Lianyi Chen Kuo K. & Cindy F. Wang Associate Professor Department Mechanical Engineering Contact 1035, Mechanical Engineering Bldg 1513 University Ave Madison, WI p: (608) 890-0664 e: lianyi.chen@wisc.edu Featured news 3D-printing breakthrough mitigates three defects simultaneously for failure-free metal parts November 18, 2024 Accelerating nuclear materials discovery through AI is key in achieving climate goals March 22, 2024 Researchers uncover how to 3D-print one of the strongest stainless steels September 22, 2022 View more articles with Lianyi Chen Professor Lianyi Chen, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Close Video Education PhD 2009, Zhejiang UniversityBE 2004, Yanshan University Research interests Multiscale multimodal in-situ/operando characterization/monitoring (during manufacturing, and property testing using synchrotron radiation-based x-ray imaging/diffraction, thermal imaging, visible light imaging, optical emission spectroscopy, SEM, TEM) to establish processing-structure-property relationshipsAdvanced manufacturing (additive manufacturing, solidification processing, laser/electron beam materials processing, nanomanufacturing, smart manufacturing)Advanced materials (metal matrix nanocomposites, materials for additive manufacturing, lightweight metals, materials for extreme environments)Autonomous metals design and manufacturing (integrating additive manufacturing, multimodal in-situ/operando characterization, and artificial intelligence to achieve autonomous design and processing of metals with unprecedented performance)Properties of materials (mechanical properties, corrosion, biodegradation, radiation damage) Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated DepartmentsMaterials Science & Engineering Awards 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kuo K. & Cindy F. Wang Professorship2021 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Charles Ringrose Professorship Courses M E 311 - Manufacturing: Metals and Automation (Spring 2025)M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Spring 2025)M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2025)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)M E 964 - Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Spring 2025)M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Fall 2024)M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Fall 2024)M E 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Fall 2024)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)M E 311 - Manufacturing: Metals and Automation (Spring 2024)M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Spring 2024)M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2024)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)M E 964 - Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Spring 2024)M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)M E 311 - Manufacturing: Metals and Automation (Fall 2023)M E 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Fall 2023)M E 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Fall 2023)M E 489 - Honors in Research (Fall 2023)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)M E 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)M E 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)