Skip to main contentAll experts

Wei Zhao

Assistant Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Orcid identifier0000-0002-9105-7322 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Assistant Professor
    Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • 405-744-6446 (Work)
  • 300 Engineering South Building, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States
Want to connect?
Contact us
(opens in a new tab)

TEACHING SUMMARY

Dr. Wei Zhao teaches core Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering courses that bridge fundamentals and applied design, with emphasis on aerospace structural analysis, computational methods, advanced composites and aeroelasticity. His teaching portfolio spans an upper-division Aerospace Structures (MAE 4513) course focused on the design and analysis of flight structures, Computer Methods in Analysis and Design (MAE 3403) course emphasizing numerical/computational approaches , and graduate courses in Mechanics of Advanced Composites for Structural Design (MAE 5503) and Aeroelasticity (MAE 5933). 

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Computer Methods in Analysis and Design
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Application of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, and computer methods in the design, analysis, and simulation of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems.Prerequisite(s): Grades of 'C' or higher in ENGR 1412 and ENSC 2123 and MAE 3013 and (MAE 3724 or concurrency).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Advanced Study
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Study and investigation under the supervision of a member of the faculty along lines of interest well advanced of and supported by the 5000-series courses.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Approval of the student's advisory committee.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Aerospace Structures
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Design and analysis of flight structures. Topics from two and three-dimensional elasticity. Behavior of composite materials. Stress and deflection analysis of thin-skinned stiffened structures. Introduction to the finite element method and its applicability in the design process.Prerequisite(s): Grades of 'C' or higher in MAE 3324 and MAE 3403 and MAE 3253. Aerospace Engineering majors only.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Computer Methods in Analysis and Design
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Application of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, and computer methods in the design, analysis, and simulation of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems.Prerequisite(s): Grades of 'C' or higher in ENGR 1412 and ENSC 2123 and MAE 3013 and (MAE 3724 or concurrency).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Aerospace Structures
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Design and analysis of flight structures. Topics from two and three-dimensional elasticity. Behavior of composite materials. Stress and deflection analysis of thin-skinned stiffened structures. Introduction to the finite element method and its applicability in the design process. Priority enrollment is given to Aerospace Engineering majors.Prerequisite(s): Grades of 'C' or higher in MAE 3324 and MAE 3403 and MAE 3253.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Computer Methods in Analysis and Design
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Application of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, and computer methods in the design, analysis, and simulation of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems.Prerequisite(s): Grades of 'C' or higher in ENGR 1412 and ENSC 2123 and MAE 3013 and (MAE 3724 or concurrency).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Aerospace Structures
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Design and analysis of flight structures. Topics from two and three-dimensional elasticity. Behavior of composite materials. Stress and deflection analysis of thin-skinned stiffened structures. Introduction to the finite element method and its applicability in the design process. Priority enrollment is given to Aerospace Engineering majors.Prerequisite(s): Grades of 'C' or higher in MAE 3324 and MAE 3403 and MAE 3253.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jun 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    12 Jun 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
    A student studying for a master's degree who elects to write a thesis must enroll in this course.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in MAE and consent of student's adviser.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Projects
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Special projects and independent study in mechanical or aerospace engineering.Offered for variable credit, 1 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in MAE and consent of adviser/instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Projects
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Project in research assigned by the student's advisor.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Mechanics of Advanced Composites for Structural Design
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Basic principles governing the micro-mechanics of a lamina, and the macro-mechanics of a laminate are discussed in detail. Analysis of continuous fiber, short-fiber, and woven-fiber polymer matrix composites. A computer program for an analysis and design of composite laminates is developed.Prerequisite(s): ENSC 2113, ENSC 2143 or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Computer Methods in Analysis and Design
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Application of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, and computer methods in the design, analysis, and simulation of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems.Prerequisite(s): A grade of 'C' or higher in ENGR 1412 and MAE 3013.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Independent research under the direct supervision of the student's doctoral dissertation adviser.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 42 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE PhD program and consent of the student's dissertation adviser.