Dr. Yi-Chao Chen

Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Office Location N210 Engineering Building 1

Phone 713-743-4533

Fax 713-743-4503

Email chen [at] uh.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986.

M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University, 1982.

Professional Experience

2006-Present Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

1996-2006 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

1990-1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

1987-1990 Postdoctoral Associate and Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Professional and Scientific Affiliations

2008-2010, Chairman, Society for Natural Philosophy.

2005-Present, Board of Directors, Treasurer, Society of Engineering Science.

2000-Present, Treasurer, Southwest Mechanics Lecture Series.

1991-Present, Elasticity Committee, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Research Interests

Solid Mechanics

Awards & Honors

1995 Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston.

1990 Teacher of the Year, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, presented by Pi Tau Sigma Chapter of ASME.

Selected Publications

Yi-chao Chen, Aladin M. Boriek “Mechanical Properties of Passive and Active Diaphragm Muscle: Theoretical Framework and Experimental Validation” Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4860096 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4860096
Yi-chao Chen, Aladin M. Boriek “A theoretical framework for mechanics of diaphragm” Journal of Biomechanics, 138, 111090, 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111090
Y. C. Chen and J. F. Eberth. “Constitutive function, residual stress, and state of uniform stress in arteries.” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, submitted.
Y. C. Chen. “On the dynamic behavior of a class of Cauchy elastic materials.” Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, in press.
L. V. Brent, D. C. Lagoudas, and Y. C. Chen. “Analysis of the finite deformation response of shape memory polymers: II. 1D calibration and numerical implementation of a finite deformation, thermoelastic model.” Smart Materials and Structures, 29. Online at stacks.iop.org/SMS/19/075006, 2010.
Y. C. Chen. “Elasticity theory with response function for deformation gradient in terms of stress.” International Journal of Engineering Science, 48, 1083-1091, 2010.

Books / Book Chapters

Chen, Y. C. (2001). Singularity Theory and Nonlinear Bifurcation Analysis. In Nonlinear Elasticity: Theory and Applications (pp. 305-344), edited by Y. B. Fu and R. W. Ogden. Cambridge University Press.