCATION
PhD in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley, CA 2009-2014
MS in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley, CA 2009 - 2012
BS in Modern Mechanics Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China (USTC), China 2005 - 2009
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WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Technologist at Western Digital Corporation Research, 2018-present
Research in data center storage systems and solutions, and artificial intelligence in smart video
Contributed to WD’s isovibe technology which reduces field drive returns by 62%
Developed advanced thermal management solutions for data center storage systems and a memory-centric system (highlighted in RISC-V summit 2019 keynote by WD's CTO: click link here, starts at 21:00)
Prototyped an award winning vehicle security camera system (ISSCC technology innovation award)
Technical leader in artificial intelligence algorithms for WD’s smart edge product
2. Principal research engineer at HGST, a Western Digital company, 2014-2018
Research, staging and mechanical integration of next generation magnetic recording
Invented several key spacing measurement and control techniques , which have been widely implemented in the newest generation HDD product.
Championed joint research project in the heat transfer physics and developed advanced nanoscale thermal management techniques
3. Graduate affiliate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012 -2014
Plasmonic nano-lithography for semiconductor fabrication at SINAM (Scalable and Integrated Nano Manufacturing, a NSF research center)
Contributed to the proof of concept of 22 nm line width lithography based on surface plasmon
Lead the system integration of a high-resolution and high speed plasmonic lithography machine
4. Graduate student assistant at University of California, Berkeley, 2009 - 2014
Tribology and servo mechanics for magnetic recording
Evaluated tribological performance and proposed new designs for head disk interface
Designed and developed a high resolution servo system based on a FPGA.
Developed multi-physics models, including thermal, mechanical, optical and magnetic couplings
Undergraduate research assistant, Laboratory of Material Design and Behavior (LMDB), USTC, China, 2007 - 2009
· Thermal treatment and mechanical behavior of Al-Mg alloy
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND & HONORS
2020/2021 ASME Annual Conference on Information Storage and Processing Systems Division Vice Chair and Chair
2019 ASME Annual Conference on Information Storage and Processing Systems (ISPS2019) Conference Chair
2018 ASME Annual Conference on Information Storage and Processing Systems (ISPS2018) Award Chair
JOURNAL AND CONFERENCE REVIEW
Acta Materialia, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Applied Physics Letters, Ceramics International, Microsystem Technologies, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Tribology Transaction, Tribology Letters
MMM conference, Intermag conference, ASME ISPS
European Research Council panel (PE8)
AWARDS & HONORS
Technology Innovation Award, ISSCC 2020
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, 2013
Outstanding preliminary examination award (1st), UC-Berkeley, 2010
National Scholarship, China 2006, 2008
Excellent Thesis Award at USTC (2009)