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Dr. Fuquan (Frank) Zhao currently is the Vice President of Product Engineering, and General Manager for the R&D Center at Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Corporation in Shenyang, China. In this position, Dr. Zhao is responsible for all activities related to vehicle product development. Prior to this position, he was a Research Executive of Technical Affairs at DaimlerChrysler Corporation. In this position, he was responsible for providing technical guidance and advice to all product team managers and engineers within DaimlerChrysler Corporation relating to engine development issues and advanced powertrain technologies. He represented the Chrysler Group in various consortium activities and served as a technical spokesman. Dr. Zhao’s other experience includes time as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University, a Research Fellow at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in the United Kingdom, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Wayne State University and the University of Hiroshima. Dr. Zhao received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Jilin University of Technology (China) in 1985. He obtained his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hiroshima (Japan) in 1989 and his Ph.D. there in 1992. Dr. Zhao is the principal author of more than 100 technical research papers on various subjects. He is the principal author of the book, Automotive Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines, published by SAE in 2002, and he is the leading editor of the book, Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engines, published by SAE in 2003. Dr. Zhao also is the leading editor of the books Direct Fuel Injection for Gasoline Engines and Advanced Development in Ultra-Clean Gasoline-Powered Vehicles published by SAE in 2000 and 2004, respectively. He has received several prestigious awards to recognize his technical achievements and his leadership in professional societies, including the 2002 SAE Forest R. McFarland Award. He served as the chair of the Combustion Committee for the SAE Fuels and Lubricants activity from 2002 to 2004. He is a Fellow of SAE. Currently, Dr. Zhao holds an honorary professorship from several leading Chinese Universities.
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