Yong Chen

Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering

Education

Doctoral Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Tec
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University

Biography

Dr. Yong Chen is a professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001. Prior to joining USC in 2006, he was a senior Research and Development (R&D) engineer in 3D Systems Inc, the pioneer in 3D Printing industry. Dr. Chen's research focuses on additive manufacturing (3D printing) in micro- and meso- scales, especially modeling, analyzing, synthesizing, and optimizing digital design and manufacturing. Dr. Chen has published more than 180 publications in refereed journals and conferences. He received over ten Best/Outstanding Paper Awards in major design and manufacturing journals and conferences. Other major awards he received include the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award in 2012, the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in 2008, and a Leadership and Service Award from the ASME CIE division in 2010. He was invited to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in 2009, 2013, and 2015, respectively. Dr. Chen is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has served as conference/program chairs as well as keynote speakers in several international conferences, including the Conference Chair of the 2017 International Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC/MSEC/ICM&P), the Program Co-Chair of the 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), and the Program Co-Chair of the 2021 and 2022 Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC). At USC, Dr. Chen teaches design and manufacturing related courses to undergraduate and graduate students. He also helped students and collaborators create several startup companies related to 3D printing.

Research Summary

- Novel additive manufacturing process and machine development for direct digital manufacturing and 3D printing;
- New methodologies and techniques for reliable and fast manufacturing process based on process modeling and control;
- Design methods and computational tools for direct digital manufacturing enabled products and applications

Awards

2023 Journal Research Best Paper Award 2022
2022 ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) Plenary Speaker
2022 ASME 2022Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2022) Program Chair
2021 ASME 2021 Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2021) Best Paper Award
2021 USC Stevens Center for Innovation USC Stevens Center for Innovation Commercialization Award
2020 ASME 2020 Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2020) Best Paper Award (2nd Place)
2019 ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE) Program co-Chair
2018 American Society of Mechanical Engineering Fellow
2018 USC Stevens Center for Innovation USC Stevens Center for Innovation Commercialization Award
2018 SME 46th North American Manufacturing Research Conference Outstanding Paper Award
2018 Orange County Engineering Council Outstanding Engineering Merit Award
2017 SME 45th North American Manufacturing Research Conference Outstanding Paper Award
2017 28th International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium Plenary Speaker
2017 2017 International Manufacturing Research Conference Conference Chair
2016 SME 44th North American Manufacturing Research Conference Outstanding Paper Award
2015 2015 SIAM Conference on Geometric and Physical Modeling Plenary Speaker
2015 National Academy of Engineering Session Chair in China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
2014 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Best Application Paper Award Finalist
2014 11th Annual International CAD Conference and Exhibition Keynote Speaker
2013 SME 41st North American Manufacturing Research Conference NAMRI/SME Outstanding Paper Award
2013 International Conference on MicroManufacturing Honorable Mention Paper Award
2013 NSF Invited Speaker for NSF Summer Institute on Additive Manufacturing
2012 Rapid Prototyping Journal Outstanding Paper Award - Winner
2012 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
2012 ASME 2012 Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference Best Paper Award (3rd Place)
2012 ASME 32rd Computers and Information in Engineering Conference CAPPD Best Paper Award
2012 National Academy of Engineering NAE German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
2011 SME 39th North American Manufacturing Research Conference Outstanding Paper Award
2011 ASME 31th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference CAPPD Best Paper Award
2010 ASME CIE Division -Computer-aided Product and Process Development Technical Committee Leadership and Service Award
2010 21st International Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium Symposium Outstanding Paper
2009 NSF Invited participant for the NSF workshop on developing Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing
2009 National Academy of Engineering U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Participant
2008 Society of Manufacturing Engineers Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer
2008 ASME 28th Computers and Information in Engineering Conferenc Best Paper Award
2007 Zumberge Foundation Zumberge Award for Individual Research
2007 SME Education Foundation Research Initiation Award
2005 ASME 25th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference Best Paper Award

Appointments

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Daniel J Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Daniel J Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

Office

OHE 430E
Olin Hall of Engineering
3650 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
USC Mail Code: 1453

Contact Information

(213) 740-7829
yongchen@usc.edu

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