Staff
Dr. Zach Liang
Titles
- Research Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Laser Flow Diagnostics Laboratory,
- University at Buffalo
Address
- Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- 130 Bell Hall
- Buffalo, NY 14228
- Tel: (716) 645-3019 ext. 2432
- Email: zliang@acsu.buffalo.edu
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Mathetmatics, SUNY Buffalo, 1989
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, 1988
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, 1987
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 1982
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Jiamus University, Heilongjiang, China, 1980
Positions Held
- Research Professor
- 2016 – Present, SUNY Buffalo
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Research Associate Professor
- 1998 – 2015, SUNY Buffalo
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- University Instructional Specialist, Associate Director of SEESL for Industrial Testing
- 1998 – 2006, SUNY Buffalo
- Research Assistant Professor
- 1992 – 1998, SUNY Buffalo
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Reserach Scientist
- 1990 – 1992, SUNY Buffalo
- Civil Engineering
- Research Fellow/Assistant Professor/Associate Director
- 1982 – 1985, Zhejiang University, China
- Mechanical Engineering
Awards and Honors
- • 2000: Inventor of the Year in Western New York
- Second place in Physical Sciences (US Patent № 6,038,924: Low frequency seismic accelerometer)
- • 1996: Inventor of the Year in Western New York
- First place in Physical Sciences (US Patent № 5,526,609: Method and appartus for real-time structure parameter modificaion)
Research Interests
- • Structural/Material Testing & Measurement
- • Damping
- • Vibration Control
- • Nondestructive Structural Evaluation
- • Earthquake Protection Systems
Professional Activities
- Technical Paper Reviewer
- • Journal of Applied Mechanics
- • Journal of Engineering Mechanics
- • Engineering Mechanics
- • International Journal of Analytical and Experimental Modal Analysis
- • Journal of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- • Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control
- NSF Proposal Reviewer
- Journal Reviewer
- • International Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- • Journal of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
- • Engineering, Mechanics, ASCE
- • Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE
- • Journal of Applied Mechanics
- • Journal of Applied Physiology
- • Journal of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- • Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
Courses Taught
Taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo unless otherwise specified
- Undergraduate Level
- • Machine Testing at Zhejiang University
- • MAE Laboratory I (MAE 334)
- • Experimental Dynamics (MAE 409)
- • Vibration and Shock I (MAE 467)
- Graduate Level
- • Noise Measurement at Zhejiang University
- • Engineering Modal Testing (MAE 500/CIE 626)
- • Individual Problems (MAE 501)
- • Modal Analysis (MAE 502)
- • Engineering Analysis (MAE 507)
- • Experimental Dynamics (MAE 509)
- • Random Vibration & Stochastic Structure (MAE 536/CIE 520)
- • Vibration and Shock I (MAE 567)
- • Experimental Mechanics (CIE 616)