1. Yuan-Wei (Edward) Chang
Tel: 909-833-5263; Email: yuanweichang@g.ucla.edu
5332 Sepulveda Blvd. Apt.23, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
Career Summary
Dec 2014 – Present TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Ÿ Utilizing accelerated aging tests and finite element analysis to quickly and accurately determine long term reliability of
biomedical titanium kneecap implants and using Solidworks and Autodesk 360 to modify the design
Ÿ Failure analysis for composite rotor blades of crashed helicopter and determine root-causes of failures
Ÿ Root cause analysis and providing feedback of process defect to the R&D of Intel OEM company and reduced USD 2.5
million of cost by using Zygo nexview 3-D surface roughness tester, 3-D optical microscope, and scanning electron
microscope
Ÿ Provide technical reports for M.A.C Cosmetics by analyzing micro-features and nano-mechanical behaviors of cosmetic
fibers
Ÿ Chemical composition analysis and mechanical properties measurements of Ti and Ni powders for a Selective Laser
Melting (SLM) additive manufacturing company
Sep 2010 – May 2015 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California Los Angeles
Ÿ Developed high strength and ductile ZrC and HfC thin films
Ÿ Executed high strength Mg alloys and composites, additive manufactured Ti, Ni, and Fe alloy projects
Ÿ Developed Mg alloy with the strength comparable to steel (600MPa), but the density is only 1/3
Ÿ Analyzed mechanical properties of EBM and SLM Ti, Ni, Fe alloys and used high power laser to improve surface
roughness
Ÿ Managed novel mechanical testing systems, including maintenance, repair, and optimization
Jan 2014 – Present REVIEWER OF JOURNAL PAPER
Materials Letters, Elsevier
Ÿ Critical review of scientific article manuscripts
Ÿ Evaluation of research documents based on innovation, presentation, and accuracy
Ÿ Recommendation for addition and improvement of the technical contents
Jul 2011 – May 2015 TEACHING ASSISTANT
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California Los Angeles
Ÿ Led weekly discussion sessions for 40+ students to support their learning activities of the courses
Ÿ Prepared equipment and designed experiments for students to materialize what they learned from the lectures
Ÿ Graded weekly assignments, midterm and final exams, and provided constructive feedback for students’ improvement
Jul 2009 – Jul 2010 ORDNANCE SECOND LIEUTENANT
Military Police of Taiwan
Ÿ Trained 50 soldiers in the Company of Special Vehicles
Ÿ Organized and managed the ordnance for the 800 people size command post
Jan 2008 – Dec 2008 ENGINEERING INTERN
Compal Electronics
Ÿ Developed high-quality thermal grease and pastes with low cost (10 USD/kg)
Ÿ Supervised producing processes at factory

2. Expertise and Key Skills
Materials:
Metallic Materials (Metals), Nanostructured bulk Magnesium alloy and composite, Additive manufactured (3-D printed)
Titanium, Nickel and Iron alloys, Iron-Aluminum-Manganese-Carbon alloy with nitride layer, Die cast Magnesium alloy
Expertise and Key Skills Continued…
Mechanical Properties Analysis:
Nanoindentation: Micro-compression, Hardness and Elastic modulus measurement, Scratch test, Impression creep
ASTM Standard Test: Tensile, Compression, Creep, Fatigue, Impact & Fracture, Non-Destructive Test, Corrosion Test
Characteristic Analysis:
Failure Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Focused Ion Beam
(FIB), Optical Microscope, X-ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, FTIR, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Thermal
Analysis
Software and Programming:
CAD (AutoCAD/Solidworks), Finite Element Analysis (Abaqus), MATLAB, Molecular Dynamics Simulation (LAMMPS),
Mathematica, Python, R, Website Development, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, ImageJ, NX Unigraphics
Education
PhD Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles, 2015
BS Materials Science and Engineering
National Chiao Tung University, 2009
Coursework Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics, Metallurgy, Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), Kinetics,
Composites, Ceramics, Crystallography, Fracture and Deformation, Nanotechnology, Electron Microscopy,
Material Selection, Surface Analysis, Electron Beam Melting, Additive Manufacture, Failure Analysis
Publications
Dry Wear Behavior of Rheocasting Al-16Si-4Cu-0.5Mg Alloy
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (2016)
Processing and Properties of Magnesium Containing a Dense Uniform Dispersion of Nanoparticles
Nature, 528, 539-543 (2015)
Thermally Stable Nanostructured Magnesium Nanocomposites Reinforced by Diamantane
Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials, 67, 2828-2833 (2015)
The Effect of Diamondoids on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Mg-matrix Nanocomposites
Materials Science & Engineering A, 633, 200-208 (2015)
The Effects of Electron Beam Melting on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V and Gamma-TiAl
Microscopy & Microanalysis Proceeding, (2015)
The Micro-Mechanical Behavior of Electron Beam Melted Ti-6Al-4V Alloy
The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, (2015)
Size-induced Strengthening in Nanostructured Mg Alloy Micropillars
Materials Research Letter, 2, 199-203 (2014)
Effects of Gas Nitriding Pressure on the Formation of Nanocrystalline AlN in Plasma Nitrided Fe-9Al-28Mn-1.8C Alloy
Surface and Coatings Technology, 254, 313-318 (2014)
Enhanced Compressive Strength of an Extruded Nanostructured Mg–10Al Alloy
Materials Science & Engineering A, 594, 203-211 (2014)