Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao, Ph.D.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, EGCB 212, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36695, USA

            Email: kthsiao@jaguar1.usouthal.edu ; Tel: 1-251-460-7889

 

CITIZENSHIP

USA

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D.   September 1994 – January 2000  Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
Thesis: Heat Transfer during Laminar Incompressible Flow of Fluids in Periodic Porous Media. 

            Advisor: Dr. Suresh G. Advani

B.S.     September 1987 – June 1991        Naval Architecture Engineering, National Taiwan University

 

EXPERIENCE
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Alabama

                Associate Professor (September 2009 – Present)

    Assistant Professor (August 2003 – August 2009)

Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware

                Research Associate (September 2000 – August 2003)

                Postdoctoral Fellow (January 2000 – August 2000) 

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware

                Research Assistant (February 1995 – December 1999) 

Department of Naval Architecture Engineering, National Taiwan University

                Research Assistant (February 1994 – July 1994) 


INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION
W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 

Cytec Engineered Materials

 

            SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

            American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

            Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

 

            HONORS, AWARDS AND LISTINGS

Top Professor, Mortar Board, Azalea Chapter (2011)

Olivia Rambo McGlothren National Alumni Outstanding Scholar Award, University of South Alabama National Alumni Association (2010)

Excellence in Research Award, University of South Alabama College of Engineering (2009)

Who’s Who in America (2004-present)

            Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (2005-present)

            Who's Who of Emerging Leaders - 1st Edition, 2006.

Co-chair for RTM session in the 7th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM7), Newark, Delaware, July 7-9, 2004.

Symposium co-organizer and sessions (4) co-chair of Nanocomposites Fabrication and Characterization Symposium in 2006 ASME-International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE2006) conference, Chicago, IL, November 5-10-2006

Symposium co-organizer of Nanocomposites Symposium for ASME-IMECE2007 conference, Seattle, Washington, November 10-16, 2007.

Symposium co-organizer of Nanocomposites Symposium for ASME-IMECE2008 conference, Boston, MA, Oct 31- Nov 6, 2008.

Symposium co-organizer of Nanocomposites Symposium for ASME-IMECE2009 conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Nov. 13-19, 2009.

Co-chair for “Nano-Enhanced Resins for Aerospace Applications II” session in SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) 2009 Technical Fall Conference, Wichita, KS.  Oct 19-22, 2009.

Co-chair for “Nano Composites, Process and Fabrication” Theme in SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) 2011 Conference, Long Beach, CA, May 23-26, 2011.

 

RESEACH AREAS  

Nanocomposites.  (PDF description) 

Cellulose Nanofiber Extraction Process and its Uses 

Nano-Enhanced Heat Transfer

Smart Composites and Sensor Algorithm Development

Manufacturing/Characterization of Functionally Graded Composite Materials.

Adhesive Joints for Composite Materials.

Intelligent and Virtual Manufacturing for Composite Materials (Flow, Cure, Sensing-Control, and In-situ Characterization). (PDF description)

Liquid Composites Molding Processes such as RTM, VARTM, and SCRIMP. (PDF description)

Transport Phenomena in Porous Media.

Micro/nano-fluids and suspensions.

Rheology,Viscous Flow, ER/MR fluids.

Heat and Mass Transfer.

Numerical Methods.

Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Applications.

 

Note: Please check the RESEARCH and PUBLICATIONS webpages for more details. 

 

            REVIEW ACTIVITIES

            Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

            Composites Science and Technology

            European Polymer Journal

            International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

            Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

            Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

            Journal of Porous Media

            Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

            Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

            Measurement Science and Technology

            Nanotechnology

            Optimization and Engineering

            Polymer

            Panelist/Reviewer of NSF proposals review

            Panelist of Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund proposal review

            Proposal Reviewer of ACS Petroleum Research Fund

            Proposal Reviewer of National Research Foundation in South Africa (France / Sa Collaboration Programme)

            Serve on the Review Board for Scientific Journals International (SJI)

            Serve on the Editorial Board for ISRN Mechanical Engineering

 


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