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OBJECTIVE   A challenging scientific computing software engineer position applying my  numerical analysis expertise as well as strong research, engineering, computer and communication skills.

 

CAREER INTEREST

Computational Assisted Engineering (CAE); Modeling and meshing; Data visualization; GUI; Code and method development; Numerical analysis; Multidisciplinary analysis; System engineering;

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

·         More than 5 years of graduate research experience. Main focus is polymer processing, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and material rheology.

·         Accomplished 40+ projects in various graduate courses in chemical engineering, computer science (90% of graduate level courses), mechanical engineering and math. Great teamwork experiences.

·         Competence in computational mechanics and elastic/plastic formulations; Rich experiences in design components and sub-assemblies with static and dynamic flow analysis.

·         Extensive knowledge in chemical engineering field; Design of Experiment (DOE); Tenacious and acute problem solution ability.

·         Deep understanding of CAD fundamentals (NURBS, Bezier curves and surfaces, etc); Strong computer skills in user interface/database /web development; Rich programming experiences.

·         Multiple research presentation experiences in national conferences; Teaching associate experience.
 

LAB & COMPUTER SKILLS (see my gallery )

·         Lab skills:              Rheometrics Mechanical Spectrometer (RMS 800), Light interference profilometer (Veeco), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Surface Analyzer,  Photolithography, Injection Molding, Resin Transfer Molding,

·         Programming languages: C/C++ (MFC), VB, FORTRAN, OpenGL, Java

·         Design tool:                       Freehand, Canvas

·         CFD:                                 MOLDFLOW, C-Mold, Deform, FLUENT, ANSYS

·         Pre/Post processing:         AutoCAD, GAMBIT, TecPlot, I-DEAS, DeltaGraph

·         Math:                                 MATLAB, MAPLE, Mathcad

·         Web and database:                        HTML, ASP, SQL, Informix, Access

 

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering              GPA: 3.7                           09/1998–06/2004

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

M.S. Chemical Engineering (minor: System Engineering)          09/1992–04/1995

B.S. Chemical Engineering                                                                09/1988–07/1992

 

MULTIDISCIPLINARY  COURSEWORK  (The complete list is available upon request.)

---Chemical/Mechanical Engineering             

Polymer Conversion Operation;            Rheology of Fluids;       Heat Transfer;

Mass Transfer;                         Momentum Transfer;                Polymer Science;         

Thermodynamics;                     Advanced Kinetics

 

--Mechanical Engineering                  

Applied Finite Element Method; Introduction to the Finite Element Method

-Computer science/Math

Geometric Modeling;                 3D Image Generation;               Computer Graphics;

Analysis of Algorithms;              Data Structures;                                    Database Systems;

Artificial Intelligence;                 Operating Systems;                   Programming Languages;

Numerical Methods;                  Discrete Structure

HONORS/AFFILIATIONS

·                     NSF/CAPCE Fellowship, 2003

·                     American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2003

·                     Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), from 2001 

·                     University Fellowship,  1998  

·                     Outstanding Engineer Award, 1997

·                     Zhejiang Province Outstanding College Student Award, 1992

 

 

 

                                                           

EXPERIENCE

09/1998 ~ 03/2004 Department of Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University

·         Mold design, mold making, fabrication of microstructures with UV-LIGA; Experimental studies of the injection molding with micro-structures.

·         Development of a hybrid code combining Hele-Shaw and general Navier-Stokes equations with Control Volume-Finite Element Method (CV-FEM) and Finite Difference Method (FDM);  Simulations of the flow, heat transfer and stresses in injection molding with micro-structures.

·         Particle-tracking analysis and flow visualization. Incorporated a tracer method in the CFD code to simulate the PVC thermal degradation during thin-wall molding.

·         Graduate teaching associate for courses- Advanced Thermodynamics, Chemical Engineering Analysis, Chemical Engineering Economy and Strategy.

·         Review of medial-axis based mesh generation methods and adaptive mesh techniques.

 

05/1995 ~ 06/1998 China Construction Bank, P. R. China

·         System/software engineer; Database administrator. 

 

09/1988 ~ 03/1995 Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, P. R. China

·         Non-parametric pattern classification and recognition of complex compounds.

·         Experimentation and modeling of multi-column distillation process.

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS

·         L. Yu, G. Xu, K. W. Koelling, L. J. Lee, “Computational prediction of PVC degradation during injection molding radial flow”, Proc. SPE ANTEC (2004)

·         L. Yu, G. Xu, K. W. Koelling, L. J. Lee, “Experiments and Simulation of Injection Molding with Microstructures”, Polymer Processing Society Proceedings (2004).

·         L. Yu, L. J. Lee, K. W. Koelling, “Flow and Heat Transfer Simulation of Injection Molding with Micro-Features”, Polym. Eng. Sci  (accepted).

·         L. Yu, L. J. Lee, K. W. Koelling, “Flow and Heat Transfer Simulation of Injection Molding with Micro-Features”, Proc. SPE ANTEC, 602 (2003).

·         L. Yu, C. G. Koh, L. J. Lee, K. W. Koelling, and M. J. Madou, “Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of Injection Molding with Micro-Features”, Polym. Eng. Sci. 42:871 (2002).

·         S. Lai, L. J. Lee, L. Yu, K. W. Koelling, M. J. Madou, “Micro- and nano-fabrication of polymer based microfluidic platforms for BioMEMS applications”, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings  729(2002)

·         L.Yu, Y.J. Juang, K. W. Koelling and L. J. Lee, “Thin-wall Injection Molding of Thermoplastic Microstructures”, Proc. SPE ANTEC, 468 (2000).