Ruike Renee Zhao

Ruike Renee Zhao is an accomplished academic currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Stanford University since August 2021. Prior to this role, Zhao was an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University from August 2018 to August 2021 and held a position as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from August 2016 to July 2018. Zhao's research experience also includes serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University from January 2012 to July 2016, and as a Research Assistant during the same period. Zhao's industry experience includes a co-op position at ANSYS, Inc. in 2015. Academic qualifications include a postdoctoral degree from the MIT School of Engineering (2016-2018), a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University (2012-2016), a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University (2012-2014), and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University (2008-2012).