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王作剛

Tso-Kang Wang

tsokangw@gmail.com / LinkedIn

願我於前行之際，能夠留下一路餅乾碎屑。即使被現實蠶食，餘繞的那一絲甜蜜氣味，仍能讓我回憶起過往種種。

Tso-Kang is a senior research engineer at TaylorMade Golf Company, focusing on producing the best golf equipment in the world. He received his Ph.D. degree from Florida State University working on fluid-structure interaction and flow control. He received his MS degree from National Taiwan University in 2016 with research on enabling a bio-inspired robot to traverse rough terrain with a model-based control method. He received his BS degree in physics in 2014 from NTU.

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This website is my ever-growing time capsule, freezing every bit of the best, the worst, and the most unforgettable moment in words and frames. 

Curriculum Vitae

(Updated 03/2023, download pdf)

Professional Experiences

Senior Research Engineer, TaylorMade Golf Company, Carlsbad, US, 2023.01 - present​

  • Golf ball research and product development

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Graduate Research Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, US, 2017.08 - 2022.12

  • Modeling and controlling fluid-structure interaction systems involving compliant surfaces. [research details]

    • Active flow control with morphing surfaces

    • ​Modal analysis for transient responses

    • Flow-informed structural health monitoring

    • Peripheral leakage patterns of facemasks

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Hardware Engineer & Operations Manager, FLUX Inc., Taipei, Taiwan, 2015.01 - 2016.07

  • Managed the Kickstarter campaign that raised over USD $1.6 million for the modular 3D printer, FLUX Delta.

  • Cooperated with KENTEC Inc. for mass production and fulfilled all pre-order units by end of 2016.

  • Designed the first iteration of the multi-functional holder module which can switch between laser engraving, vinyl cutting and drawing toolheads with SOLIDWORKS.

  • Led the customer communication and support team which delivered bi-weekly communication newsletters, provided technical support, and managed Zendesk help center.

  • FLUX Delta claimed the 2016 CES Innovation Awards, 2016 Red Dot Design Award and 2016 iF Gold Award.

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Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014.09 - 2016.06

  • Expanded a reduced-order model to include energy input and dissipation and terrain interactions for enabling fast traversing of an insect-inspired hexapod robot under unknown ground conditions.

  • Utilized nonlinear optimization techniques to determine the stable criteria of the model in MATLAB.

  • Developed a hybrid position-force control scheme with LabVIEW for enabling steady robot running motion.

  • Designed experimental apparatus with Vicon motion capture system for 3D robot posture tracking.

  • Drafted quiz and lecture slides and delivered lectures for Automatic Control course.

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Education

Ph.D., Florida State University, ME, Tallahassee, USA, 2017.08 - 2022.12

  • Advisor: Kourosh Shoele

  • Research Topic: Fluid-structure interaction, Flow control, Modal analysis

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M.S., National Taiwan University, Mechanical Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014.09 - 2016.06

  • Advisor: Pei-Chun Lin

  • Thesis Title: Running of a hexapod robot on viscoelastic terrain by using a torque-actuated, dissipative and spring-loaded inverted pendulum model with rolling contact

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B.S., National Taiwan University, Physics, Taipei, Taiwan, 2010.09 - 2014.06

  • Undergraduate Research Advisor: Hong-Ren Jiang

  • Research Topic: Direct Measurement of non-equilibrium depletion interaction of colloids in flow

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Research Interests

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics

  • Fluid-Structure Interaction

  • High Performance Computing

  • Modal Analysis

  • Active Flow Control

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  • Bio-inspired Robotics

  • Structural Health Monitoring

  • Nonlinear Dynamics

  • Reduced Order modeling

  • Optimization

Volunteering and Leadership Experiences

Co-Chair and Co-Founder, ME Graduate Student Association, Florida State University, 2019.09 - 2022.05

  • Co-founded the first graduate student association in the college of engineering.

  • Cooperated with Challenger Learning Center and local high school to communicate with the public about the importance of supporting technological development.

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President, Students' Society of Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, 2012.08 - 2013.07​

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Publications & Academic Activities

Journal Publications

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Mode competition in a plunging foil with an active flap: A multiscale modal analysis approach." Phys. Rev. Fluids 7 (2022): 044701. [link]

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, Tomas Solano, and Kourosh Shoele. "Bridge the gap: correlate face mask leakage and facial features with 3D morphable face models." J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2021): 1-9. [link]

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Geometrically weighted modal decomposition techniques." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 911 (2021). [link]

  • Hu, Chia-Jui, Tso-Kang Wang, Chun-Kai Huang, and Pei-Chun Lin. "A torque-actuated dissipative spring loaded inverted pendulum model with rolling contact and its application to hexapod running." Bioinspiration & biomimetics 14.2 (2019): 026005. (First two authors contributed equally) [link]

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Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, Akriti Tripathi, Al Shahriar, Vahid Tavanashad, Rajan Kumar, and Kourosh Shoele. "Flow-Informed Vibration-Based Health Monitoring Technique." AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum. 2021. [link]

  • Rosenberg, Kevin T., Albert Medina, Tso-Kang Wang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Resolvent Analysis of Morphing Bodies." AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum. 2021. [link]

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Identification of Transient Modes During Formation and Detachment of a Laminar Separation Bubble using Kernel Mode Decomposition." AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. 2021. [link]

  • Richardson, Ross, Tso-Kang Wang, Louis N. Cattafesta, and Kourosh Shoele. "Dynamics of a Separation Bubble Subject to Compliant Surface Motion." AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum. 2019. [link]

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Aeroelastic flutter in the presence of an active flap." 2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference. 2018. [link]

  • Chen, Chung-Li, Tso-Kang Wang, Chia-Jui Hu, and Pei-Chun Lin. "Model-based dynamic gait in a quadruped robot with waist actuation." 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). IEEE, 2016. [link]

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Technical Presentation​​

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Kernel Mode Decomposition for Time-Frequency Localization of Transient Flow." APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. 2021. [link]

  • Shoele, Kourosh, and Tso-Kang Wang. "Geometrically Weighted Modal Decomposition Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems." AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum. 2021. (Invited talk as presenter)

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Aeroelastic Flutter of an Airfoil in the Presence of an Active Flap." APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. 2020. [link]

  • Shoele, Kourosh, and Tso-Kang Wang. "Geometrically-weighted Modal Analysis Technique." APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. 2019. (Second author was the presenter) [link]

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Separation Bubble Subject to a Compliant Surface: A Linear Approach." APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. 2019. [link]

  • Wang, Tso-Kang, and Kourosh Shoele. "Stability Analyses of a Foil with an Active Trailing-edge Flap." APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting. 2018. [link]

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Poster Presentation

  • Tso-Kang Wang, Hong-Ren Jiang, “Direct Measurement of non-equilibrium depletion interaction of colloids in flow.” 2014 Annual meeting of PSROC, 2014

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