Chulho Yang

Biography

Prior to joining the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as the inaugural department head in 2025, he served as interim head of the Division of Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University (OSU), where he gained over 17 years of academic experience.

Before joining OSU in 2008, Yang spent 11 years in the automotive industry with ArvinMeritor Technical Center, IBM Korea, and KIA Motors R&D Center. His professional work has focused on structural design and optimization, vehicle NVH testing, sensitivity analysis, structural health monitoring, occupant protection, and advanced design methodologies.

Yang holds multiple patents across the US, Europe, Japan, and Korea. He has served as the organizing committee chair for the Mechatronics Conference and as a keynote speaker or session chair at numerous international conferences.

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
• MS, Mechanical Design Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea

Research

• Pressure mapping sensor development
• Mechanical system analysis and design
• Noise and vibration
• Experimental sensitivity analysis
• Structural dynamics/health monitoring
• Design optimization
• Biomechanics
• Protective device/structure

Professional Service

• ABET-ETAC Program Evaluator (PEV)

Certifications

• P.E. – Mechanical Design and Materials in Oklahoma (License No. 29684)

Awards

• Excellence in Academic Program Assessment Award, OSU, 2020.
• Best Poster Award, International Symposium on Precision Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing (PRESM 2018), Sapporo, Japan, 2018.
• Best Paper Award, International Conference on Advanced Material and Mechanical Application (ISAMMA) 2017, Korea, 2017.
• Outstanding Presenter Award, International Symposium on Green Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2017), Korea, 2017.

Selected Publications

• H. Seo, T. Kim, C. Yang, and J. Park: “Experimental and numerical validation of control cage design to enhance coverage and uniformity of shot blasting,” Journal of Surface & Coatings Technology (2023) 13:5212 (Nature Portfolio), published, 2023.
• D. Choi, T. Kim, C. Yang, J. Nam, and J. Park: “Discrete element method and experiments applied to a new impeller blade design for enhanced coverage and uniformity of shot blasting,” Journal of Surface & Coatings Technology, V 367 (2019), 262-270, April 3. 2019.
• C. Yang, H. Vora, and Y. Chang: “Behavior of Auxetic Structures under Compression and Impact Forces,” Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, 27 (2018) 025012 (12pp).
• C. Yang, Y. Chang, D. Lee, and J. Park: “Optimization of Multi-Layer Dome Structures for Enhanced Performance and Comfort of Protector Pads,” Applied Mechanics and Materials, V878, 179 – 182, 2017.
• C. Yang and D. Adams: “A Damage Identification Technique Based on Embedded Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Processes”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, V333, 3109-3119, April 2014.
• D. Lee and C. Yang: “An Analytical Approach for Design and Performance Evaluation of Torsion Beam Rear Suspension”, Journal of Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, V63, 98-106, Jan. 2013.
• C. Yang and D. Adams: “Predicting Changes in Vibration Behavior with Respect to Multiple Variables Using Empirical Sensitivity Functions”, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, V132 (6), 061004, Dec. 2010.
• C. Yang, J. George, T. Wahl and H. Jin: “Application of Shell Vibration Theory to Automotive Muffler Design and Problem Solving”, Noise Control Engineering Journal, V58 (4) 371-381, July 2010.