Zhong Hu, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota State University, South Dakota, USA. He has completed his BS and Ph.D., in Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing in 1983 and 1988, respectively. He was an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at South Dakota State University 2002-2014. Severed as the Department Graduate Program coordinator since 2012.
NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: He served as Senior Engineer at CRRC Qishuyan Locomotive & Rolling Stock Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., China, 1989-1993. He Published over 100 Journal papers and conference papers, served for many university committees, technical journal reviewer boards, professional organizations.