Dr Roger Zou
Position: Associate
Expertise: Computer Modelling & Simulation
Qualifications: Ph.D (Mechanical Engineering), MEng.Sci (Engineering Mechanics), B.Eng. (First Class Honours, Aeronautical Engineering Mechanics)
Dr. Roger Zou is the principle consultant for Zou & Associates Pty Ltd, a part-time senior research fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University and an Associate of DVE. He has been an active researcher in the area of vehicle crashworthiness and road safety since 1995, and from 1995 to 2005 he was a research fellow and a senior research fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University.
Roger specialises computer modelling, FEA application, data acquisition, and vehicle crash test and structure dynamic response under impact loads. He has extensive experience in the application of CAD and CAE techniques (MADYMO, LS-DYNA, HVE, PC-CRASH, LUSAS, STRAND, ABAQUS) to a diversified range of projects.
Roger has been involved in some major projects for Australian Defence Department, VicRoads, Victorian WorkCover, MUARC, Vehicle and Road Barrier Manufacturers, amongst many others. Projects have included vehicle safety, heavy vehicle safety, vehicle rollover, airbag compatible bulbar design and testing, and road barrier testing and design. His work has been widely published with over 60 publications in international journals, national and international conferences.
Roger graduated in 1983 from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a bachelor of engineering degree (aeronautical) and has a Master of Engineering Science degree in Applied Mechanics in 1986 from the Institute of Mechanics, the Chinese Academy of Science. He was awarded a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tasmania in 1994. He has also attended a number of specialist courses relating to Injury Research and Prevention, Crash Analysis and Reconstruction, Biomechanics of Impact Injury. He has assisted in numerous crash reconstruction analyses for vehicle-related litigation and coronial inquests utilising his specialised computer modelling and simulation capabilities.
