Dan Zhao

Prof. Dr. Dan Zhao

Department of Mechancial Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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Biography

Prof. Dr. Dan Zhao is currently the Director of Master Engineering Studies, and a Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He received his master’s degree from the University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K., in 2004, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K., in 2009, both in aerospace engineering. His main research interests include drones, aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, thermoacoustics, propulsion and ammonia/hydrogen combustion, and renewable energy. Prof. Zhao has been awarded five prestigious fellowships by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the European Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Science and Arts, the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology, and Engineering New Zealand. He is also an elected Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration [an affiliation of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)], and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Aeronautical Society, the Energy Institute, Asia–Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, and AIAA (Associate). He serves as the Chief and Associate Editor of eight top-tier journals, including the AIAA Journal, the Journal of Acoustical Society of America, the International Journal of Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Science and Technology, and the Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power.

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Honors and Awards

honor

UC Research Medal

University of Canterbury

Research Medal

Experience

Professor and Director

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

01 Dec 2019 - present

Associate Professor

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

01 Jan 2017 - 01 Dec 2019

Senior Lecturer

Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

01 Oct 2015 - 01 Jan 2017

Assistant Professor

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

01 Jan 2010 - 01 Sep 2015