- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1998
Yuwen Zhang, Ph.D.
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri
E3408 Lafferre Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Email: zhangyu@missouri.edu
Education
Experience
- 2020 – Curators' Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2009 – Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2012 – 2018 James C. Dowell Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2013 – 2017 Department Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2003 – 2009 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2001 – 2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University
- 2000 – 2000 Senior Engineer, Thermoflow, Inc., (May–Dec)
- 1999 – 2000 Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Honors and Awards
- 2020 Curators' Distinguished Professorship, University of Missouri System
- 2018 Member, EU Academy of Sciences
- 2018 Coulter Award, University of Missouri Coulter Translational Partnership Program
- 2015 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
- 2014 Certificate of Appreciation (for Service as K-15 Committee Chair), ASME Heat Transfer Division
- 2012 James C. Dowell Professorship, University of Missouri
- 2011 Certificate of Distinguished Service, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, University of Missouri
- 2010 Missouri Honors Senior Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2008 Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- 2007 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2007 Faculty Fellowship, College of Engineering, University of Missouri
- 2003 Computational Research Award, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University
- 2002 Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Books
- Faghri, A., and Zhang, Y., Fundamentals of Multiphase Heat Transfer and Flow, ISBN 978-3-030-22136-2, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020
- Zhang, Y., Heat Pipes: Design, Applications and Technology, ISBN: 978-1-53613-908-2, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2018
- Zhang, Y., and He, Y.L., Multiscale Thermal Transport in Energy Systems, ISBN: 978-1-63485-692-8, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2016
- Zhang, Y., Femtosecond Lasers: New Research, ISBN: 978-1-62948-059-6, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2013.
- Zhang, Y., Nanofluids: Research, Development and Applications, ISBN: 978-1-62618-165-6, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2013
- Faghri, A., Zhang, Y., and Howell, J. R., Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer, ISBN: 978-0-9842760-0-4, Global Digital Press, Columbia, MO, 2010
- Faghri, A., and Zhang, Y., Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems, ISBN: 978-0-12-370610-2, Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 2006
Recent Professional Services
- Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2017–
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer (FHMT), 2010–
- Congress Co-Chair, the 7th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'21), Prague, Czech Republic, August 2-4, 2021
- Technical Program Chair for Heat Transfer Division (HTD), ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 8–14, 2019
- Member of Scientific Committee, the 6th International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (HTFF), Lisbon, Portugal, Aug 16–18, 2019
- Organizing Committee Member, the 7th International Conference on Green Energy, Green Engineering and Technology (Green Technologies 2018), Berlin, Germany, Sep 20–21, 2018