Dr. Tsao is an assistant professor in the Department of Power Mechanical Engineering (PME) of the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He co-founded a small R&D company during his study years at MIT and then went on to work in the company as President and Chief Research Engineer until he joined the NTHU PME in 2012. He was the principal investigator in 5 U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects funded by the U.S. BMDO, ARPA, Air Force and NSF, mainly on topics related to volumetric 3D display and machine tool operations. He was also the project leader in a multi-disciplinary national project on Additive Manufacturing funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan and developed a new 3D printing technique, Freeform Additive Manufacturing. He also designed and constructed, with his graduate students, the mechanical system of a gamma ray detecting instrument funded by the National Space Organization of Taiwan, to be launched into space in 2026. His research interests and inventions also include systems for precision measurement and actuation, human machine interface systems and new systems for power generation from ocean and wind. He has authored 30 issued international patents and 15 technical papers.
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Dr. Tsao is an assistant professor in the Department of Power Mechanical Engineering (PME) of the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He co-founded a small R&D company during his study years at MIT and then went on to work in the company as President and Chief Research Engineer until he joined the NTHU PME in 2012. He was the principal investigator in 5 U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects funded by the U.S. BMDO, ARPA, Air Force and NSF, mainly on topics related to volumetric 3D display and machine tool operations. He was also the project leader in a multi-disciplinary national project on Additive Manufacturing funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan and developed a new 3D printing technique, Freeform Additive Manufacturing. He also designed and constructed, with his graduate students, the mechanical system of a gamma ray detecting instrument funded by the National Space Organization of Taiwan, to be launched into space in 2026. His research interests and inventions also include systems for precision measurement and actuation, human machine interface systems and new systems for power generation from ocean and wind. He has authored 30 issued international patents and 15 technical papers.
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