Jian Chen

Jian Chen

Senior Research Staff

Dr. Jian Chen leads and supports a broad spectrum of fundamental and applied research initiatives, driving technological innovations sponsored by government agencies and industry partners. His key research areas include:

  • GPU High-Performance Computing 鈥� Advancing computational efficiency for large-scale simulations.
  • Numerical Algorithms & Software Development 鈥� Developing cutting-edge solutions for welding and additive manufacturing simulations.
  • Inline Manufacturing NDE & Sensing 鈥� Enhancing adaptive welding process monitoring and control.
  • Materials Joining for EV Manufacturing 鈥� Developing high-volume materials joining solutions for electric vehicles.
  • Advanced Welding Repair Techniques 鈥� Innovating methods to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors.
  • Sep 2013  鈥� present (Senior R&D staff, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN)
  • Feb 2021 - Jan 2023 (Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN)
  • May 2015 - Dec 2015 (Visiting Scientist, General Motors, Warren, MI)
  • Dec 2010 - Sep 2013 (Post-doc, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN)
  • 2024 Elmer L. Hann Award for Best Paper on Ship Production Delivered at a SNAME Event
  • 2023 ORNL鈥檚 Innovation Award
  • 2022 A. F. Davis Silver Medal Award - Structure Design (American Welding Society)
  • 2022 ORNL鈥檚 Innovator Award
  • 2022 ORNL鈥檚 Research Accomplishment Award
  • 2021 Heinz Sossenheimer Software Innovation Award (International Institute of Welding)
  • 2021 ORNL鈥檚 Research Accomplishment Award
  • 2020 ORNL鈥檚 Innovation Award
  • 2015 R&D 100 Market Disruptor Service Special Recognition Award, 鈥淚nfrared Nondestructive Weld
  • 2015 ORNL鈥檚 Technology Commercialization Award

Patents

  • Laser Nanostructured Surface Preparation for Joining Materials (US patent 11,493,070 11/08/2022).
  • Adaptive time scaling for accelerating explicit finite element analysis (US patent 11,288,424)
  • Ultrasonic Rivet Joining of Dissimilar Materials (US Patent 11,253,908)
  • Laser Nanostructured Surface Preparation for Joining Dissimilar Materials (US patent 10,082,166, 09/25/2018). 

Software Copyright

  • High Performance GPU-Based FEM Code for Simulating Welding and Additive Manufacturing (TXu 2-170-001, Jan 3, 2020)
  • IR Spot Weld Inspect (Txu 1-908-681, April 2, 2014)