Central Michigan University

Daniel M. Chen

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1984

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 1979

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Taipei Institute of Technology, 1974

American Society for Engineering Education

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

National Association of Industrial Technology

Registered Professional Engineer, State of Michigan (since 1986)

• Strathmore’s Who Is Who, 2001-2002
• 1999-2000 Outstanding Departmental Research Award, Department of Industrial & Engineering Technology, CMU, May 2000
• Faculty Appreciation Award, Department of Athletics, CMU, 1995
• Homer Addams Award, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1983

Machine Design, CAD/CAE

Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Kinematics & Dynamics of Machines, Machine Design, Computer-Aided Design

• Chen, D., “Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms Using A Constraint-Based Design Tool”, 2006 ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Annual Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006
• Chen, D., “Integrating CAD/CAM/CAE in Mechanical Engineering Technology Program”, Proceedings of International Symposium on Modern Technology and Management Science, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China, September 1-4, 2005
• Chen, D., Peng, A. and Jones, D., “Attitude of Students Entering Engineering Technology Programs”, 2004 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004
• Rodrigues, P. and Chen, D., “Methodologies in Teaching Mechanism Design”, ASEE New England Section Conference, University of Maine, Orono, ME, May 2-3, 2003
• Chen, D., “3D CAD Analysis of Space Trusses Based on Parallelepiped Method”, Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Volume 66, Number 1, Winter 2002