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Xiaopeng Zhao 

Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University

Durham NC, 27707
Office: 1169 A Ciemas
Office Phone:919-660-5103
Cell Phone: 540-230-4883
E-mail: xzhao@duke.edu

Curriculum Vita

EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D. - Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Virginia, 2004
  • M.S. - Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1999
  • B.S. - Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1996
RESEARCH INTERESTS:

nonsmooth dynamics
nonlinear dynamics and perturbation methods
mathematical modeling of physical and biological systems
modeling and simulation of MEMS devices

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
  • X. Zhao and H. Dankowicz, “Control of Impact Microactuators for Precise Positioning”, ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 1, 65-70, 2006.
  • X. Zhao, C.K. Reddy, and A.H. Nayfeh, "Bifurcations and Chaotic Behaviors in an Impact Microactuator," Nonlinear Dynamics, 40, 227-239, 2005.
  • H. Dankowicz and X. Zhao, "A Normal-Form Analysis of Grazing Bifurcations in Impact Microatuators," Physica D, 202, 238-257, 2005.
  • X. Zhao, H. Dankowicz, C.K. Reddy, and A.H. Nayfeh, "Modeling and Simulation Methodology for Impact Microactuators," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 14, 775-784, 2004.
  • X. Zhao, E.M. Abdel-Rahman, and A.H. Nayfeh, "A Reduced-Order Model for Electrically Actuated Microplates," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 14, 900-906, 2004.
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