Research Expertise

•	Double-diffusive convection
•	Stability of convective flows
•	Solidification
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Education

•	Ph.D.	:	Brown University, 1960
•	M.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1954
•	B.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Class Salutatorian, University of Illinois, 1953
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Employment

•	2002	:	The University of Arizona: Professor Emeritus
•	9/00-8/02	:	National Science Foundation: Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulics Program Director
•	1980-02	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Head 1980-89; Professor 1980-02
•	1994	:	Clare Hall, University of Cambridge (Michaelmas Term; sabbatical): Visiting Fellow
•	1992	:	Institut für Angewandte Thermo und Fluiddynamik, Kernforschungszentrum, Karlsruhe (summer): Visiting Scientist
•	1991	:	Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University (summer): Visiting Fellow
•	1987	:	Clare Hall, University of Cambridge (Michaelmas Term; sabbatical): Visiting Fellow
•	1978	:	Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University (summer): Visiting Fellow
•	1971-72	:	Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge (sabbatical): Senior Visitor
•	1963-80	:	Mechanical, Industrial, and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University: Assistant Professor 1963-66; Associate Professor 1966-69; Professor I 1969-73; Professor II 1973-80; Chairman, 1976-80
•	1960-63	:	Hydronautics, Incorporated, Laurel, Maryland: Research Scientist 1960-61; Senior Research Scientist 1961-62; Assistant to the Chief Engineer 1962-63
•	1955-60	:	Engineering, Brown University: Research Assistant
•	1953-55	:	Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois: Research Assistant
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Honors and Awards

•	Outstanding Alumnus, University of Illinois, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
•	Pi Tau Sigma
•	Tau Beta Pi
•	Sigma Xi
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Professional Societies

•	ASEE	:	The American Society for Engineering Education
•	ASME	:	Fellow, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
•	APS	:	Fellow, The American Physical Society
•	AAAS	:	Fellow, The American Association for the Advancement of Science
•	AIAA	:	Associate Fellow, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Publications  (since 2000)

•	Yu, Y., Chan, C. L., and Chen, C. F., The Effect of Gravity Modulation on the Stability of a Horizontal Double-Diffusive Layer, J. Fluid Mech. 589:183-213, 2007.
•	Peiwen Li, Chan, C. L., and Chen, C. F., Buoyancy-driven Circulation Flow of an Electrical Conductive Liquid in a Rectangular Annulus, ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 8-12, 2007.
•	Chan, C. L., Yu, Y., and Chen, C. F., Instability of Convection of an Ethanol-Water Solution in a Vertical Tank, J. Fluid Mech. 510:243-265, 2004.
•	Chen, C. F. and Chan, C. L., Salt-Finger Instability Generated by Surface-Tension and Buoyancy-Driven Convection in a Stratified Fluid Layer, Interfacial Fluid Dynamics and Transport Process (R. Narayanan and D. Schwabe, Eds.), Springer-Verlag, pp. 46-59, 2003.
•	Chan, C. L., Chen, W.-Y., and Chen, C. F., Secondary Motion in Convection Layers Generated by Lateral Heating of a Solute Gradient, J. Fluid Mech. 455:1-19, 2002.
•	Zhao, P. and Chen, C. F., Stability Analysis of Double-Diffusive Convection in a Superposed Fluid and Porous Layer Using a One-Equation Model, Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 44:4625-4633, 2001.
•	Chan, C. L., Latham, W. P., and Chen, J.-K., Review of Ultrashort Pulse Laser Materials Interaction, International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, Jacksonville, Florida, 2001.
•	Chan, C. L., Chen, C. F., and Chen, W.-Y., Salt-Finger Instability Generated by Lateral Heating of a Solute Gradient, 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2000), Chicago, Illinois, 2000.
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Research Grants  (since 2000)

•	Resonance Effects in Single- and Double-Diffusive Systems Under Gravity Modulation, NASA, 3/1/00-11/30/04 (with C. L. Chan).
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Consulting

•	Allied Fiber and Plastics Company
•	C. R. Bard, Incorporated
•	Hydronautics, Incorporated
•	Vitro Laboratories
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