Hailong Chen - Associate Professor

Hailong Chen

Associate Professor

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Hailong Chen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kentucky with a decade of experience bridging computational mechanics research and software development. His work spans nonlocal and peridynamics modeling, fracture and fatigue analysis, and uncertainty quantification, informed by postdoctoral roles at Idaho National Laboratory and Arizona State University. He contributes to major open-source simulation infrastructure such as the MOOSE framework, improving tensor mechanics, boundary condition implementations, and peridynamics mesh integration. With a Ph.D. from Arizona State University and a track record of translating advanced theory into tested, production-grade code and models, he blends rigorous academic research with practical engineering solutions. An often-overlooked strength is his hands-on experience across the full modeling pipeline—from voxel-based materials design to finite element implementations—enabling multiscale, multidisciplinary approaches to materials failure.

10 years of coding experience

14 years of employment as a software developer

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.81/4.00, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.81/4.00 at Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 3.63/4.00, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 3.63/4.00 at Shanghai Normal University

Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.79/4.00, Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.79/4.00 at University of Florida

English, Chinese

Github Skills (10)

c-language10

tensor10

tensorflow10

f10

cprogramming-language10

el10

object-oriented-programming9

numerical-methods9

simulations8

simulation8

Programming languages (2)

C++C

Github contributions (5)

idaholab/moose

Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment

Role in this project:

Back-end Developer

Contributions:6 reviews, 30 commits, 51 PRs in 1 year 7 months

Contributions summary:Hailong implemented and modified code related to tensor mechanics within the MOOSE framework, specifically addressing issues related to coupling between scalar out-of-plane strain and displacements. They also contributed to the implementation of penalty Dirichlet boundary conditions for nodesets, enhancing the framework's capabilities. Further work involved refactoring and updating the peridynamics mesh implementation, integrating existing mesh generators and selectively converting FE blocks. Additionally, they added various tests and improved existing ones, showing focus on quality and functionality.

pythonfinite-element-analysisfemparallelmultiphysics

hchen139/moose

Jan 2016 - Dec 2024

Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment

Contributions:4 PRs, 312 pushes, 114 branches in 9 years

pythonmultiphysicssimulationsimulation-environmentobject-oriented

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