Yan, David
Associate Professor
Department of Aviation and Technology
Preferred: david.yan@sjsu.edu
Telephone
Preferred: 408-924-3222
Office
IS 101
Education
- B.E. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, 2007
- M.Phil. (1st Hons) Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, 2009
- Ph.D. Deakin University, Australia, 2014
Bio
Dr. David Yan joined the Department of Aviation & Technology at San José State University as an Assistant Professor in August 2017. Prior to that, he worked as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, WI.
His research interests & engineering expertise include: 1) Friction Stir Welding and Processing, 2) High-Speed Machining, 3). Additive Manufacturing, 4) Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing, and 5). Electronic Packaging. His long-term research goal is to advance the fundamental understanding of the process mechanisms governing severe plastic deformation (SPD) processing, hybrid additive manufacturing–machining, and electronic packaging of high-performance materials. He aims to elucidate how these mechanisms influence microstructural evolution and, in turn, affect the critical properties of the final product. This work supports the broader pursuit of innovative strategies to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and quality of solid-state and hybrid manufacturing processes.
To date, he has authored more than 30 publications including books, journal papers and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He has also been serving for The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) as a Technical Committee Member in the Additive Manufacturing, Shaping & Forming, Powder Materials, Electronic Packaging & Interconnection Materials and Titanium Committee, as well as a Gust Editor of JOM (The Member Journal of TMS) and Symposium Co-organizer since 2016.
He received his B.E. (Hons) and M.Phil. (1st Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand in 2007 and 2009 respectively. He earned his Ph.D. from Deakin University, Australia in 2014 (visiting Ph.D. candidate from 2011-2013 at Ontario Tech University, Canada).