Pingen Chen

Biography

August 2025–Present
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

July 2022–July 2025
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University

August 2016–June 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University

January 2015–July 2016
Senior Controls and Diagnostics Research Engineer
Cummins Inc.

Education

• PhD, The Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering, 2014
• MS, West Virginia University, Mechanical Engineering, 2010
• BE, Jilin University, Vehicle Engineering, 2008

Research

• Automated and Connected Vehicles
• Transportation Electrification
• Energy-efficient Mobility and Building Systems
• Energy storage systems
• Battery recycling and reuse
• Automotive Powertrain and Emissions Control
• Alternative and Renewable Fuels
• Controls and Optimization

Professional Service

• Vice Chair, ASME Automotive & Transportation Systems Technical Committee, 2024-Present
• Associate Editor for SAE International Journal of Engines, 2018-Present
• Associate Editor for ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2024-Present
• Panelist, NSF—Control Systems Program, 2021
• Reviewer, DOE Vehicle Technologies Office Annual Merit Review, 2024-2025

Awards and Recognitions

• EV Champion Award, Drive Electric TN Momentum, 2025
• Sustainable Transportation Award (top 2 projects awarded in State of TN), 2022
• SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, 2021
• Distinguished Researcher Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Tennessee Tech University Chapter (2019, 2024)
• Wings Up 100 award, Tennessee Tech University, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Publications

• Farakhor, A., Wu, D., Chen, P., Wang, J., Wang, Y., & Fang, H. (2025). Economic optimal power management of second-life battery energy storage systems. Journal of Energy Storage, 133, 117680.
• Su, Z., & Chen, P. (2025). Driver-Centric Capacitated Electric Vehicle Routing Problem: A Human Energy-Aware Approach. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 1-20.
• Li, W., Pan, M. M., Wang, C. R., & Chen, P. (2025). Impacts and emerging research opportunities in Vehicle-Grid Integration for transportation: A review. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 145, 104802.
• Su, Z., & Chen, P. (2025). Cooperative Eco-Driving for an All-Electric and Mixed Two-Vehicle Platoon Based on Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle. Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, 5(3), 031001.
• Su, Z., Lamantia, M., & Chen, P. (2023). Social-Aware Long-Distance Trip Planner for Electric Vehicles Using Genetic Algorithm. ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, 3(2), 021011.
• Shen, H., Zhou, X., Ahn, H., Lamantia, M., Chen, P., & Wang, J. (2023). Personalized velocity and energy prediction for electric vehicles with road features in consideration. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 9(3), 3958-3969.
• Shen, H., Wang, Z., Zhou, X., Lamantia, M., Yang, K., Chen, P., & Wang, J. (2022). Electric vehicle velocity and energy consumption predictions using transformer and Markov-chain Monte Carlo. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(3), 3836-3847.