Jan. 6th, 2014, Prof. Ken. P. Chong

Publishing Time：2014-01-06

Topic of Invited talk

1. Some New Developments in Smart Materials and Structures

2.Multi-scale Modeling and Simulation

3. Sustainability and Energy

Biography

Prof. Ken. P. Chong, P.E. was the Engineering Advisor and Director of Mechanics and Materials for the past 21 years at the National Science Foundation [NSF]. Currently he is associated with NIST and the George Washington University as a Research Professor, finishing an Elasticity text book, editing a Taylor & Francis journal, a Spon book series, doing lectures and research, serving on university advisory boards, mentoring young professors and graduate students, etc. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Princeton University. He specializes in solid-mechanics/materials, nano-mechanics, and structural mechanics. At NSF he has been involved in the development of civil infrastructure systems, model-based simulation, durability, life-cycle engineering, nano science and engineering, and other initiatives. He was the NSF Interim Division Director in 2005.

Prior to joining NSF, he was a senior research engineer for 5 years and a professor for 15 years during which he pioneered the R&D of sandwich-panels in building-systems; developed new semi-circular fracture specimens for brittle materials; worked on sweet spots of tennis rackets, mechanics of oil shale, computational mechanics and other projects. He has published 200 technical papers and authored several books. He has given more than 50 keynote lectures, received awards including the fellow of AAM, ASME, SEM, USACM and ASCE; Edmund Friedman Professional-Recognition Award; Honorary Doctorate, Shanghai University; Distinguished Member, ASCE; NCKU Distinguished Alumnus Award; ASME Ted Belytschko Mechanics Award, and the NSF highest Distinguished Service Award. He has been a visiting professor at MIT, U. of Washington – Seattle, Tsinghua U.; honorary professor at HKU, HK PolyU, SHU and others. Currently he is assisting the Hong Kong Research Grants Council and University Grants Council as a panelist. He delivered the Mindlin Lecture at Columbia University in 2005, the Sadowsky Lecture at RPI in 2006 and the Raouf Lecture at the US Naval Academy in 2012.