16855 North Chase Drive, Houston Texas (682) Ping Lu

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1 16855 North Chase Drive, Houston Texas (682) Researcher & Engineer II, Corporate Offshore Technology, American Bureau of Shipping Research Interests & Expertise Numerical simulation of transitional and turbulent flows, physics and control of turbulent flows for aerodynamics and hydrodynamics Ocean Renewable Energy Efficient technology for energy-saving propulsion Mooring system analysis Design and simulation of Dynamics Positioning System Education University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas Ph.D in Computational Mathematics University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas M.S. in Computational Mathematics Nankai University Tianjin, China B.S in Computational Mathematics Experience Aug Present American Bureau of Shipping Houston, Texas Researcher & Engineer Conducted hydrodynamic analysis by using Star-CCM+ for Joint Industry Projects (JIP) of DP shuttle tankers by assessment of interactions between thrusters-thrusters, thrusters-current, and thrusters-hull and provided a great flexibility for engineers to evaluate thruster s capability during preliminary design stage of dynamic positioning system. Rewrite ABS Dynamics Positioning System (DPS) Rule with major update which reflects new DPS technology, new regulation and experience gained over the period. Introduced four operational notations: DP capability, DP enhance reliability, DP enhanced verification, and DP enhanced quality management. Reviewed design plans for offshore projects including Spar platforms, semi-submersibles, Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs), tanker-based Floating Production Storage Offloading systems (FPSOs) and Single Point Mooring Systems (SPM). Developed computerized analytical tools/program ofstationkeeping for advancing the stationkeeping related technologies and created a new calculation of DP capability as well as utilization plots with or without thrusters interactions for the following projects GustoMSC Jack up Barge JB 118, the Ulstein Sea of Solutions drillship XDS 3600, etc. R&D activities covering global performance, vessel motions and wave loads, mooring systemsunder ABS classification and/or certification. Some specific dynamic positioning projects

2 involved include GustoMSC, F&G, Petrobras and Projemar DP analysis for Semi-submersibles, drillships. Conductedhydrodynamics computation including thesloshing simulation andfea analysis for pump tower structure. Developed a software package evaluating the temperature distribution in hull structure for LNG Carriers Center for Numerical Simulation and Modeling Arlington, Texas Research/Teaching Assistant AFOSR Project, High-Order LES for Shock-Blunt Body Interaction - Numerical, Experimental and Analytical Study at mach 2.5 Succeeded in fully understanding transitional process from laminar flow to turbulence flow and several new mechanisms have been revealed. Fully understanding in controlling the shock and the boundary layer in order to improve aircraft design and stabilize jets at supersonic speeds. By exploring the effect of micro-vortex generator (MVG), new mechanisms are revealed about the MVG-ramp flow. AFOSR Project, High-order Weighted Compact and Non-Compact Scheme for High Speed Flow Establishedhigh-order modified upwinding numerical and WENO schemes Enhanced the order of compact scheme for boundary points Developed a new shock discontinuity detector and applied it for Shock Boundary Layer Interaction problems Honors and Awards Center for Modeling and Numerical Simulation Award, Arlington, Texas University Scholar President s Convocation for Academic Excellence, UTA, Texas Excellent Student Scholarship, Nankai University, Tianjin, China Service to Scientific Communities Organizer, MS-73 Flow Control: Late Boundary Layer and Shock Boundary Layer Interaction, 5th Asia Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM) and 4th International Symposium on Computational Mechanics (ISCM), Singapore, December 2013 Reviewer for Scholarly Journals Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids Advances in Computational mathematics Aerospace science and Technology ESAIM-Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

3 Applied Mathematical Modeling Canadian Journal of Physics (682) Computers and Mathematics with Applications Advances in Modeling of Fluid Dynamics International Journal of Modern Physics B Journal of Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Mathematics and Computers in Simulation Measurement Modern Physics Letters Nuclear Engineering and Design Surface Review and Letters Publications BOOK CHAPTER Lu, P., Thapa, M. and Liu, C Numerical Study on Surface Friction and Boundary Layer Thickening in Transitional Flow. Chapter 1, Book: Advances in Modeling of Fluid Dynamics. Published: November 7, 2012 REFEREED ARCHIVAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Lu, P., Manoj, T. and Liu, C. Numerical Investigation on Chaos in Late Boundary Layer Transition to Turbulence. Accepted by Computers & Fluids; in Nov Lu, P., Yan, Y. and Liu, C Numerical Investigation on Mechanism of Multiple Vortex Rings Formation in Late Boundary-Layer Transition. Computers& Fluids; Volume 71, Pages ; Lu, P., Wang, Z., Chen, L. and Liu, C Numerical Study on U-shaped Vortex Formation in Late Boundary Layer Transition. Computer & Fluids; Volume 55, Pages 36-47; Lu, P. and Liu, C DNS Study on Mechanism of Small Length Scale Generation in Late Boundary Layer Transition. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena; Volume 241, Issue 1, Pages 11-24; Lu, P., Oliveira, M. and Liu, C. July High Order Compact Scheme for Boundary Points. International Journal of Computer Mathematics; Volume 87, Issue 8, Pages ; Lu, P., Oliveira, M. and Liu, C High Order Compact Schemes for Dirichlet Boundary Points. Neural, Parallel & Scientific Computations; 16(2008) ; Manoj, T., Lu, P., and Liu, C. DNS Study for the Origin of the Chaos in Late Boundary Layer Transition. Global Journal of Mathematical Sciences; Volume 2, No 1 (2013) Liu, C., Lu, P., Chen, L. and Yan, Y New Theories on Boundary Layer Transition and Turbulence Formation.Modelling and Simulation in Engineering. Volume 2012, Article ID , 22pages; Liu, C., Lu, P., Oliveira, M. and Xie, P. March Modified Upwinding Compact Scheme

4 for Shock and Shock Boundary Layer Interaction.Communications in Computational Physics. Volume 11, No.3, Pages ; Oliveira, M., Lu, P., Liu, X. and Liu, C. October A New Shock/Discontinuity Detector.International Journal of Computer Mathematics; Volume 87, Issue 13, Pages ; Yan, Y., Chen, C., Lu, P. and Liu, C Study on shock wave-vortex ring interaction by the micro vortex generator controlled ramp flow with turbulent inflow. Aerospace Science and Technology; (Accept 15 August 2013) Liu, C., Chen, L., Lu, P. and Liu, X Study on Multiple Ring-Like Vortex Formation and Small Vortex Generation in Late Flow Transition on a Flat Plate. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Volume 27, Issue 1-2, Pages 41-70; Liu, C., Fu, H. and Lu, P. May New shock detector and improved control function for shock-boundary layer. International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling. Volume 9, number 2, Page ; Chen, L., Tang, D., Lu, P. and Liu, C. May Evolution of the vortex structures and turbulent spots at the late-stage of transitional boundary layers, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy; Volume 54, Issue 5, Pages ; Liu, C., Chen, L. and Lu, P New Findings by High-Order DNS for Late Flow Transition in a Boundary Layer, Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, Volume 2011, Article ID , 16 pages; Yan, Y., Li, Q., Liu, C, Pierce, A., Lu, F., and Lu, P Numerical discovery and experimental confirmation of vortex ring generation by microramp vortex generator, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Vol:36, Issue 11, Pages ; REFERRED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Lu, P. and Wang, S. CFD Simulation of Propeller and Tunnel Thruster Performance, 33rd International Conference on Ocean. Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2014). June, 2014 Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical study on randomization in late boundary layer transition. 50th Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, US, January, 2012, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical Study on Mechanism of Multiple Ring Formation. 50th Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, January, 2012, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical Study of Mechanism of Small Vortex Generation in Boundary Layer Transition, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical Study of Mechanism of U-Shaped Vortex Formation, 49th Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011, AIAA ; Wang, S. and Lu, P Stationkeeping performance: advancement and challenges. Global Workboats Technology Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1st October 2013; Thapa, M., Lu, P., and Liu, C DNS Study on the Origin of the Flow Randomization in Late Boundary Layer Transition. 51th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Grapevine (Dallas/Ft. Worth Region), Texas, USA, January 2013, AIAA ; Liu, C., Lu, P., Thapa, M. and Yan, Y DNS Study on Turbulence Generation and Sustenance in Late Boundary Layer Transition, Seventh International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD7), Big Island, Hawaii, USA, 9-13 July 2012, ICCFD7-2301; Liu, C. and Lu, P DNS Study on Physics of Late Boundary Layer Transition, 50th

5 Exposition, Special session End Stage of Boundary Layer Transition at ASM 2012, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, January 2012, AIAA ; Li, Q., Lu, P., Liu, C., Pierce, A. and Lu, F Numerical Discovery and Experimental Validation of Vortex Ring Generation by Microramp Vortex Generator, The 28th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Manchester, UK, July 2011 Fu, H., Lu, P. and Liu, C Improvement of Mixing Function for Modified Upwinding Compact Scheme, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011, AIAA ; Oliveria, M., Lu, P., Liu, X. and Liu, C Universal High Order Subroutine with New Shock Detector for Shock Boundary Layer Interaction, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 5-8 January 2009, AIAA ; Liu, C., Yan, Y. and Liu, C. DNS Study of Turbulence Structure in a Boundary layer. 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Maryland, USA, 13-17, January, 2014; Yan, Y., Chen, C., Lu, P. and Liu, C LES Study on the Mechanism of Vortex Rings behind Supersonic MVG with Turbulent Inflow, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, US, January, 2012, AIAA ; Li, Q., Yan, Y., Lu, P., Pierce, A., Liu, C. and Lu, F Numerical and experimental studies on the separation topology of the MVG controlled flow at M=2.5, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011, AIAA ; Presentations & Invited Lectures Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical study on randomization in late boundary layer transition. 50th Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, US, January, 2012, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical Study on Mechanism of Multiple Ring Formation. 50th Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, January, 2012, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical Study of Mechanism of Small Vortex Generation in Boundary Layer Transition, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C Numerical Study of Mechanism of U-Shaped Vortex Formation, 49th Exposition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011, AIAA ; Lu, P. Mechanism of turbulence generation and sustenance, Mini-Symposium Flow Control: Late Boundary Layer and Shock Boundary Layer Interaction of 5th Asia Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM) and the 4th International Symposium on Computational Mechanics (ISCM), Singapore, December 2013 Liu, C. and Lu, P DNS Study on Physics of Late Boundary Layer Transition, 50th Exposition, Special session End Stage of Boundary Layer Transition at ASM 2012, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, January 2012, AIAA ; Lu, P. and Liu, C. New Discoveries in Late Boundary Layer Transition, Transition Open Forum at 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA, 4-7 January 2011