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JOSHUA (JUNHUA) CHEN

5125 Verano Place, Irvine, CA 92612; (949) 509-1236 (home), (949) 824-5950x2(work)

OBJECTIVE:

An engineer position to utilize my strong experimental and analytical skills in mechanical engineering, combustion, energy and environmental fields.

EDUCATION:

· 09/98-present: PhD expected in June 2002, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California-Irvine (UCI). Advanced to PhD Candidacy in Dec. 2000. 3.91GPA

· Certificate of Gas Turbine Combustion, April 2000, University of California, Irvine.

· 09/95-06/98: M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China, 3.90GPA

· 09/89-07/93: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University (NEU), China, 86/100 GPA.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

· Strong background in mechanical engineering and proven analytical thinking and problem solving skills.

· Solid understanding of combustion theory and practical combustion systems.

· Extensive experimental experience with emphasis on combustion, environmental research, which includes test-rig design/setup, data acquisition and automation system design and implementation, test matrix generation, lab measurement, data analysis and report etc.

· Extensive experience in CFD modeling, chemical kinetics modeling and be able to do air quality modeling.

· Experience in preparing proposals, writing technical reports and papers and presenting research findings.

· Strong motivation to learn and succeed in new areas.

· Very responsible, a good team worker and self-starter.

TECHNICAL TOOLS:

· Auto CAD, CFD (3D & 2D), GRI-Mech and CHEMKIN, Design of Experiment, LabView, PDPA, Laser Anemometry etc

· Programming: LabView, Fortran, C, C++, BASIC, Java, and Scheme

· MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Project, Photoshop, FrontPage, Surfer, etc

EXPERIENCE:

09/98–Present Graduate Student Researcher, UCI Combustion Lab, Univ. of California-Irvine

· PROJECT 1: Correlation of Auto-ignition Delay with Fuel Composition and State for Application to Gas Turbine Combustion.

- Designed, purchased and assembled the test rig-a continuous flow reactor.

- Identified photodiodes and thermocouples as ignition sensors.

- Designed and implemented a remote data acquisition/control system and did the DAQ programming by LabView.

- Applied 3D CFD modeling to flow simulation and part design.

- Accomplished chemical kinetics modeling (Chemkin and GRI-Mech) to investigate reaction rates and ignition delay times.

- Applied Design of Experiment methodologies (factorial model, mixture model and cross model) to test matrix design and data interpretation.

- Investigate experimentally the effect of pressure, temperature, and equivalence ratio on auto-ignition delay times.

- Evaluate experimentally the effect of fuel composition (methane, ethane and propane) on auto-ignition delay times.

- Gained extensive experience in high-pressure, high temperature experiments.

· PROJECT 2: Mechanistic Study of Fuel State and Composition Effects in Natural-Gas Fired Gas Turbine Combustion

- Established the role of fuel state (i.e., liquid fuel vs gaseous fuel) and fuel composition on the performance (stability, efficiency, pollutant formation, and lean blowout) of gas turbine combustors.

- Measured NOx, HC and CO emissions for the model gas turbine combustor.

- Studied NOx pathways by chemical kinetics modeling.

- Designed a dual-fuel injector and studied liquid fuel atomization and coking issue.

Fall Quarter, 2000 Teaching Assistant for MAE 115, Engineering Thermodynamics, UCI

- Led discussion and graded homework.

- Directed 71 students’ combine cycle power plant design project.

Spring Quarter, 2001 Teaching Assistant for MAE 110, Practical Combustion Systems, UCI

- Led discussion and graded homework.

- Directed students’ cogeneration cycle design project.

09/95 – 06/98 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept of Thermal Engineering, USTB.

· Investigated the energy issues in air-separation system.

· Developed an energy management system for Baoshan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., a modern metallurgical company in China. This project included air-separation process modeling, multi-objective optimization and software implementation in C/C++.

08/93 – 08/95 Project Engineer, Fujian Longyan Iron & Steel Corporation (FLISC), China

· Proposed and led the feasibility study of the construction of a 15,000 kW blast-furnace-exhaust-gas fired power station.

· Participated in the design of the power station and oversaw the construction.

· Designed and implemented a gaseous fuel transportation system.

· Managed the technological innovation of a steel-rolling system.

· Obtained familiarity with iron and steel works manufacture process.

09/91 – 06/93 Undergraduate Researcher, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

· Established a numberical model to simulate the heat/mass transfer processes inside a lime shaft-furnace.

· Applied Runge-Kutta algorithm to solve the numerical model and implemented in Fortran.

HONORS:

· Graduate Student Fellowship (1998, 2000), University of California, Irvine.

· Excellent Graduate Student Scholarship, USTB, 1996.

· The first prize of the Technological Paper Competition, FLISC, 1994.

· Excellent Student Scholarship, NEU, 1990, 1992, 1993 respectively.

MEMBERSHIP:

· Member, ASME

· Member, Combustion Institute

· Member, China Association for Science and Technology

Last updated January 5th 2000, Comment or question? Email me!