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)