Zhen Chen

Zhen Chen

Zhen Chen

Professor

E2504 Lafferre Hall

Phone: 573-882-0311

Email: chenzh@missouri.edu

Civil and Environmental Engineering | MAE - Adjunct

Biography

Zhen Chen is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program, as well as an adjunct professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri. He is a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant and a Fellow with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Chen spent several years working for the New Mexico Engineering Research Institute and Sandia National Laboratories before joining the MU faculty in 1995. He has received research grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council, Sandia National Laboratories, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, General Motors and other funding sources.

Education

PhD from the University of New Mexico
MS from the University of New Mexico
BE from Shanghai University

Technical Focus

Blast/impact-resistant design

Nanotechnology

Simulation-based engineering science

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