Curriculum Vitae
Chris Yingchun Yuan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Tel: 414-***-****
Department of Mechanical Engineering Fax: 414-***-****
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Email: *****@***.***
Milwaukee, WI 53201 https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/cyuan/index.html
Research Interests
Sustainable design and manufacturing
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Engineering
Industrial Energy Efficiency and greenhouse gas management
Sustainability of nanotechnology
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of nano-scale thin films
Nano-materials/structure for energy and environment applications
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, May 2009
Minors: Environmental Engineering, Management of Technology
Advisor: Professor David Dornfeld
Texas Tech University, M.S. Industrial Engineering, May 2005
Advisor: Professor Hong Chao Zhang
University of Petroleum, China, B.A., English, July 1999
University of Petroleum, China, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, July 1999
Awards/Honors
y Wisconsin Research Fellow, 2010-2011, 2011-2012.
y Nominated into a Research Affiliate of International Academy for Production
Engineering, 2010.
y Travel Award, Symp. of Industrial Ecology and Young Professional (SIEYP), Phoenix, AZ,
2009.
y Best Student Paper Runner-up Award, 2008 IEEE ISEE conference, Burlingame, CA, USA.
y 2008 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad.
y Conference Travel Award, the Graduate School of University of California, Berkeley,
2008.
y Fellow, Berkeley Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty, U.C. Berkeley, 2008.
y Berkeley Academic Progress Award, University of California, Berkeley, 2008.
y Berkeley CRC-MOT Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2006-2007.
y Berkeley Block Grant Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2004-2005.
y Berkeley guaranteed 5-year full financial support, U.C. Berkeley, 2004-2009.
y Chancellor s Fellowship, Texas Tech University, 2002-2005.
y Excellent Student Scholarship, Texas Tech University, 2002-2003.
Positions Held
Director, DOE Industrial Assessment Center at Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 10/2011-
present
.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 08/2009-
Present
Graduate Student Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Dept., U.C. Berkeley, 09/2004-
05/2009
.
Research Assistant, Industrial Engineering Dept., Texas Tech University, 08/2002-
08/2004
.
Mechanical Engineer, China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing, China, 07/1999-
08/2002
.
Reviewer
Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. ME 490, Fall 2012.
Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Experimentation, ME438, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010,
Spring 2011,
Fall 2011, Spring 2012.
Guest Lecture, Senior Design Project, ME 496, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Fall 2010.
Guest Lecture, Convection Heat and Mass Transfer, ME 712, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Fall 2010.
Guest Lecture, Basic Engineering Thermodynamics, ME 301, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Fall 2009.
Guest Lecture, Modern Thermomanufacturing Processes, ME 415, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Spring 2010.
Instructor, Machining and Surface Metrology, ME 107B, Department of Mechanical
Engineering,
U.C. Berkeley, Spring semester, 2008.
Guest Lecture, Sustainable Manufacturing, E290C, College of Engineering, U.C.
Berkeley,
Spring semester, 2008.
Professional Services
Sustainable
Systems and Technologies, May 17-19, 2010, Washington, D.C.
Session Chair, Life Cycle Assessment Session, Engineering and Management Session, 17th
CIRP
International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, May 19-21, 2010, Hefei, China.
Session Chair, Eco-design and Eco-innovation Session, 17th CIRP International
Conference on Life
Cycle Engineering, May 19-21, 2010, Hefei, China.
NSF/EPA Nanotechnology & LCA national workshop discussant (invitation only, only 30
national reputable researchers attended), Chicago, IL, 2009.
Invited discussant, Symposium of Industrial Ecology and Young Professional, Phoenix,
AZ, 2009.
Professional Memberships
Senior member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Full member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Professional member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Research Affiliate, International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP)
Journal Publications
IEEE Intl.
Symp. on Sustainable Systems & Technology, May 16-18, 2012, Boston, MA, to appear.
3. Li, T., Zhang, H.C., Yang, J.F., Yu a n, C . Thermodynamic Modeling of Low Pressure
CVD for
Nano-TiO2 Film Preparation, Proceedings of IEEE Intl. Symp. on Sustainable Systems &
Technology, May 16-18, 2012, Boston, MA, to appear.
4. Huo, J., Lin, X., Yu a n, C . Real-time Nano-particle Emission Measurement from
Atomic Layer
Depositions Nano-Manufacturing System, Proceedings of 2012 ASME International
Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, June 4-8, 2012, Notre Dame, IN.
Accepted
for publication.
5. Zhai, Q, Yu a n, C . Separating Manufacturing Metal Chips for Recycling through a
Combined
Hydrodynamic and Electromagnetic Approach, Proceedings of 19th CIRP International
Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, May 23-25, 2012, Berkeley, CA. Accepted for
publication.
6. Zhai, Q, Yu a n, C . A Framework for Temporal Discounting in Life Cycle Assessment,
Abstract,
th
Proceedings of 6 International Conference on Industrial Ecology, June 7-10, 2011,
Berkeley, CA.
7. Zhai, Q, Crowley, B, Yu a n, C . Temporal Discounting for Life Cycle Assessment:
Differences
between Environmental Discounting and Economic Discounting, abstract, Proceedings of
IEEE
International Symp. on Sustainable Systems & Technology, May 16-18, 2011, Chicago, IL.
8. Zhai, Q., Cao, HJ, Zhao, X., Yu a n, C . Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Global
Automotive Manufacturing through Clean Energy Supply: a Cost Benefit Analysis, abstract,
Proceedings of IEEE Intl. Symp. on Sustainable Systems & Technology, May 16-18, 2011,
Chicago
9. Nangmenyi, G. N., Lee, E., Lin, X., Yu a n, C . Inorganic Nanofiltration Membranes
for Saltless
Softening of Water, Proceedings of MRS Spring Meeting, April 25-29, 2011, San Francisco,
CA.
10. Zhai, Q., Ciardo, K., Yu a n, C . Temporal Discounting for Life Cycle Assessment:
Perspectives and
Mechanisms, Proceedings of 17th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering,
pp.
2. Environmental Sustainability of Atomic Layer Deposition Nanotechnology, Dalian
University
of Technology, Nov. 29, 2011, Dalian, China.
3. Life Cycle Analysis: Background, Method and Practice, Johnson Controls Inc.,
Milwaukee, WI,
October 13, 2011.
th
4. Integrating Sustainability in Design and Manufacturing, the 38 ASQ National Energy &
Environmental Conference, Sept 27, 2011, Las Vegas, NV.
5. A Framework for Temporal Discounting in Life Cycle Assessment, CIRP January Meeting,
January 27, 2010, Paris, France.
6. Sustainability of Power Generations with Coal-fired Power Plants, WE Energies,
Milwaukee,
WI, January 4, 2011.
7. Green Nano-manufacturing: Theories and Challenges, Dalian University of Technology,
June
23, 2010, Dalian, China.
8. Sustainable Manufacturing: Theory and Case Studies, Chongqing University, June 12,
2010,
Chongqing, China.
9. Embedded Temporal Difference in Life Cycle Assessment: Case Study on VW Golf Car,
CIRP
General Assembly, August 25, 2009, Boston, MA.
10. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing: Theoretical Methods and
Practical
Applications, Iowa State University, March 5, 2009, Ames, IA.
11. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing: Theoretical Methods and
Practical
Applications, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, January 29, 2009, Milwaukee, WI.
12. Sustainable manufacturing of automobiles, College of Engineering, University of
California,
Berkeley, March 2008.
13. Decision-Based Analysis of Compressed Air Usage Patterns for Automotive
Manufacturing,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, April 2006.
Presentations
th
1. A Framework for Temporal Discounting in Life Cycle Assessment, The 6 International
Conference on Industrial Ecology, June 7-10, 2011, Berkeley, CA.
2. Sustainable Scale-up Studies of Atomic Layer Deposition for Microelectronics
Manufacturing,
2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, May 16-19, 2010,
Washington D.C.
3. Strength Analysis of International Feed-in Tariff Promotion of Clean Energy
Applications for
Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems
&
Technology, May 16-19, 2010, Washington D.C.
4. Sustainable Material Selection of Toxic Chemicals in Design and Manufacturing From
Human
Health Impact Perspective, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference,
August 30-Sept. 2, 2009, San Diego, California.
5. Human Health Impact Characterization of Toxic Chemicals for Sustainable Design and
Manufacturing, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology, May
18-20, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona.
6. Embedded Temporal Difference in Life Cycle Assessment: Case Study on VW Golf Car,
IEEE
Intl. Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology, May 18-20, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona.
7. Reducing the Environmental Footprint and Economic Costs of Automotive Manufacturing
through an Alternative Energy Supply, North America Manufacturing Research Conference,
May 19-23, 2009, Clemson University, South Carolina.
8. Environmental Performance Characterization of Atomic Layer Deposition, IEEE
International
Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, May, 2008, San Francisco, CA.
9. An Economic Analysis Model with Environmental Strategies Embedded for End-of-Life
Management of Electronic Products, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress,
October 2004, Anaheim, CA.
10. An Economic Model for End-of-Life Management of Printed Circuit Boards, IEEE
International
Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, May 2004, Phoenix, AZ.
Certificates
1. Engineering and Business for Sustainability Certificate, University of California,
Berkeley, 2008.
2. Management of Technology Certificate, University of California, Berkeley, 2007.