Two students from our lab at Illinois – Yuquan Meng and Manan Mehta – graduated with their Ph.D. degrees this May! Both students were hooded by Prof. Shao in the university-wide Ph.D. hooding ceremony held on 10th May 2024 at the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Our Continue Reading »
Yuquan Meng has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Smart Decision-Making in Ultrasonic Metal Welding.” The defense was conducted before an esteemed Examination Committee consisting of Prof. Chenhui Shao, Prof. Placid Ferreira, Prof. Srinivasa Salapaka, and Prof. Pingfeng Wang.
Dr. Chenhui Shao offered a new course in mechanical engineering—ME 498 Manufacturing Data and Quality Systems—to prepare students for the Big Data era in manufacturing. The course structure introduces students to industrial environments, and its content prepares students for the future of the manufacturing industry.
Most current manufacturing courses are more or Continue Reading »