Bridging engineering and life sciences for manufacturing of cell-/tissue-based therapeutic products
Education
- BS, National Taiwan University
- MS, Cornell University
- PhD, Cornell University
Research Description
- Injection molding and innovative plastics manufacturing processes
- Bio-based polymers and tissue engineering scaffolds
- Artifical blood vessels
- Microcellular injection molding (MuCell process)
- Nanocomposites and electro-active polymers (EAP’s)
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE) and numerical simulation
- Design and process optimization
- Intelligent injection molding control
- Material characterization for plastics and metals
- Net-shape die casting using semi-solid alloys
- Internet-based collaboration for design and manufacturing
Honors
- Consolidated Papers Professorship, 2021 - present
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Innovation Award, 2018
- Kuo K. and Cindy F. Professorship, 2016 - 2021
- Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, 2014 - 2019
- Honored Service Member Award, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), 2014
- Fellow, ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellow, SPE - Society of Plastics Engineers
- Fellow, SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Best Paper and Poster Awards, Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conferences (ANTEC), 2019-21, 2012-14, 1992
- Engineer of the Year Award, Society of Plastics Engineers Injection Molding Division, 2011
- Chair Award, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Injection Molding Division, 2009.
- Liu Memorial Award for academic achievement and leadership, Cornell University, 1986
- Best paper award, Advanced Forming Technology and Material Processing, 2006
- Best paper award, International Conference on Education and Information Systems, 2003
- 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award, 2003 and 2004