Personal profile
Education
- Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, USA
- M.S. Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, USA
- B.S. Civil Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
Experience
- 7/1/2020 – present Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Diego
- 11/2013 – present William Prager Chair Professor, Dept. of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego
- 4/2014 – 6/2022 Director, Center for Extreme Events Research, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego
- 7/2019 – present Professor, Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego
- 7/2006 – 11/2013 Chancellor’s Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 7/2007 – 7/2012 Department Chair, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 3/2007 – 11/2013 Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 9/2006 – 11/2013 Professor, Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 9/2002 – 11/2013 Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 7/2002 – 7/2007 Vice Chair, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 8/2001 – 6/2002 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California
- 8/1999 – 7/2001 Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- 8/1994 – 7/1999 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- 1/1989 – 7/1994 Research Scientist, GenCorp Research Division, Akron, Ohio
- 8/1984 – 12/1988 Research Assistant of Professor Ted Belytschko, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Research Interests
- Chen's research interests are in computational solid mechanics, multiscale materials modeling, and machine learning enhanced data-driven computing. He has developed advanced Finite Element and Meshfree Methods for multi-physics multi-scale modeling, reduced order and dimension reduction simulations, machine learning enhanced data-driven computational mechanics, feature-encoded physics-informed digital twins, contact-impact problems, computational fracture and damage mechanics, computational shock dynamics, computational biomechanics, and computational geomechanics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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An accelerated meshfree computational framework with machine learning classification for multi-phase modeling of landslide
Lin, K.-C., Tai, Y.-C., Lee, P. H., Wong, H. K., Wang, Y., Lu, Y. S. & Chen, J. S., 2026 Feb, In: Computers and Geotechnics. 190, 107756.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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3D fracture behaviors of epoxy-alumina composites: Quantitative analysis of micro-CT images through digital volume correlation and LEFM
Tang, Y., Hao, Y., Wang, Y., Shuai, J., Chen, J. S. & Du, J., 2025 Oct, In: Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 139, 105134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fracture experiments of coated and non-coated epoxy-alumina composites coupled with micro-CT
Tang, Y., Wang, Y., Hillman, M. C., Chen, J. S. & Du, J., 2025 May, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 192, 108762.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Image-based modeling of coupled electro-chemo-mechanical behavior of Li-ion battery cathode using an interface-modified reproducing kernel particle method
Susuki, K., Allen, J. & Chen, J. S., 2025 Jun, In: Engineering with Computers. 41, 3, p. 1503-1534 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interpolation-based immersogeometric analysis methods for multi-material and multi-physics problems
Fromm, J. E., Wunsch, N., Maute, K., Evans, J. A. & Chen, J. S., 2025 Jan, In: Computational Mechanics. 75, 1, p. 301-325 25 p., 114885.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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