Qiang Zhong

Title(s):

Assistant Professor

Office

2078 Black Engr
2529 Union Dr
Ames, IA 50011-2030

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Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 2021
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2016
  • B.S., Biosystem Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2014

Research Areas

  • Experimental Fluid Mechanics
  • Robotics
  • Biolocomotions
  • Flow sensing and modeling

Publications

  1. Zhong, Q.*, Fu, Y., Liu, L., Leo Liu, and Quinn, D.B. (2022). Development of a Stingray-inspired High-Frequency Platform with Variable Wavelength. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
  2. Zhong, Q.*, Zhu, J., Fish, F. E., Kerr, S. J., Downs, A. M., Bart-Smith, H., & Quinn, D. B. (2021). Tunable stiffness enables fast and efficient swimming in fish-like robots. Science Robotics, 6(57).
  3. Zhong, Q.*, Han, T., Moored, K. W., & Quinn, D. B. (2021). Aspect ratio affects the equilibrium altitude of near-ground swimmers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
  4. Zhong, Q.*, Dong, H., & Quinn, D. B. (2019). How dorsal fin sharpness affects swimming speed and economy. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 878, 370-385.
  5. Zhong, Q.*, & Quinn, D. B. (2021). Streamwise and lateral maneuvers of a fish-inspired hydrofoil. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.
  6. Mivehchi, A., Zhong, Q., Kurt, M., Quinn, D. B., & Moored, K. W. (2021). Scaling laws for the propulsive performance of a purely pitching foil in ground effect. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
  7. Ayancik, F., Zhong, Q., Quinn, D. B., Brandes, A., Bart-Smith, H., & Moored, K. W. (2019). Scaling laws for the propulsive performance of three-dimensional pitching propulsors. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 871, 1117-1138.
  8. Kurt, M., Cochran-Carney, J., Zhong, Q., Mivehchi, A., Quinn, D. B., & Moored, K. W. (2019). Swimming freely near the ground leads to flow-mediated equilibrium altitudes. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
  9. Gunnarson, P., Zhong, Q., & Quinn, D. B. (2019). Comparing Models of Lateral Station-Keeping for Pitching Hydrofoils. Biomimetics, 4(3), 51.
  10. Zeyghami, S., Zhong, Q., Liu, G., & Dong, H. (2019). Passive pitching of a flapping wing in turning flight. AIAA Journal, 57(9), 3744-3752.

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