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Lei Zhou

Lei Zhou

Assistant Professor

My research interest is centered around Precision Mechatronics, which aims to develop novel and high-performance mechatronic solutions through exploiting the synergy between precision mechanical design, electromagnetics, and control engineering, thereby enabling practical impact in critical application areas. My current research activities mainly focus on:

Electric Machine and Drives: Modeling, design, and control for high-torque electric motors,linear actuators, bearingless motors, and magnetic bearings;

Control Engineering: Novel control and estimation solutions for high-performance motion systems,electric machines, and robots;

Precision Engineering: Precision positioning systems for photolithography machines, nano-manufacturingsystems, and scientific instruments.

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Contact

Mechanical Engineering Bldg
1513 University Ave
Madison, WI

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Professor Lei Zhou, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • PhD 2019, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • MS 2014, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BE 2012, Tsinghua University

  • Precision mechatronics
  • Control Engineering
  • Electric machine design and control
  • Robotic actuation
  • Precision machine design

Joint Departmental Appointments

  • 2023 American Society of Precision Engineering (ASPE), ASPE Early Career Award
  • 2023 Meta Research Award Program, Meta Research Award
  • 2022 Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation, Best Experiment Paper Award
  • 2022 Sony Corporation, Sony research award program, Sony Faculty Research Award
  • 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wunsch Foundation Award for Outstanding Graduate Research
  • 2017 ASML, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, ASML Ph.D. Master Class Invitee
  • 2016 Third Annual Student Challenge, American Society for Precision Engineering, First Place Winner
  • 2013 ASPE Spring Topical Meeting and MIT LMP Summit, Best Poster Presentation Award
  • 2012 Tsinghua University, Outstanding College Graduate
  • 2009 Tsinghua University, Academic Scholarships

  • E C E 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2025)
  • E C E 790 - Master's Research (Spring 2025)
  • E C E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
  • M E 376 - Introduction to Mechatronics (Spring 2025)
  • M E 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Spring 2025)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • E C E 790 - Master's Research (Fall 2024)
  • E C E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • E C E 577 - Automatic Controls Laboratory (Spring 2024)
  • E C E 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2024)
  • M E 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Spring 2024)
  • M E 577 - Automatic Controls Laboratory (Spring 2024)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • E C E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
  • M E 376 - Introduction to Mechatronics (Fall 2023)
  • M E 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Fall 2023)
  • M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)