Background
Lai, Ming-Chia was born on July 28, 1957 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Son of Wu-Sing and Pet-Chin (Ho) Lai. came to the United States, 1982.
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Ming-Chia Lai
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Ming-Chia Lai, American Mechanical engineering educator, researcher. Achievements include research in thermal/fluid sciences, laser-based optical diagnostics and multidimensional numerical models as applied to energy systems involving turbulent mixing, combustion, heat transfer, and multiphase flow processes.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan U., 1979; Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1985.
Career
Instructor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1981-1982; graduate research assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1982-1985; postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1985-1986; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1986-1987; assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1987-1992; associate professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1992-1996; professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1996; Charles DeVlieg Distinguished professor, 1996-1999. Consultant Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1990-1992, Institute Gas Technology, Chicago, since 1992, Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama, 1990, General Motor Corporation, since 1994, summer faculty fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1988-1989. Visiting professor U. Hiroshima, Japan, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, The Combustion Institute, ILASS - American.
Connections
Married Wen-Haw Jeng, January 1, 1985. Children: Deborah J., Elizabeth K., Ian B.
