Bo Qiu

PhD student & Graduate Research Assistant
School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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Research

Research Interest:
Novel thermoelectric materials, ab initio calculations, MD simulations.
Nanotechnology and Renewable energy.
Other Interest:
High performance computing, programming languages, web design, 3D animation

Publications:
Conference Proceedings
  • Bo Qiu, Lin Sun and Xiulin Ruan, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Conductivity of Bi2Te3 Nanowires", ASME IMECE 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Nov. 2009
  • Bo Qiu and Xiulin Ruan, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Thermal Conductivity of Bismuth Telluride Using Two-Body Interatomic Potentials", ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, summer 2009
  • Bo Qiu, Hua Bao and Xiulin Ruan, "Multiscale-Simulations of Thermoelectric Properties of PbTe", ASME Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, Jacksonville, FL, summer 2008

Journal Papers
  • Bo Qiu, Lin Sun and Xiulin Ruan, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Conductivity of Bi2Te3 Nanowires", in preparation, will be submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett.
  • Bo Qiu and Xiulin Ruan, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Thermal Conductivity of Bismuth Telluride Using Two-Body Interatomic Potentials", Phys. Rev. B 80, 165203 (2009)
  • Bo Qiu, Hua Bao and Xiulin Ruan, "Multiscale-Simulations of Thermoelectric Properties of PbTe", submitted to J. Appl. Phys.

Research Proposals
  • Xiulin Ruan and Bo Qiu, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of High Performance Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials Based On Bi2Te3", submitted to DOE.
Honors and Awards:
  • 2009 Academic Co-chair of OMEGA (Official Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association)
  • 2008 Best Student Presentation Award in ASME Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, Aug 11th-14th, Jacksonville, FL
  • 2008 Ross Doctorial Fellowship, Purdue University
  • 2005 Outstanding Student Scholarship- Gold Prize, USTC
  • 2003 Award on the Robot-Game Contest, USTC
  • 2003 Outstanding Student Scholarship- Silver Prize, USTC
  • 2002 Outstanding Freshmen Scholarship- Bronze Prize, USTC


Teaching History

Fall 2006: PHYS 430 - Introduction to Electrodynamics, Grader, for Professor Csathy
Spring 2007: PHYS 360 - Quantum Mechanics, Grader, for Professor Peterson
Summer 2007: PHYS 219L/221L - General Physics Lab - Technology & Non-physics Majors
Fall 2007: PHYS 430 - Introduction to Electrodynamics, Grader, for Professor Csathy
Spring 2008: PHYS 219L/221L - General Physics Lab - Technology & Non-physics Majors


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