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Australia

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15+ Years Experience | CFD, FEA, DEM & Multiphysics Consultant | Expert in Optical–Electrical–Mechanical System Design

Profile Summary

PhD-qualified simulation consultant with 15+ years’ experience in CFD, FEA (linear & nonlinear), DEM/SPH, system design, heating/cooling solutions, high-speed flow with combustion, and conjugate heat transfer in low-speed flows. Proven track record delivering high-performance simulations for the world’s largest telescopes, lunar landing optical systems, commercial LiDAR, telecom wavelength-selective devices, composite materials, and multiphysics particle-flow applications.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Thermal Analysis
• ☆ Mechanical Engineering
• ☆ Combustion & Ignition
• ☆ Mechanical Design
• ☆ Engineering Thermodynamics/Thermophysical Engineering
• ☆ Fluid Mechanics
• ☆ Computational Fluid Dynamics
• ☆ Fluid Dynamics
• ☆ Thermodynamics
• ☆ Pure Mathematics
• ☆ Topology
• ☆ Product Design
• ☆ CAD & 3D Modeling

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Product Development Concept Development, Product Launch Support, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Work Experience

Specialist Engineer Advanced Simulation

Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO)

May 2023 - Present

Research Assoicate

The University of Sydney

March 2023 - August 2025

Technical Leader Thermal and Structural Engineering

Baraja

November 2021 - February 2023

Research Assoicate

University of New South Wales

February 2020 - November 2021

Mechanical Design Engineer

Finisar

October 2009 - February 2020

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

The University of Sydney

March 2015 - July 2019

Master of Enginnering

University of New South Wales

February 2006 - February 2007

Master of Engineering

University of New South Wales

February 2006 - February 2007

Bachelor

Beijing Institue of Technology

June 2001 - June 2005

Certifications

• Neural Networks and Deep Learning

  deeplearning.ai

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/QBWEQLV62ZBR

  February 2022 - Present

• Solidworks Professional Mechanical Design

  Solidworks Authorized Training Center

  https://cv.virtualtester.com/qr/?b=SLDWRKS&i=C-P88JSMXTZV

  May 2012 - Present

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Cai, Z., Zheng, J., Goodwin, M., Robertson, D., McGregor, H., Giroud, R., Richard, J., Laurent, F., Jeanneau, A.(2024). FEA of the MUSE Opto-mechanical Model and Comparison with On-Site Measurements . Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 13096.

Zhemin Cai, Jessica Zheng, Michael Goodwin, David Robertson, Helen McGregor, Rémi Giroud, Johan Richard, Florence Laurent, Alexandre Jeanneau(2024). FEA of the MUSE opto-mechanical model and comparison with on-site measurements . Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. p. 1--17. SPIE

Zhemin Cai, Johan Richard, Rémi Giroud, Florence Laurent, Davor Krajnović, Alexandre Jeanneau, Roland Bacon, Manuel Abreu, Angela Adamo, Ricardo Araujo, et al.(2024). The Blue Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (BlueMUSE) on the VLT . Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. p. 1--20. SPIE

Richard, J., Giroud, R., Laurent, F., Krajnović, D., Jeanneau, A., Bacon, R., Abreu, M., Adamo, A., Araujo, R., Bouché, N., et al.(2024). The Blue Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (BlueMUSE) on the VLT: science drivers and overview of instrument design . Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 13096.

Cai, Z., Thornber, B.(2018). Application of discontinuous Galerkin methods for fluid thermal structure interaction problems . Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018.

Cai, Z., Thornber, B.(2016). An investigation of the application of discontinuous Galerkin method for conjugate heat transfer of thermoelectric cooler . Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2016.

Cai, Z., Feng, N., Meng, G.(2009). Effects of the steam excitation force to the vibration behaviours of the turbomachinery . 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2009, ICSV 2009. 7. p. 4279-4286.

Cai, Z., Feng, N.(2008). Effects of the gas exciting force to the vibration behaviours of the turbomachinery . 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2008, ICSV 2008. 1. p. 119-126.

Cai, Z., Feng, N.(2008). Effects of constant unbalanced magnetic pull to the vibration behaviours of turbomachinery . 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2008, ICSV 2008. 1. p. 79-86.

OTHER

Richard, J., Giroud, R., Laurent, F., Krajnović, D., Jeanneau, A., Bacon, R., Abreu, M., Adamo, A., Araujo, R., Bouché, N., et al.(2024). The Blue Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (BlueMUSE) on the VLT: science drivers and overview of instrument design . arXiv.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Zhemin Cai, Yaoyu Li, Manudha T. Herath, Ameen Topa, Luke P. Djukic, Daniel C. Rodgers, Runyu Yang, Garth M.K. Pearce (2023). Numerical simulation of “sand-like” polymer flow during rotational moulding using smoothed particle hydrodynamics method . Applied Mathematical Modelling.

Zhemin Cai, Manudha T. Herath, Luke P. Djukic, Daniel C. Rodgers, Garth M.K. Pearce (2023). Prediction of fluid surge in partially-filled clean-bore and transverse baffled tanks of multiple designs under the United Nations Model Regulations . Ocean Engineering.

Cai, Z., Herath, M.T., Djukic, L.P., Rodgers, D.C., Pearce, G.M.K.(2023). Prediction of fluid surge in partially-filled clean-bore and transverse baffled tanks of multiple designs under the United Nations Model Regulations . Ocean Engineering. 267.

Cai, Z., Li, Y., Herath, M.T., Topa, A., Djukic, L.P., Rodgers, D.C., Yang, R., Pearce, G.M.K.(2023). Numerical simulation of “sand-like” polymer flow during rotational moulding using smoothed particle hydrodynamics method . Applied Mathematical Modelling. 124. p. 694-712.

Zhemin Cai, Ameen Topa, Luke P. Djukic, Manudha T. Herath, Garth M.K. Pearce (2021). Evaluation of rigid body force in liquid sloshing problems of a partially filled tank: Traditional CFD/SPH/ALE comparative study . Ocean Engineering.

Zhemin Cai, Ameen Topa, Luke P. Djukic, Manudha T. Herath, Garth M.K. Pearce (2021). Evaluation of rigid body force in liquid sloshing problems of a partially filled tank: Traditional CFD/SPH/ALE comparative study . Ocean Engineering.

Cai, Z., Topa, A., Djukic, L.P., Herath, M.T., Pearce, G.M.K.(2021). Evaluation of rigid body force in liquid sloshing problems of a partially filled tank: Traditional CFD/SPH/ALE comparative study . Ocean Engineering. 236.

Zhemin Cai, Ben Thornber (2020). A high-order discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating incompressible fluid-thermal-structural interaction problems . International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow.

Cai, Z., Thornber, B.(2020). A high-order discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating incompressible fluid-thermal-structural interaction problems . International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 83.

Zhemin Cai, Ben Thornber (2018). An internal penalty discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating a thermoelectric cooler . International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Z. Cai, B. Thornber (2018). An internal penalty discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating conjugate heat transfer in a closed cavity . International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids.

Cai, Z., Thornber, B.(2018). An internal penalty discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating a thermoelectric cooler . International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 127. p. 283-296.

Cai, Z., Thornber, B.(2018). An internal penalty discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating conjugate heat transfer in a closed cavity . International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. 87. (3). p. 134-159.