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Dr. Liming Chang Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University 322 Leonhard Building University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-865-6852 Fax: 814-865-9693 E-Mail: lxc20@psu.edu
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Expertise:
Design optimization of lubricated machine components, modeling of mixed-film lubrication contacts, chemical-vibro-mechanical finishing of hard metal machine components.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1983

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1992-Present
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, RPI Hartford Graduate Center, 1988-1992
Summer Researcher, Central Research Laboratory, Mobil Research and Development Corp., Princeton, NJ, 1990-1992
Summer Intern, Application Department, Cray Research, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN, 1986
Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985-1988
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983-1988

Honors/Awards:
NSF Faculty Career Award, 1995
NSF Engineering Research Initiation Grant, 1994

Affiliations:
Center for Acoustics and Vibration
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Fellow, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Associate Editor, Tribology Transactions
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)