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About Xiang (Shawn) Chen

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Xiang (Shawn) Chen received her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2016. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her lab designs multifunctional materials from nano- to meso-scale based on multiscale predictive computer simulations as well as collaborations with experiments. Her current research focuses on the dynamic interplay between materials microstructures and their transport properties.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Louisiana Tech University ‐ Institute for Micromanufacturing
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Present Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2021 - Present Development of Solid-State Electrolyte for Safe and Ultra-High Capacity Batteries for NASA’s Future Missions
NASA
Role: Co-PI
$1,380,000
2021 - Present Understanding the Effect of Microstructures on the Reversibility of Shape Memory Alloys
Louisiana Board of Regents
Role: Principle Investigator
$131,483
2020 - Present Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA)
NSF
Role: Senior Investigator
$20,000,000
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Courses

  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Dynamics
  • Intermediate Statics and Mechanics of Materials

Education

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2011 - 2016 Ph.D., University of Florida ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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Links

Contact Information

Phone: 318.257.2616
Email: shawnxc@latech.edu
Office: IfM 209

ORCID

Research Works (17)

Patents (3)