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Shan Zhao is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States and specializes in engineering with a focus on computational mechanics. Their research covers a range of topics within this field, including advanced numerical methods in computational mathematics and electromagnetic simulation, among others.

Their work spans several subfields of study, primarily:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Biomedical Engineering

Zhao's main research topics include:

  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Differential Equations and Numerical Methods
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Yiming Ren
  • Emil Alexov
  • Guangqing Long
  • Hongsong Feng
  • Weihua Geng

Zhao has published extensively in various scientific journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Scientific Computing
  • Communications in Information and Systems
  • Applied Mathematics and Computation

Representative recent papers by Shan Zhao include:

  • "FFT-based high order central difference schemes for three-dimensional Poisson's equation with various types of boundary conditions," 2020, Journal of Computational Physics
  • "Bifurcation, chaotic behavior and solitary wave solutions for the Akbota equation," 2024, AIMS Mathematics
  • "Accelerator commissioning and rare isotope identification at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams," 2022, Modern Physics Letters A
  • "A fourth order finite difference method for solving elliptic interface problems with the FFT acceleration," 2020, Journal of Computational Physics
  • "Regularization methods for the Poisson-Boltzmann equation: Comparison and accuracy recovery," 2020, Journal of Computational Physics

Best Publications

  • Biodegradable Metals for Cardiovascular Stents: from Clinical Concerns to Recent Zn‐Alloys

    Patrick K. Bowen;Emily R. Shearier;Shan Zhao;Roger J. Guillory

  • Emerging usage of electrocoagulation technology for oil removal from wastewater: A review.

    Chunjiang An;Gordon Huang;Gordon Huang;Yao Yao;Shan Zhao

  • High order matched interface and boundary method for elliptic equations with discontinuous coefficients and singular sources

    Y. C. Zhou;Shan Zhao;Michael Feig;G. W. Wei

  • Distribution, combined pollution and risk assessment of antibiotics in typical marine aquaculture farms surrounding the Yellow Sea, North China

    Q.F. Han;S. Zhao;X.R. Zhang;X.L. Wang

  • Novel high-strength, low-alloys Zn-Mg (< 0.1 wt% Mg) and their arterial biodegradation

    Hualan Jin;Shan Zhao;Roger Guillory;Patrick K. Bowen

  • High-order FDTD methods via derivative matching for Maxwell's equations with material interfaces

    Shan Zhao;G. W. Wei

  • Hardness, COD and turbidity removals from produced water by electrocoagulation pretreatment prior to Reverse Osmosis membranes

    Shan Zhao;Shan Zhao;Guohe Huang;Guohe Huang;Guanhui Cheng;Yafei Wang

  • Zn-Li alloy after extrusion and drawing: Structural, mechanical characterization, and biodegradation in abdominal aorta of rat.

    Shan Zhao;Jan-M. Seitz;Rainer Eifler;Hans J. Maier

  • Weak Galerkin methods for second order elliptic interface problems

    Lin Mu;Junping Wang;Guowei Wei;Xiu Ye

  • Structural Characteristics and In Vitro Biodegradation of a Novel Zn-Li Alloy Prepared by Induction Melting and Hot Rolling

    Shan Zhao;Cameron T. McNamara;Patrick K. Bowen;Nicholas Verhun

  • Minimal molecular surfaces and their applications.

    Peter W. Bates;Guo-Wei Wei;Shan Zhao

  • Emerging N-nitrosamines and N-nitramines from Amine-based Post-combustion CO2 Capture - A Review

    Xiujuan Chen;Gordon Huang;Chunjiang An;Yao Yao

  • Long-term surveillance of zinc implant in murine artery: Surprisingly steady biocorrosion rate.

    Adam J. Drelich;Shan Zhao;Roger J. Guillory;Jaroslaw W. Drelich

  • DSC analysis of free-edged beams by an iteratively matched boundary method

    Shan Zhao;G. W Wei;Yang Xiang

  • A new weak Galerkin finite element method for elliptic interface problems

    Lin Mu;Junping Wang;Xiu Ye;Shan Zhao

  • Numerical solution of the Helmholtz equation with high wavenumbers

    Gang Bao;Gang Bao;G. W. Wei;G. W. Wei;Shan Zhao

  • Materials Characterization of Feraheme/Ferumoxytol and Preliminary Evaluation of Its Potential for Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia

    John P Bullivant;Shan Zhao;Brad J Willenberg;Bettina Kozissnik

  • A review on hydrodynamic cavitation disinfection: The current state of knowledge.

    Xun Sun;Jingting Liu;Li Ji;Guichao Wang

  • Evaluation of wrought Zn-Al alloys (1, 3, and 5 wt % Al) through mechanical and in vivo testing for stent applications.

    Patrick K. Bowen;Jan-Marten Seitz;Roger J. Guillory;Jacob P. Braykovich

  • Effect of the cavitation generation unit structure on the performance of an advanced hydrodynamic cavitation reactor for process intensifications

    Xun Sun;Weibin You;Xiaoxu Xuan;Li Ji

Frequent Co-Authors

Guohe Huang
Guohe Huang University of Regina
Guo-Wei Wei
Guo-Wei Wei Michigan State University
Chunjiang An
Chunjiang An Concordia University
Jaroslaw Drelich
Jaroslaw Drelich Michigan Technological University
Xiu Ye
Xiu Ye University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Edward A. McBean
Edward A. McBean University of Guelph
Yurui Fan
Yurui Fan Brunel University London
Chang Liu
Chang Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Yang Wang
Yang Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Lalita Udpa
Lalita Udpa Michigan State University

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