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Dr. Cheung

Dr. Fan-Bill Cheung

Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
304 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-4261
Fax: 814-863-8682
E-Mail: fxc4@psu.edu

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Expertise:
Solidification and Melting, Turbulent Natural Convection, Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer, Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics and Safety, Thermal Processing of Materials, Thermal Behavior of High-Temperature Ablatives, Dense Spray and Atomization.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1974
B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1969

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1985-Present
Research Engineer and Group Leader, Reactor Analysis and Safety Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 1974-1985
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1970-1974
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1969-1970

Honors/Awards:
Conference Co-Chair, 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, 2011
Conference Steering Committee Co-Chair, 8th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety, 2010
PSES Premier Teaching Award, 2006
Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2003
Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1988

Affiliations:
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, NSF Presidential Young Investigator Evaluation Panel, 1990
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Annual Review of Numberical Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, 1958-1989
Fellow, American Nuclear Society
Graduate Faculty Member of Nuclear Engineering
Argonne National Laboratory (STA)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
International Technical Program Committee of the International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics