Yuwen Zhang
Encyclopedia
Yuwen Zhang is an Asian American
professor
of mechanical engineering
. He is currently a Professor
in the Department of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri
, Columbia, MO.
in 1998. Before joining the faculty at at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the University of Missouri (MU) in 2003, he was a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University
, Las Cruces, NM.
(AAAS), American Society for Engineering Education
(ASEE), Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS), and Combustion Institute
. In these capacities, he has served as track chair and session chairs for numerous national and international conferences.
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
. He is currently a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in the Department of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
, Columbia, MO.
Education and Career
Yuwen Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
in 1998. Before joining the faculty at at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the University of Missouri (MU) in 2003, he was a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
, Las Cruces, NM.
Research
Yuwen Zhang's research interests are in the areas of thermal/fluid sciences, advanced materials processing, phase change heat transfer and heat pipes, inverse heat transfer problems, ultrafast ultra-intense laser materials processing, heat transfer in energy systems, and micro- and nanoscale heat transfer. He has published two books, two book chapters, over 150 journal papers and more than 100 conference papers.Professional Services
Yuwen Zhang is an Associate Editor-in-Chief for two international journals: Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer (FHMT) and Frontiers in Heat Pipes (FHP). As a Fellow of ASME, he is serving as the Vice Chair of the K-15 Committee on Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing of the ASME Heat Transfer Division. As an Associate Fellow of AIAA, he was a Member of the AIAA Thermophysics Technical Committee (2008-2011). He is also member of American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
(AAAS), American Society for Engineering Education
American Society for Engineering Education
The American Society for Engineering Education is a non-profit member association, founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and engineering technology education....
(ASEE), Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS), and Combustion Institute
The Combustion Institute
The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific and engineering society whose purpose is to promote and disseminate research in combustion science...
. In these capacities, he has served as track chair and session chairs for numerous national and international conferences.
Honors and Awards
- Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval ResearchOffice of Naval ResearchThe Office of Naval Research , headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , is the office within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S...
(2002; one of 26 awarded nationally in all fields) - Computational Research Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering in New Mexico State University (2003)
- Faculty Fellow Award,College of Engineering in University of Missouri (2007).
- Fellow of American Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
(ASME)(2007). - Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsThe American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is the professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA was founded in 1963 from the merger of two earlier societies: the American Rocket Society , founded in 1930 as the American Interplanetary Society , and the Institute...
(AIAA) (2008). - Changjiang Scholar Guest Chair Professorship, Ministry of Education of China (2008).
- Missouri Honor Senior Faculty Research Award,College of Engineering in University of Missouri (2010).
- Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, University of Missouri (2010).
Books
- Faghri, A., Zhang, Y., and Howell, J., 2010, Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer, ISBN 978-0-9842760-0-4, Global Digital Press, Columbia, MO.
- Faghri, A., and Zhang, Y., 2006, Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems, ISBN 978-0-12-370610-2, Elsevier, Burlington, MA
External links
- Biographical information at the University of Missouri.