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ChBE Seminar Series: Junhong Chen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Speaker: Junhong Chen, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering @ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Director of National Science Foundation Water Equipment and Policy I/UCRC Abstract: Biosketch: Dr. Chen is currently on leave from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to serve as a Program Director for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). He is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and engineering and Excellence in Engineering Faculty Fellow in Nanotechnology at UWM. He is also the Director of US National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Water Equipment & Policy and the founder of NanoAffix Science LLC. Dr. Chen received his B.E. degree (in Thermal Engineering) in 1995 from Tongji University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (both in Mechanical Engineering) in 2000 and 2002, respectively, from University of Minnesota. Prior to joining UWM in 2003, he was a postdoctoral scholar in Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology. He was promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in 2008 and 2011, respectively. His current research focuses on nanomaterial innovation for sustainable energy and environment. Dr. Chen has published 220 journal papers on various nanomaterials, sensors, and energy devices. His papers have been cited for over 10,000 times with an h-index of 56 and annual citation over 2,500 times in 2017, including 23 highly cited papers (ISI Web of Knowledge). Dr. Chen is listed as one of the 2017 highly cited researchers (top 1%) in materials science (Clarivate Analytics). Dr. Chen’s research has led to 6 issued patents, 7 pending patents, and 9 licensing agreements. He is a pioneer in technology commercialization through exemplary industrial partnership and the university start-up company. His excellence in research and innovation was recognized by the 2008 Graduate School/UWM Foundation Research Award, the 2012 UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science Research Excellence Award, the 2014 UWM Research Foundation Senior Faculty Research Award, an elected Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2013, the 2015 Inaugural Regent Scholar of UW System, the 2016 International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Medal, and an elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors in 2016. His start-up company NanoAffix is a recipient of the 2016 Wisconsin Innovation Award.
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