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Zengtao Chen, PhD, PEng, FASME, FCSME

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
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Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
Email
zengtao.chen@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-2620
Address
10-219 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211-116 St
Edmonton AB
T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Mechanics And Materials

About

Education:

  • PhD, University of Waterloo
  • MSc, PhD, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • BSc, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Awards/Honors:

  • International Journal of Applied Mechanics 6 year most cited paper award 2009-2015
  • University of New Brunswick Merit Award, 2007, 2013
  • University of New Brunswick Research Scholar, 2012-2014
  • Mechanical Professor of the year and UNB Teaching Excellence award, 2012


Research

Dr. Zengtao Chen joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Alberta as a Professor in August 2014. He has been a faculty member with the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of New Brunswick for ten years prior to the current position with UofA. His research areas include Mechanics of Materials, Materials Modelling, and Damage and Fracture Mechanics. His recent work includes multiscale modelling of deformation and damage evolution in aluminum and steel alloys, advanced thermal stress analysis of smart materials and structures, nanostructures, and composite structures. He is a Fellow of ASME and CSME.