CV
academic and professional highlights, appointments, teaching, awards, and skills.
General Information
| Full Name | Cheng Chen |
| Cheng.chen@uah.edu |
Education
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Jul 2022 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
University of Georgia, Athens, GA - Dissertation: Realization of Inter-Model Connections: Linking Requirements and Computer-Aided Design
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Nov 2016 M.S., Aerospace Engineering
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL - Thesis: A Maximum Entropy Approach to Identifying Important Statistical Moments to Best-Represent Spray Distribution Data
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May 2012 B.E., Mechanical and Automation
Central College of BUPT, Beijing, China
Academic Experience
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Aug 2024 - Present Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL - Director, Integrated Computing Lab
- Co-director, Digital X Lab
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2022 - 2024 Postdoc and Instructor
University of Georgia, Athens, GA - Supervisor: Dr. Jaime Camelio
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Aug 2019 - Jul 2022 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Georgia, Athens, GA - Advisor: Dr. Beshoy Morkos
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2019 Research Assistant
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL -
Aug 2013 - Dec 2016 Graduate Student
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
Industrial Projects
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Mar 2021 Wells Fargo Data Science Competition
University of Georgia, Athens, GA -
Sep 2018 - Mar 2019 Alstom Mesh Network Exploration Project
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
Honors and Awards
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2025 - JCISE Reviewers of the Year Award
- UAH New Faculty Research Grant ($10,000)
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2024 - Provost's Affordable Course Materials Grants ($5,000)
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2023 - EETI Travel Fellowship ($3,125)
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2022 - EETI Travel Fellowship ($1,445)
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2021 - Honorable mention, Wells Fargo data science competition
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2020 - ASME CIE Design Poster Award
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2012 - Third-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, Central College of BUPT
Professional Associations
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (2023 - Present)
- Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society (2022 - Present)
- The Design Research Society (2019 - Present)
- American Society of Engineering Education (2019 - Present)
- UGA Engineering Education Transformation Institute (2019 - Present)
- National Postdoctoral Association (2019 - Present)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2018 - Present)
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (2017 - Present)
- National Space Club Huntsville (2024 - Present)
- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2014 - 2015)