Biography
Prof. Hornsen Tzou from Zhejiang University visited the Center for Smart Materials and Structures (CSMS), and gave a talk about ”Multi-field Structronic Systems Applied to Distributed Control and Energy Generation”. He earned his MS/PHD (1979/1983) at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. Professor Tzou was one of the pioneers in smart structures and structronic systems started in early 80s. He directed the Structronics and Design Lab at University of Kentucky. Also, being the 1st-round Chinese National Scholar, he is developing a new research laboratory at Zhejiang University. He is an ASME Fellow and a founding member of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Committee. Prof. Tzou was the General Chair of the 2007 ASME International Design Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference which was the largest in ASME design history. He currently serves as Deputy of the ASME Board on Technical Knowledge Dissemination (BTKD) and Chair of BTKDs Interdisciplinary Councils. He has authored and co authored several research monographs and over 410 technical publications. He was named One of the Most Cited Authors, by the Journal of Sound of Vibration in November 2006.
His research and teaching interests include Design with Smart materials, Distributed Control of Shell/Plate Structures, Multi-field Hybrid Photo-magneto-piezoelectric- thermoelastic/Control System Integration, Precision Micro-/Nano-Actuation, Smart Structures and Structronic System.
Topic of Invited talk
Multi-field Structronic Systems Applied to Distributed Control and Energy Generation
