About the Author

Dr. Kuang-Hua Chang is a David Ross Boyd Professor and Williams Companies Foundation Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, Oklahoma. He received his diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Taipei Institute of Technology, Taiwan, in 1980; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, in 1987 and 1990, respectively. Since then, he joined the Center for Computer-Aided Design (CCAD) at Iowa as a Research Scientist and CAE Technical Area Manager. In 1997, he joined OU. He teaches mechanical design and manufacturing, in addition to conducting research in computer-aided modeling and simulation for design and manufacturing of mechanical systems.
His work has been published in 7 books and more than 150 articles in international journals and conference proceedings. He has also served as technical consultants to US industry and foreign companies, including LG-Electronics, Seagate Technology, and so forth. Dr. Chang received numerous awards for his teaching and research in the past few years, including the Williams Companies Foundation presidential professorship in 2005 for meeting the highest standards of excellence in scholarship and teaching, OU Regents Award for Superior Accomplishment in Research and Creative Activity in 2004, OU BP AMOCO Foundation Good Teaching Award in 2002, and OU Regents Award for Superior Teaching in 2010. He is a five-time recipient of CoE Alumni Teaching Award, given to top teachers in CoE. His research paper was given a Best Paper Award at the iCEER-2005 iNEER Conference for Engineering Education and Research in 2005. In 2006, he was awarded a Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award by SAE in recognition of significant contributions to teaching, research and student development. Dr. Chang was honored by the OKC Mayor’s Committee on Disability Concerns with the 2009 Don Davis Award, which is the highest honor granted in public recognition of extraordinarily meritorious service which has substantially advanced opportunities for people with disabilities by removing social, attitudinal, & environmental barriers in the greater Oklahoma City area. In 2013, Dr. Chang was named David Ross Boyd Professor, one of the highest honors at the University of Oklahoma, for having consistently demonstrated outstanding teaching, guidance, and leadership for students in an academic discipline or in an interdisciplinary program within the University.
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