Dr. Jihua "Jan" Gou is an Associate Professor of Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida. He received his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 2002 and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1999. He is Director of Composite Materials & Structures Laboratory (CMSL) in the Department of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida. The CMSL focuses on composites research and education at both the material level, structural level, and system level.
His research group focuses on composite materials and structures, nanocomposite materials, molecular dynamics simulation, finite element simulation, advanced materials processing, solid mechanics, design and manufacturing. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the broad areas of materials, mechanics, design, and manufacturing, including Statics, Dynamics, Solid Mechanics, Materials Science, Machine Design and Analysis, Senior Design, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, Introduction to Composite Materials, Mechanics of Composite Materials, and Engineering Design with Composite Materials.
Dr. Gou's research in composite materials and nanotechnology has been funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), ACS Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF), and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). He has published over 85 peer-reviewed articles including 1 book chapter, 30 journal articles, and 55 conference papers. He is the recipient of Best Prize in Materials Modeling Methodologies awarded by Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) for the International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling in 2002 at the University of London, UK.more...
News and Highlights:
The Composite Materials and Structures Laboratory was visited by local high school students and their parents at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) Open House on October 4th, 2008. (10/20/08)
Dr. Gou received a GOALI research grant from National Science Foundation for his project entitled "GOALI: Multifunctional Nanocomposites with High Damping Performance for Aerospace Structures" in collaboration with the University of Houston and Boeing Company. (09/12/08)
Mr. James McKee was selected as undergraduate research assistants to work in the Composite Materials & Structures Laboratory under NSF REU grant. (09/08/08)
Mr. Fei Liang and Mr. Jinfeng Zhuge joined our research group to conduct their PhD dissertation research on composite materials. (08/25/08)
Dr. Gou visited Hong Kong Polytechnic University for our joint NSF IREE research project, Hong Kong, August 1, 2008. (08/02/08)
Dr. Gou presented our research at the International Conference on Multi-functional Materials and Structures (MFMS), Hong Kong, July 28-31, 2008. (08/02/08)