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Theoretical, Applied Mechanics, Pressure Vessel Expert Consultant
Expertise in structural mechanics, fatigue and impact failure of welds, resistance spot welds, root cause failure analysis, fracture of structures, fuel cell durability, bio-engineering, computer vision in metrology, structural integrity, nuclear reactors, pressure vessels and piping stress analysis, and welding modeling.

Highly regarded in areas including fracture of surface cracks, fatigue and fracture mechanics, failure of materials, strength of structural joints, friction stir welding, automotive engineering, materials science and technology, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, residual stress and distortion, surface crack growth, mechanics and mathematics

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Defense, Government, Automotive, Aerospace, Marine, Nuclear, Power, Metals, Research and Development

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
M.S., Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing-Hwa University, Taiwan
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing expertise in mechanical engineering, theoretical and applied mechanics, research, inventing, engineering failure analysis, structural integrity, pressure vessel and piping stress analysis, hydrogen and fuel cell technology consulting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, major university

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Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, major university

Visiting Professor, National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

Visiting Professor, Dalian University of Science and Technology, Dalian, China

Adjunct Professor, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China

Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Ruhr-University at Bochum, Germany

Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Materials, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Mechanical Engineer, Stubbs, Overbeck and Associates, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Was involved in design & analysis for piping/pressure vessel.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Engineer, Army arsenal, second lieutenant officer, ROTC, Taiwan
Research Grants And Contracts: Over $10M in the past 20 years from DOE, NSF, ONR, NASA, US Army, GMC, and other industries.

Reviewed papers, proposals and inventions for:
Journals -- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, International Journal of Fracture, Journal of Materials Science, Experimental Mechanics, Experimental Techniques, ASTM STP (Special Technical Publications), Applied Optics, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Welding Journal; IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; Journal of Advances in Engineering Software; Smart Structures and Systems; Computational Materials Science
Conferences -- ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conferences, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress, Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Congress; ASTM Symposium
Proposals -- National Science Foundation, NSF Panelist, International Science Foundation, South Carolina Energy Research & Development Center, USC Venture Research Fund, DOE SBIR proposals (Phase 0, Phase I), The Research Council of Norway (RCN) - referee panel; Air Force of Scientific Research; National Fund for Scientific & Technological Development
Invention, patents - University of West Virginia

HONORS AND AWARDS
John Ducate, Sr. Endowed Chair Professorship, USC
Fellow - Society of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
B.J. Lazan Award -- Society for Experimental Mechanics
Hetenyi Award -- Society for Experimental Mechanics
Fellow - Society for Experimental Mechanics
Outstanding Presentation Award at the AeroMat, the Advanced Aerospace Materials and Processes Conference, Bellevue, Washington, by ASM International
Research Achievement Award, College of Engineering
R.E. Peterson Award -- Society for Experimental Mechanics
Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
Academic Scholarship, every semester as an undergraduate
Listed in Who's Who In Technology, American Men And Women Of Science, Who's Who In The South And Southwest, Dictionary Of International Biography, and others

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Welding Society (AWS)
Society for Automotive Engineering (SAE)
TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society)
Alexander von Humboldt Association of America
Chinese-American Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern U.S.

PUBLICATIONS
Holder of patents related to static, fatigue and impact tests, video imaging, thermal analysis, atomic force microscopes, and more.

Over 100 publications related to structural mechanics, fracture, fatigue, and weld residual stress, failure of spot welds, friction stir welding, surface crack growth, pressure vessel and piping stress analysis, fuel cell technology, and more.

Over 100 conference proceedings and presentations on topics related to fracture of surface cracks, fatigue and fracture mechanics, failure of materials, structural integrity, strength of structural joints, computer technology in welding, friction stir welding, automotive engineering, materials science and technology, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, residual stress and distortion, mechanics and mathematics, and more.

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Failure of Composite Cylinder Under Implosion

Impact and Fatigue Failure of Resistance Spot Welds

Forensic Study on a Car Accident

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