Bowen Cai
Ph.D. Candidate
Aerospace Engineering
Mississippi State University
Hello!
My name is Bowen Cai (蔡博文), and I am a Ph.D. candidate in Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University, where I study under Dr. Rani Sullivan and co-advise with Dr. Zhenhua Tian from Virginia Tech. I work as a Research Assistant at the Advanced Composite Institute of MSU.
My primary research focus is on acoustic-based nondestructive evaluation (NDE) and mechanical properties characterization for advanced materials. I have also conducted research in various acoustics-related fields, including acoustic levitation, acoustic manipulation, and ultrasonic imaging.
In addition to exploring the unknown, I have also expanded my expertise in commercial NDE technologies, including UT scanning, CT scanning, and immersed C-scanning. These skills have enabled me to assist MSU Advanced Composites Institute to do composite NDE standardized and assist NASA with customized NDE projects.
Mississippi State University, Advanced Composites Institute, 2021/02 – Present
Starkville, MS
Research Assistant
Virginia Tech, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2023/05 – Present
Blacksburg, VA
Visiting Researcher
Mississippi State University, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 2022/08 – 2024/04
Starkville, MS
Research Assistant
University of Dayton, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2020/01 – 2020/12
Dayton, OH
Volunteer Research Assistant
Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Advanced Mechatronic System Design, and Intelligent Control, 2016/07 – 2017/07
Tianjin, China
Research Volunteer