Education: Ph.D.,
University of California at Berkeley
335 Toomey Hall
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
400 W. 13th Street
Rolla, MO 65409-0500
Phone: (573) 341-4945
Fax:(573) 341-4607
tsai@mst.edu
Research
Interests:
· Laser–Based Nano–/Micro–Scale Science and
Engineering: Ultrashort Pulse
Laser–Material Interactions; Micro–/Nano–Scale Thermophysics
and Energy Transport; Femtosecond Laser Fabrications of Micro–/Nano–Scale Sensors/Lab–on–a–Chip/Micro–Fluidics
for Bio and Medical Applications.
· Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing: GMAW, Laser Welding, Keyhole Dynamics, Hybrid Laser–MIG Welding,
Dual–Beam Laser Welding, Multiple–Laser Thin–Film Coating, Cladding, and
Additive Manufacturing.
· Multiscale, Multiphysics Modeling: Quantum
Mechanics Modeling, Ab Initio MD Modeling, Direct Simulation Monte Carlo
Modeling, Two–Temperature Modeling, Continuum Modeling, and Material
Microstructure Modeling.