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J. S. Chen’s research interests center around computational mechanics, multiscale materials modeling, and machine learning enhanced data-driven computing, with a focus on development of advanced Finite Element and Meshfree Methods for dynamic and nonlinear mechanics of materials, solids, coupled physics problems, manifold learning, thermodynamics-based data-driven computing, and digital twin applications.

Capsule Bio:

J. S. Chen earned his undergraduate degree from National Central University (1978-1982) in Taiwan, and received master's (1986) and Ph.D. (1989) from Northwestern University. He worked in GenCorp's Research Division from 1989 to 1994. From 1994 to 2001, he held a faculty position in the Mechanical Engineering Department of The University of Iowa before moving to UCLA in 2001, where he served as the Chair of Civil & Environmental Engineering Department from 2007 to 2012. He was the Chancellor's Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at UCLA and also Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department and Mathematics Department. In 2013, he joined the Structural Engineering Department of Â鶹´«Ã½ as the inaugural holder of the William Prager Endowed Chair. He is also Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering at Â鶹´«Ã½.

Selected Awards and Honors:

• Yushan Fellow, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2024.
• Raymond D. Mindlin Medal, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, 2024.
• Computational Mechanics Award, Japan Association for Computational Mechanics (JACM), 2021.
• Grand Prize, Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science (JSCES), 2020.
• The Belytschko Medal, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (formerly USACM Computational Structural Mechanics Award), June, 2017
• Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award, ASME Applied Mechanics Division, November, 2016.
• Elected President of ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), 2015 - 2017.
• The Computational Mechanics Award, International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), 2012.
• The ICACM Award, International Chinese Association for Computational Mechanics (ICACM), 2011.
• President, US Association for Computational Mechanics, 2010-2012.
• Outstanding Alumnus of National Central University, Taiwan, 2007.
• Chancellor's Professor, UCLA, 2006-2013.
• James Lightners Faculty Fellowship, The University of Iowa, 2001.
• Faculty Scholar Award, The University of Iowa, 2000.
• Carver Scientific Research Initiation Award, The University of Iowa, 1996.
• GenCorp Technology Achievement Award, GenCorp, 1991.
• Fellow of USACM, IACM, ASME, EMI, SES, ICACM, and ICCEES.