PERSONAL DATA
Jane Z. Gao
Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Room 1177, Building 089
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 405-7012/8892
Email: zgao (at) umd.edu
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Dissertation title: Modeling and Simulation of the Coupled Mechanical-Electrical Response of Dielectric Elastomers
Degree Awarded: 01/2007
- M.S., Precision Mechanical
Engineering
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei, China
Degree Awarded: 7/1997
- B.S., Precision Mechanical
Engineering
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei, China
Degree Awarded: 7/1994
RESEARCH/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Professor Alberto M. Cuitiño
- Modeling and simulation using Finite Element Method
Developed mechanical-electrical coupled, large-deformation finite element models to analyze two types of electro-active polymers, dielectric elastomers and ferroelectric polymers. The electrostatic Maxwell’s equations were solved simultaneously with the linear momentum equation. The constitutive relations for the materials and the large deformation coupled-field finite element scheme were implemented in the open source finite element program, FEAP.
- Non-contact strain measurement
Developed a global approach of Digital Image Correlation (DIC), using the assembling technique and the solver in FEAP. This method has been successfully used to measure the strain distributions on metal foams and human Osteosarcoma cells.
- Micro-mechanical modeling
Used Monte Carlo method to study the process of void nucleation and growth in metal.
- University of Science
and Technology of China
Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation
- Computer aided measurement
Derived a new mathematical model for digital spatial carrier fringe patterns. Proposed and developed a fast demodulation algorithm for digital moiré contouring technique.
- Software development and hardware design
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2000-2004)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
- Gao Z, Lister K, and Desai JP, “Constitutive modeling of liver tissue: experiment and theory”. Second biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics-BioRob, October 2008.
- Gao Z and Cuitino AM , “Modeling
and simulation of the coupled mechanical-electrical response of dielectric
elastomers”. (to be submitted).
- Cao Y, Bly R, Moore W, Gao Z,
Cuitino AM, and Soboyejo WO, “On the measurement of human osteosarcoma cell
elastic modulus using shear assay experiments”. J Mater Sci-Mater M
2007;18(1):103-9.
- Zhou J, Gao Z, Cuitino AM, and
Soboyejo WO, “Fatigue of as-fabricated open cell aluminum foam”. J Eng Mater Technol Trans ASME 2005;127(1):
40-5.5.
- Zhou J, Gao Z, Cuitiño AM, and
Soboyejo WO, “Effects of heat treatment on the compressive deformation behavior
of open cell aluminum foams”. Mater Sci Eng A
2004;386:118-28.
- Gao Z, Zhou S, and Hu Y, “High-speed fringe analysis by using stair-shaped virtual grating demodulation”. Opt Laser Eng 1997;28(6):411-22.