Chris Yingchun Yuan – Assistant Professor



Contact Information

Office Address:
EMS 1019
3200 North Cramer Street
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-5639
Fax: 414-229-6958
Email: cyuan@uwm.edu

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 784
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Chris Yuan

Education

Ph.D. – Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2009
M.S. – Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2005
B.E. – Mechanical Engineering, University of Petroleum, Shandong, China, 1999
B.A. –English, University of Petroleum, Shandong, China, 1999

Research Interests

  • Sustainable design and manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Energy Efficiency
  • Life Cycle Assessment(LCA)and Engineering
  • Sustainability of nanotechnology
  • Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of nano-scale thin films
  • Nano-materials/structure for sustainable energy development

Research assistantships are available in Prof. Yuan’s lab for both graduate and undergraduate students with strong interests in any of the following areas: sustainable (green) manufacturing, numerical system modeling, atomic layer deposition, and nano-scale thin film characterizations. Please contact Prof. Yuan via email with your complete C.V. for any inquiries.

Selected Publications

  1. Lin, X., Yu, K.H., Lu, G.H., Chen, J.H., Yuan, C. “Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 interfacial Layer for Enhancing Performance of Qantum Dot and Dye Cosensitized Solar Cells”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, accepted.
  2. Yu. K.H., Lin, X., Lu, G. H., Wen, Z.H., Yuan, C., Chen, J. H. “Optimizing CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cell performance through atomic layer deposition of ultrathin TiO2 coating”, RSC Advances, 2, 2012, 7843-7848.
  3. Li, T., Zhang, H. C., Yuan, C. Liu, Z.C., Fan, C. C. “A PCA Based Method for Construction of Composite Sustainability Indicators”, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17, 2012, pp.593-603.
  4. Yuan, C., Zhai, Q, Dornfeld, D. “A Three Dimensional System Approach for Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing”, CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology, 61(1), 2012, pp.39-42.
  5. Yuan, C. and Zhang, T. “Environmental Implications of Nano-scale Manufacturing,” book chapter in “Green Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Applications”, ISBN: 1441960155/978-1441960153, Springer, 2012.
  6. Zhai Q, Cao, H.J., Zhao, X., Yuan, C. “Cost Benefit Analysis of Using Clean Energy Supply to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Global Automotive Manufacturing”, Energies, 4(10), 2011, pp.1478-1494.
  7. Nangmenyi, G. N., Lin, X., Lee, E., Yuan, C. “Experimental Investigation of Inorganic Nanofiltration Membranes Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition and Sol Gel Methods for Saltless Water Softening,” Intl. Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, in press.
  8. Yuan, C. and Dornfeld, D. “A Schematic Method for Sustainable Material Selection of Toxic Chemicals in Design and Manufacturing”, Journal of Mechanical Design-ASME Transaction, 132(9), 2010, 091014.1-7.
  9. Yuan, C. and Dornfeld, D. “Integrated Sustainability Analysis of Atomic Layer Deposition for Microelectronics Manufacturing”, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering-ASME Transaction, 132(3), 2010, 030918.1-7.
  10. Yuan, C. and Dornfeld, D. “Reducing the Environmental Footprint and Economic Costs of Automotive Manufacturing through an Alternative Energy Supply”, Transaction of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 37, 2009, pp.427-434.
  11. Yuan, C., Zhang, H. C., McKenna, G., Korzeniewski, C., and Li, J. “Experimental Studies on Cryogenic Recycling of Printed Circuit Board”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 34, 2007, pp. 657-666.
  12. Yuan, C., Zhang, T., Rangarajan, A., Dornfeld, D., Ziemba, B., and Whitbeck, R. “A Decision-based Analysis of Compressed Air Usage Patterns in Automotive Manufacturing”, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 25 (4), 2006, pp.293-300.

Dissertation and thesis:

  • “A System Approach for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing and Sustainability Improvement of Nano-scale Manufacturing”, Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 2009.
  • “An Environmentally Benign Supercritical Fluid Process for Printed Wiring Board Recycling”, M.S. thesis, Texas Tech University, 2004.