Dr. Zhu received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN in 2006. He worked as a mechanical engineer leader for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Advanced Marine Center in Washington DC from 2007 to 2011 and Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies in Dayton, Ohio from 2011 to 2012. He also taught for two years at a state university in Georgia before joining the faculty at Wilkes in 2014. Currently, he is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering. His principal areas of research interest include biomechatronics, assistive technology and design and control of bio-inspired intelligent robotic systems. He is the recipient of Wilkes TREC Scholarship Award and Diversity Faculty Award.
