Education Background

2006 – 2010:  Ph.D., Whittle Laboratory, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK

2003 – 2006:  M.Eng., College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

1999 – 2003:  B.Eng., College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Professional Experience

2010 – Present:  Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China

Research Areas

Awards and Honors

2006-2010 Cambridge Overseas Trust

Professional Activities

• Reviewer, Journal of Turbomachinery
• Reviewer, Journal of Propulsion and Power
• Member, ASME

Selected Publications

1. Zhou, C.*, and Hodson, H., Tibbott, I. and Stokes, M., “The Aero-thermal Performance of a Cooled Winglet Tip in a High Pressure Turbine Cascade,” Journal of Turbomachinery, Accepted

2. Zhou, C.*, and Hodson, H., Tibbott, I. and Stokes, M., 2012,“Effects of Endwall Motion on the Aero-Thermal Performance of a Winglet Tip in a HP Turbine”, Journal of Turbomachinery, 134, 061036 (12pages)

3. Zhou, C.*, Hodson, H., and Lock, G., 2012, "Thermal Performance of Cooled Tips in a High-Pressure Turbine Cascade," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 900-911

4. Zhou, C.*, and Hodson, H., 2012 "Squealer Geometry Effects on Aerothermal Performance of Tip-Leakage Flow of Cavity Tips," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol.28, No.3, pp.556-567

5. Zhou, C.*, and Hodson, H., 2011, “The Tip Leakage Flow of an Unshrouded High Pressure Turbine Blade with Tip Cooling”,  Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol.133, Issue 4, 041028(12 pages)

6. Zhou, C.*, and Hodson, H., 2009, “Numerical Investigation of Thermal Performance of Unshrouded HP Turbine Blade Tips,” International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, Vol.26, pp. 277-284

*Corresponding Author