Dr. Jihua Jan Gou Department of Mechanical Engineering University of South Alabama 307 N University Blvd, EGCB 202 Mobile, AL 3688-0002 Telephone: (251) 460-7457 Fax: (251) 460-6549 Email: jgou@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Dr. Jan Gou joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Alabama as assistant professor in 2002. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Florida State University in 2002. He received his first Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1999.

His current research interests include carbon nanopaper sheet manufacturing, nanocomposites and nanomanufacturing, computational nanotechnology, polymer composites manufacturing, process modeling and optimization, composites structural design and optimization, advanced materials processing, solid mechanics, and computer aided engineering: CAD/CAM/FEA. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the broad areas of materials, manufacturing and mechanics, including Materials Science, Engineering Mechanics (Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials), Introduction to Composite Materials, Mechanics of Composite Materials, and Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.

Dr. Gou's research in nanotechnology and advanced composite materials has been funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), ACS Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Lockheed Martin, University of South Alabama Research Council (USARC), and Florida State University (FSU) Research Foundation. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles including 1 book chapter, 26 journal articles, and 43 conference papers. He holds one pending U. S. patent - Method for Fabricating Nanocomposites with Preformed Carbon Nanotube Network and Resin Infusion Techniques (Application # 60-429955). He is the recipient of Best Prize in Materials Modeling Methodologies awarded by by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) for the International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling in 2002 at the University of London, U.K.

Dr. Gou is an Editorial Board Member for the Composites Part B: Engineering (published by ELSEVIER ) and Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (published by American Scientific Publishers). He has served as a reviewer for scientific journals including AIAA Journal, Aerospace Science and Technology, CARBON, Composites Science and Technology, Composites Part B: Engineering, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics - Part B, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Journal of Nanomaterials, Journal of Vibration and Control, Nanotechnology, Polymer International, and Smart Materials and Structures. He has served as a reviewer for conferences including ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), ASME International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC), and Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting. He has been invited by conference organizations to be Chairman and International Scientific Committee Member.

He served as a PANELIST for NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSF-NSEC), NSF Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Nanomanufacturing Program, and NSF Undergraduate Education (DUE) Program. He served as a proposal reviewer for NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (NSF-OISE), Army Research Office (ARO), U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF), and Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSpace) Research Enhancement Awards.

Dr. Gou is a member of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Processing Engineering (SAMPE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Materials Research Society (MRS), and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). As further confirmation of his accomplishments, his biography is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in the World.