Leitao Chen

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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About

Dr. Chen is an expert in developing computational models for thermal systems of different kinds, including thermal management systems for high-power CPUs and batteries on electric vehicles. His current research focuses on the multiscale modeling with the Boltzmann equation, which could be a great solution for the multiscale thermal simulations in this project.

Education/Academic qualification

Mechanical Engineering, B.S., East China University of Science and Technology

Sep 1 2002Jun 1 2006

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Disciplines

  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Energy Systems
  • Heat Transfer, Combustion