Jin, Tao (金涛)

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

• Ph.D. Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA

• M.E. Tongji University, Shanghai, China

• B.E. Tongji University, Shanghai, China

After finishing my PhD in the numerical modeling of biomaterials, I joined Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA, where I worked for three years as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Fluid Dynamics & Solid Mechanics Group, Theoretical Division. During this period, my research focused on developing numerical strategies to treat shear localization in metals under highly dynamic loading conditions. In 2019, I moved to Livermore, California, USA and joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Atmospheric, Earth & Energy Division, where I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the area of modeling fluid-induced fracture propagation. I joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at uOttawa in 2021 as an Assistant Professor. In my spare time, I play soccer and guitar.

Chams, Aya

PhD student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

• M.E. Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France

• B.E. Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon

After completing my bachelor's studies in Mechanical Engineering in 2019, I moved to France and joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ecole Centrale de Nantes. I have completed my master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing undertaking a research internship where I worked on developing a numerical modeling approach for optimizing parts manufactured by 3D printing machines. I have developed, throughout the past few months, a solid interest/passion in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on computational solid mechanics. In 2022, I moved to Canada and joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at uOttawa as a Ph.D. student where my research focuses on Multiphysics modeling of complex materials, computational fracture mechanics, and computational homogenization under the supervision of Dr. Tao Jin. When not conducting research, you can find me trying new recipes, enjoying my free time with my pets, or discovering a new country.

Li, Zhao（李钊）

PhD student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

• M.E. University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• B.E. Hefei University of Technology, Anhui, China

In the summer of 2012, I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Design, Manufacture, and Automation. After graduation, I started to work as a mechanical engineer for three years. During this period of time, I spent some time developing programming skills and founded a start-up with my friends in 2015 to seek for more opportunities in the quickly evolving IT industry. After three-year, our start-up effort failed. But this period of time gave me an opportunity to gain some coding strength. After that, I joined a tutoring center to teach kids coding and computer algorithms while rethinking about my career goals. From 2020 to 2022, I studied at the University of Ottawa, Canada and received my master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. In the fall of 2022, I started my new study and research under Dr. Jin’s supervision.

Hu, Zhirou

MASc student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

• M.E. University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• B.E. China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong, China

During my last year of undergraduate study, I received an opportunity to visit the University of Ottawa through a student exchange program. In 2021, I obtained my bachelor’s degree from China University of Petroleum and continued my study at uOttawa. I obtained my Master degree a year later. I still want to make more progress in academia, and my current education background seems not to be sufficient for my career goal. So I decided to start a new program. Numerical simulation is an advanced topic in today’s engineering fields in which I have strong interests. Therefore, I joined Prof. Jin’s team in Fall 2023 to pursue this research topic.