Zhen Hu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI
Tel:313-583-6312;
Email: zhennhu@umich.edu
Education
- Ph.D. (2014.08), Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), Rolla, MO
- M.Sc. (2011.03), Mechatronics Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China
- B.Eng (2008.08), Mechanical Engineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, China
Experience
- Associate Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2023.09 –present
- Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2017.09 –2023.08
- Faculty summer sabbatical in Sustainability and Safety Analytics Group, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 2019.05 – 2019.08
- Faculty summer sabbatical in Autonomous Vehicle Systems Group, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 2018.05 – 2018.07
- Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2016.11 – 2017.09
- Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2014.09 – 2016.11
- Quality and Reliability Intern, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO, 2013.05-2013.08
- Graduate Research Assistant, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2011.01-2014.08
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2012.01-2014.08
Awards
- Faculty Excellence in Research Award, UM-Dearborn CECS, 2023
- ASME Design Automation Young Investigator Award, ASME DAC, 2023
- Papers of Distinction, ASME 49th Design Automation Conference, IDETC 2023
- Reviewer with Distinction Award, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 2021
- Editors’ Choice Best Paper Award, ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering , 2020
- Papers of Distinction, ASME 45th Design Automation Conference, IDETC 2019
- Papers of Distinction, ASME 42th Design Automation Conference, IDETC 2016
- Top 6 Best Papers, ASME 40th Design Automation Conference, IDETC 2014
- Best Paper Award, 7th ISC Graduate Research Symposium, Missouri S&T
- Top 10 Best Papers, ASME 38th Design Automation Conference, IDETC 2012
- Best Paper Award, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, HUST, 2009
- Excellent Graduate, CSU, 2008
- National Scholarship of Chinese Ministry of Education, P.R.C., 2007
- Chen Xinming Scholarship, CSU, 2006
- “Excellent student of CSU” every academic year