Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is an international and multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal covering fundamental and applied research in all disciplines of science, engineering and medicine.

James Chen

Editorial Board Member of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University, the Altoona college, USA

Research Areas

Computational Nanoscience, Computatinoal and Theoretical Mechanics (Solid and Fluid); Nano Energy Harvesting; Computational and Applied Mathematics; Engineering Science

Education

2011Ph.DMechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University
2007M.S.Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University
2005B.S.Mechanical Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University

Experience

2011-presentVisiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
2011-present Consultant, Particle In Cell Consulting Consulting support for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Development of new numerical techniques for computational mechanics, including solid and uid.
2011Instructor CE 250/ME 250 Statics, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
2011Instructor IET 454 Statistical Process Control, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
2011Instructor MET 300 Applied Thermodynamics, Indiana University-Purdue University FortWayne
2010Instructor ApSc 58 Analytical Mechanics II, The George Washington University
2010Graduate Teaching Assistant. MAE 245 Robotic System, Professor James D. Lee, The George Washington University
2010-2011Lecturer, The George Washington University . Undergraduate Level: ApSc 58 Analytical Mechanics II
2009Graduate Teaching Assistant. MAE 221 Fluid Mechanics, Professor Michael W. Plesniak, The George Washington University
2009Substitute Instructor. MAE 210 Continuum Mechanics, Professor James D. Lee, The George Washington University
2009Substitute Instructor. MAE 287 Applied Finite Element Method, Professor James D. Lee, The George Washington University
2009Graduate Teaching Assistant. MAE 134 Vibrations, Professor Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, The George Washington University
2008-2011Doctoral Student Research Fellow, The George Washington University
2008-2010Graduate Teaching Assistant/Grader, The George Washington University Graduate Level: MAE 221 Fluid Mechanics, MAE 257 Vibration, MAE 245 Robotic System Undergraduate Level: MAE 134 Vibrations Oering occasional lectures in MAE 221 Fluid Mechanics, MAE 210
2008Graduate Teaching Assistant. MAE 257 Vibrations, Professor David Chichka, The George Washington University RESEARCH PROPOSAL
2007-2008Research Assistant, NanoBioScience Lab, Ins. of Phy., Sinica Academia Working on theory and experiments about electrodeless dielectrophoretic trapping under the supervision of Dr. Chia-Fu Chou
2006Intern Engineer, National Instruments, Taipei Branch Working on project, LabView programming and DAQ (data acquisition) integration.
2005-2007Graduate Student Researcher, National Taiwan University
2000-2005Engineer, Wei-Chuang Industry Inc. Tainan, Taiwan Design and fabricate customized conveyor system RESEARCH SUMMARY

Membership

Fellowship, The George Washington University, 2008, 2009, 2010
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2010-Present
Member, Pi Tau Sigma, International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, 2010-Present
Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society 2010-Present
Member, American Physical Society, 2008-Present

Publications: Journals

[1]  James Chen, J. D. Lee and C. Liang, \Constitutive Equations of Micropolar Electromagnetic Fluids", Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 166, 867-874, 2011 (5-year Impact Factor 2.206)
[2]  James Chen, \Atomistic Field Theory of Nano Energy Harvesting", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 8, 722-728, 2011 (5-year Impact Factor 1.044)
[3]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Atomistic Formulation of Nano-piezoelectrics of Barium Titanate", Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2, 26-29, 2010
[4]  James Chen, and J. D. Lee, \Multiscale Modeling of Fracture of Magnesia with Di erent Interatomic Poten-tials" in the Proceeding 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
[5]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Atomistic Analysis of Nano/Micro Bio Sensors", Interaction and Multiscale Mechanics, 3, 111-121, 2010
[6]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Multiscale Modeling of Fracture of Magnesia: Sensitivity of Interatomic Poten-tial", Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 53, 74-79, 2010 (5-year Impact Factor 1.39)
[7]  James Chen, X. Wang, H. Wang and J. D. Lee, \Multiscale Modeling of Dynamic Crack Propagation", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77, 736-743, 2010 (5-year Impact Factor 2.03)
[8]  U. Lei, C.-W. Huang, James Chen, C.-Y. Yang, Y.-J. Lo, A. Wo, C.-F. Chen, and T.-B. Fung, \A traveling wave dielectrophoretic pump for blood delivery", Lab on a Chip, 9(10), 1349-1356, 2009 (Advanced Article and Cover Story, 5-year Impact Factor 6.88)

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  J. D. Lee, X. Wang, James Chen and J. Li, \Simulation of Thermal-Mechanical-Electromagnetic Coupling Phenomena by Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics", ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expositio, Denver, CO, 2011
[2]  James Chen and James D. Lee, \Fundamental Theory and Simulation of Nano Energy Harvesting", ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expositio, Denver, CO, 2011
[3]  James Chen, C. Liang and J. D. Lee, \Spectral Di erence Method for Compressible Unsteady Micropolar Fluid Flow", 11th National Congress of Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, MN, 2011
[4]  James Chen, J. D. Lee and C. Liang, \Micropolar Electromagnetic Fluids", 11th US National Congress of Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, MN, 2011
[5]  James Chen, and J. D. Lee, \Multiscale Modeling of Fracture of Magnesia with Di erent Interatomic Poten-tials", 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, PA, June 2010
[6]  J. D. Lee and James Chen, \Sensitivity of Interatomic Potentials in Multiscale Modeling of Fracture", 12th International Congress on Micromechanics (MESOMECHANICS 2010), Taipei, June 2010 (Invited Keynote Lecture)
[7]  James Chen and James D. Lee, \Dynamic Characteristics of Nano/Micro Biosensors", 12th International Congress on Mesomechanics (MESOMECHANICS 2010), Taipei June 2010
[8]  J. D. Lee, X. Wang and James Chen, \Introduction to Micromorphic Theory", 12th International Congress on Mesomechanics (MESOMECHANICS 2010), Taipei June 2010
[9]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Fundamental Theory of Nanogenerator", APS April Meeting, Washington DC, 2010
[10]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Dynamic Analysis of Biosensors", APS March Meeting, Portland, OR, 2010 (Accepted)
[11]  James Chen, X. Wang, H. Wang, and J. D. Lee, \A Multiscale modeling of fracture mechanics", 10th US National Congress of Computational Mechanics, July 2009
[12]  James Chen, X. Wang, H. Wang, and J. D. Lee, \A Multiscale modeling of dynamic crack propagation", ASCE-ASME-SES joint Conference, June 2009
[13]  U. Lei, M.-C. Chen, C.-Y. Yang, Y.-J. Lo, A. Wo, \A traveling wave dielectrophoretic pump for two-phase suspension uid.", The rst ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference, 2007. (Accepted)

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Multiscale Modeling of Fracture: Remedy of Sensitive Interatomic Potential" in Multiscaling Associated with Ecological and Biological Systems, Vol. I: Fundamentals of Physical and Mathematical Considerations (edited by G. C. Sih, S. V. Panin and V. M. Fomin), Elsevier, 2010, in press (Invited Chapter)
[2]  J. D. Lee and James Chen, \Sensitivity of Interatomic Potentials in Multiscale Modeling of Fracture" in Multiscaling of Synthetic and Natural Systems with Self-adaptive Capability (edited by G. C. Sih and C.-K. Chao), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Press, 2010
[3]  James Chen and J. D. Lee, \Dynamic Characteristics of Nano/Micro Biosensors" in Multiscaling of Synthetic and Natural Systems with Self-adaptive Capability (edited by G. C. Sih and C.-K. Chao), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Press, 2010
[4]  J. D. Lee, X. Wang and James Chen, \Introduction to Micromorphic Theory" in Multiscaling of Synthetic and Natural Systems with Self-adaptive Capability (edited by G. C. Sih and C.-K. Chao), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Press, 2010