Background of Education and Work Experience

• Sep. 2017 – Now, Associate Professor, College of Mechanical Engineering, ChongQing University, China

• Sep. 2015 – Aug. 2017, Lecturer, College of Mechanical Engineering, ChongQing University, China

• Sep. 2011 – Jun. 2015, Ph.D, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Research Field

• Robot Adaptive Machining Technology and Equipment for Complex Parts

• 3D CAD Collaborative Design System Based on Cloud Architecture

Research and Honors

• Standing Committee of the Special Committee on Grain Processing of the Production Engineering Branch of the China Society of Mechanical Engineering. 2017.

• First prize for scientific and technological inventions in mechanical industry, Precision Belt Grinding Technology and Application of Complex Surface Blade of High Performance Aeroengine. 2018.

• First prize for innovation in China's industry-university-research cooperation, Development and Application of Air Engine Blade Adaptive Belt Grinding Equipment. 2016.

• Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2023, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research on Belt Grinding Mechanism and Damage Inhibition Method of Surface Recrystallization in High Efficiency and Precision Machining Single Crystal Superalloy Blade.

• Nov. 2019 – Oct. 2020., Open Fund Project of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology of Optical Systems of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Belt Grinding Performance Test and Machining Strategy Development of SiC Mirror.

• Lai Zou*, Heng Li, Yinguang Yang, Yun Huang. Feasibility study of minimum quantity lubrication assisted belt grinding of titanium alloys [J]. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2020, 35(9): 961-968.

• Lai Zou*, Xifan Liu, Xu Ren, Yun Huang. Investigation of robotic abrasive belt grinding methods used for precision machining of aluminum blades [J]. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2020, 108(9-10):3267-3278.

• Mingwang Gong, Lai Zou*, Haonan Li, Geshan Luo, Yun Huang. Investigation on secondary self-sharpness performance of hollow-sphere abrasive grains in belt grinding of titanium alloy [J]. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2020, 59: 68-75.