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Furniture Design and Manufacturing

Ph.D. Candidate

Research Assistant

hzhou@purdue.edu

175 Marstellar St.

West Lafayette, IN 47906

Office: (765) 496-6127

Fax:(765) 496-1344

Wood Research Laboratory

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

Purdue University

周洪涛

Text Box: Education Ph.D. Candidate in Furniture Design and Manufacturing, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University MS Furniture Design, BS Interior & Furniture Design, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China

Text Box: Award Apr 2008 Bill and Helen Swain Award, Purdue University Aug 2007 Merit Award of 2007 Taiwan International Design Competition Aug 2006 First Place Award, Design Emphasis 2006, International Woodworking Fair, Atlanta, GA, USA Jul 2005 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Northeast Forestry University, China Apr 2004 Merit Mention Award, International Lecong Furniture Design Competition, Lecong, China. Jan 2004 Merit Mention Award, 18th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition, Harbin. China Jan 2004 Creativity Award, 9th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition, Harbin. China Dec 2003 Second Place Award, 18th Harbin Snow Sculpture Competition, Harbin, China Apr 2003 Heilongjiang Provincial Pioneer Award of College Student Volunteer Action, Heilongjiang province, China Jul 2001 Delegate Speech Grant of Outstanding Graduate, Northeast Forestry University. China Jul 2001 Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Northeast Forestry University. China China 21st Century University Student Development Grant, Ministry of Education, China. 1999 Star Award of Art Design, Heilongjiang Province, HLJ. 1998-2001: First Scholarship of Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Northeast Forestry University. China

Text Box: Published Abstracts Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova. 2007. Wooden Adjustable seating furniture-ready to assembly. Society of Wood Science and Technology 50th Annual Convention. Knoxville, Tennessee. Abstracts p. 9. Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova. 2007. Adjustable furniture Designs with Finger-End-Joint. Forest Products Society 61st International Convention. Knoxville, Tennessee. Abstracts p. 9. Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova. 2007. Design and Testing of Plywood Finger-End-Joint for CNC Adjustable Furniture. Forest Products Society 61st International Convention. Knoxville, Tennessee. Abstracts p. 7. Zhou, H., E. Haviarova. Adjustable wooden furniture manufactured from CNC technology. The Sixth Advancing Manufacturing Summit. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Abstracts. Zhou, H., E. Haviarova. Adjustable furniture ready to assembly by CNC technology. Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Abstracts. Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova. 2006. CNC Adjustable Rocking Chair, International Woodworking Fair 2006, Student Furniture Design Competition “Design Emphasis” Atlanta, GA Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova. 2006. Seating Furniture for Plus-Size Population. Forest Products Society 60th International Convention. Newport Beach, CA. Abstracts p. 49. Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova.. 2006. Design Aid for Plus-Size Seating Customization. Forest Products Society 60th International Convention. Newport Beach, CA. Abstracts p. 19. Zhou, H., and E. Haviarova 2006. Seating Furniture for Plus-Size Population. Society of Wood Science and Technology 49th Annual Convention. Newport Beach, CA. Abstracts p. 34. Zhou, H., E. Haviarova. 2006. Innovative CNC Product Design - Adjustable Rocking Chair. The Fifth Annual Advance Manufacturing Summit. Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN. Zhou, H., E. Haviarova. Design and Testing of Value Added CNC Plywood Adjustable Rocking Chair. Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Abstracts. Zhou, H., E. Haviarova. Customization of Plus-size Seating Furniture. Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Text Box: Current Research Emerging Furniture Design Challenges and Product Development —Plus-size Furniture and Adjustable Furniture Committee: Eva Haviarova PhD, Project Leader , Chair Richard Paul, Professor of Art, VPA; Rado Gazo, Ph. D., FNR Carl A. Eckelman, Ph. D., FNR

Text Box: Publications Aug 2007 First Place Marks One Year Milestone at Purdue, Purdue Compass Magazine. 2007. pg.12 Aug 2006 Comfortable, adjustable & easy to assemble rocking chair made by student. DIY network, woodworking channel, interview video, Nov 2006 Aug 2006 CNC Adjustable Rocking Chair, International Woodworking Fair 2006, Student Furniture Design Competition “Design Emphasis” Atlanta, GA, p. 15. May 2005: Snow sculpture: Play With The Moon; Sea Lantern ;Chinese Christmas Night; Furniture Alive; Breath; Ice sculpture: Winter Blanket, Art & Design Journal, May 2005, p.123. April 2005: “Chinese Words Furniture Creative Design”, Zhou Hongtao, Wang Fenghu, Art & Design Journal, April 2005, p.123. Dec 2004: “Furniture Conceptual Design Study and Strategy”, Zhou Hongtao, Wang Fenghu, Furniture Magzine, Jan 2005, p.40. Nov 2004: “Furniture Culture Originality---Ice and Snow Furniture and Interior in Harbin”, Zhou Hongtao, Zhang Tianshu, Wan Hui, Furniture & Interior Design Journal, Nov 2004, p. 56. Aug 2004: “Furniture Modeling and Structure Design”, (co-authored, Yu Shen, Wan Hui, Zhou Hongtao), published by Heilongjiang Science and Technology Press in 2004. July 2004: “Cultivating of Original Thinking in Furniture Design”, Zhou Hongtao, Furniture & Interior Design Journal, Jul 2004, P.13.

Text Box: Teaching Teaching Assistant for FNR 484 Design for Computer Numerical Controlled Manufacturing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA 2006 Teaching Assistant for FNR 103 Introduction To Environmental Conservation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Chinese Culture Seminar Lecturer Volunteer for Klondike Middle School West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Purdue ISS program) 2001-2005 Assistant Professor, College of Landscape Architecture and Material Science & Engineer College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, HLJ Furniture Design, Two-dimensional Composition，Color Composition, Perspective Drawing, Ice & Snow Art and Ice & Snow Sculpture Modeling Skill, Perspective Drawing, Advertisement Design.

Text Box: Societies: Purdue FNR Grad Student Council member Purdue Forest Products Society member Forest Products Society student member Society of Wood Science and Technology student member