Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- B.S. in Biosystem Engineering, Zhejiang University
Research Interests
- Thermal management and electronics cooling
- Phase change phenomena and anti-icing/frosting technologies
- Advanced thermal sensing and diagnostic methods
- Multiphysics modeling and energy systems optimization
Professional Associations and Honors
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Professional Activities
Served as a reviewer of international journals: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Droplet, RSC Advances, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Heat Transfer Engineering
Selected Publications
- Yuchen Shen, Feifei Wu, Fangying Chena, Kuwin Wykea, Kesava Vardhan Pegallapatia, Xianming Dai, Predicting Critical Heat Flux Using Localized Sensing at Invisible Vapor-Liquid Interfaces, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 267 (2026): 128960.
- Yuchen Shen, Fangying Chen, Dylan Boylan, Guo Feng, Meiying He, Xianming Dai, High-Efficiency Frost and Ice Control via Sensing-Assisted Nanovibrational Slippery Surfaces, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13.22 (2025): 16797-16806.
- Yuchen Shen, Jiong Chen, Sophie Wang, Freezing Droplet Distribution Prediction for Condensation Frosting Considering Edge Effects on Structured Surfaces, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17.33 (2025): 47696-47706.
- Yuchen Shen, Sophie Wang, Condensation Frosting Characteristic Detection Using Capacitance Sensing Approach, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer (2020) 147, 118968
Work Experience
- Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 麻豆精品 (2026-present)
- Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University (2025-2026)
- Research associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas (2024-2025)
- Postdoctoral scholar, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington (2022-2024)