Graduate Institute of Applied Mechanics

Director

Professor Pei-Ling Liu: Ph. D.,

Civil Engineering,

University of California , Berkeley

Email: peiling@spring.iam.ntu.edu.tw

FACULTY

Full-time:         27

Part-time:        0

Highest degree:

Ph.D.:      27

M.S.:       0

Tel:+886-2-3366-5600

Fax:+886-2-2363-9290

http://www.iam.ntu.edu.tw

Professors:

Chau-Shioung Yen: Ph.D., Applied Mechanics, Cornell University

Kuang-Chong Wu: Ph.D., Applied Mechanics, Cornell University

Chia-Ou Chang: Ph.D., Mechanical Enginering, University of Iowa

Mao-Kuen Kuo: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University

Jaw-Yen Yang: Ph.D., Aerospace Enginering, Stanford University

Chien-Cheng Chang: Ph.D., Mathematics, University of California , Berkeley

Tsung-Tsong Wu: Ph. D., Applied Mechanics, Cornell University

Jeng-Shian Chang: Ph. D, Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University

U Lei: Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California , Berkeley

Falin Chen: Ph. D., Aeronautics and Mechanics, University of Arizona

Enboa Wu: Ph. D., Applied Mechanics, University of California , Berkeley

Chih-Kung Lee: Ph. D., Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Cornell University

Chan-Shin Chou: Ph.D., Physics, St. Andrews University , UK

Chin-Chou Chu , Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering,

Michigan State University

Andrew M. Wo: Ph.D., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Li-Sheng Wang: Ph. D., Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland

Horn-Jiuun Sheen: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Pei-Zen Chang: Ph. D., Theoretical & Applied Mecahnics, Cornell University

Chao-Hsun Chen: Ph. D., Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois , Chicago Circle

An-Bang Wang: Ph. D., Fluid Mechanics, Friedurich-Alexander- Universitat, Erlangen-Nurnberg , Germany

Yio-Wha Shau: Ph. D., Aerospace, University of Texas , Austin

Associate Professors:

Tsong-Shyan Wung: Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa

Yi-Chung Shu: Ph. D., Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology

Assistant Professor:

Long-Sun Huang: Ph. D., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California , Los Angeles

Ruey-Lin Chern: Ph. D., Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University

Sheng-Der Chao: Ph. D., Physics Department, National Taiwan University

FACILITIES

The Institute now has four teaching laboratories and twenty-one research laboratories.  In addition, the MEMS Center of the National Science Council (Northern Region) is located in and operated by the Institute.

The teaching laboratories consist of the following:

1.     Dynamics Lab.

2.     Fluid Mechanics Lab.

3.     Mechanics of Materials Lab.

4.     Electronics Lab.

The research labs are composed of the following:

1.     Aerodynamics Design and analysis Lab.

2.     Bio-electromechanical Lab.

3.     Biomedical Ultrasound Lab.

4.     Bionics Engineering Lab.

5.     Polymer Composite Lab.

6.     Microfluidics Lab.

7.     Advanced storage Technology Lab.

8.     Thermal Science and Flow Control Lab.

9.     Vortex Dynamics & Biomedical Microsystem Lab.

10.   Structural Integrity Evaluation Lab.

11.   Impact and Precision Measurement Lab.

12.   Vibration dynamics Lab.

13.   Micro-Channel Flow and Bio-Chip Lab.

14.   Attitude Dynamics Lab.

15.   Study for nano/micro mechanics.

16.   Quantitative Flow Visualization Lab.

17.   Ultrasonics Lab.

18.   Applied Energy Environment Fluid Lab.

19.   Wave and Fracture Mechanics Lab.

20.   Anisotropic and Nano Materials Computational Solid Mechanics Lab.

21.   Center for Wireless NanoBio Systems

The laboratories of the National Science Council MEMS Center (Northern Region) are composed of the following:

1.     Photolithography Room - double-side make aligner, thick PR spin coater

2.     Wet Etching Room - chemical hoods with chemical waste collecting system

3.     Deposition Room - reactive ion etcher, sputter, electron-gun evaporator, thermal evaporator, furnace

4.     Measurement Room - surface profiler, probe station

5.     CAD Room - PC's, workstations, CAD software

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The Institute offers both master (M.S.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degree programs.  The graduate programs emphasize on theoretical and experimental aspects in applied mechanics.  Students are admitted from all disciplines of engineering and sciences.  Master students are required to complete 27 credits and an original thesis.  The course work includes Electronics Lab, Applied Mechanics Lab I and Applied Math I.  In addition, two out of four courses of Dynamics, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics and electromagnetism are required.  Doctoral course work requires Applied Mechanics Lab II and Electronic Lab, with a total of 30 credits plus Institute seminars.  A doctoral candidate must also pass the comprehensive exam and defend an original thesis.

The following graduate courses are being offered in the Institute: Finite Element Method, Mechanical Vibrations &Waves, Stress Wave Propagation, Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials, Fracture Mechanics, Microstructure and Macroscopic Behavior of Materials, Introduction to Active Materials, Introduction to Turbulence, Compressible Flow, Viscous Flow, Bio-fluid Dynamics, Biomechanics and Introduction to MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System), Design And Fabrication Development of MEMS, Special Topics in Electronic Packaging, Experiments in Electronics, Experiments in Applied Mechanics.

ACADEMY-INDUSTRY LINK

Ever since its inception, the Institute has strong link with government research labs (The Chung Shan Institute, Industrial Technology Research Institute, etc.) and engineering community in general both in Taiwan and internationally. Faculty actively seeks outside research funding and serves as consultants in various capacities. Graduates work in job related to semiconductor, computers, mechanical design, engineering support, academia, consulting, etc. These graduates naturally serve as a strong link between the Institute and industry.

RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT

Future Development:

The Institute has further identified three major fields in connection with "mechanics in nano-revolution". These fields are:

1.   waves and mems/nems, with focus on the analyses and applications of the elastic waves and electromagnetic waves and their interactions.

2.   nano-biomechanics, with focus on the examination of characteristics and interactions of micro- or nano-scale biological structures by mechanics approach.

3.   meso-scale mechanical systems, with focus on the exploration of the analytic, experimental, and computational aspects of the system.

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