Zhibiao Rao Contact Information Address:  550 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Email: zbrao [at] mit [dot] edu Phone: (617) 253 6570 (office)

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), Cambridge MA                                09/2010 to Present

•    Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ocean Engineering

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) , Shanghai, China                                        09/2007 to 03/2010

•    Master of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Harbin Engineering University(HEU) , Harbin, Heilongjiang, China                        09/2003 to 06/2007

•    Bachelor of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
•    Minor in Business Adminstration.

Research

Research Assistant, MIT                                                                                             09/2010 to present
•  Use SHEAR7 to help design Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIVs) experiment which, in turn, improves the ability of SHEAR7 for predicting VIV responses of industry risers.

•  Current research is mainly related to build hydrodynamic damping model, Predict VIV response at high mode numbers and build traveling wave excitation force model.

Research Interest
•    Vortex-Induced Vibration, Dynamics and Waves.