Incumbent Director

Chih-Kuang Lin

Academic Credentials

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.Sc. in Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University

Experiences
(A) Administrative Experiences

Chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Office of Academic Affairs, National Central University
Associate Chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the In-service Master’s Program of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University
Section Chief of the Division of Admission, Office of Academic Affairs, National Central University

(B) Academic Experiences

Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Automotive, and Aeronautical Engineering, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University, USA
Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Research Fields

Fatigue and failure; mechanical behavior of materials; stress analysis