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Dr. Jiefu Chen

[Curriculum vitae]

Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cullen College of Engineering

University of Houston

 

Office: N320, Engineering Building 1

Phone: +1 713-743-0841

Fax: +1 713-743-4444

Email: jchen84@uh.edu

Mailing address: N308 Engineering Building 1, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004-4005

 

RA Opportunities (starting 2016)

I am looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic students who are committed to research on applied and computational electromagnetics, computational acoustics, electronic packaging, borehole geophysics, and well logging. If interested, please send your resume, transcripts, TOEFL and GRE scores, and other relevant materials to me.

 

Education

§  Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Duke University, 2010

§  M.S. Dynamics and Control, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2006

§  B.S. Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2003

 

Research Interests

§  Multiphysics modeling and inversion

§  Fast algorithms in electromagnetics and acoustics

§  Electronic packaging

§  Subsurface wireless communication

§  Rock physics

§  Well logging

 

Awards

§  Technical Award, Weatherford International, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

§  Best Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 2011.

§  Honorable Mention, Student Paper Contest, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2010.

§  John T. Chambers Fellowship, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University, 2007.

 

Publications

    Journal Papers

1.    Bao Zhu, Hongwei Yang, and Jiefu Chen, A novel finite element time domain method for nonlinear Maxwell’s equations based on the parametric quadratic programming method, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 1640-1645, 2015.

2.    Jiefu Chen, An efficient discontinuous Galerkin finite element method with nested domain decomposition for simulations of microresistivity imaging, Journal of Applied Geophysics, vol. 114, pp. 116-122, Mar. 2015.

3.    Luis Tobon, Qiang Ren, Qingtao Sun, Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, New efficient implicit time integration method for DGTD applied to sequential multidomain and multiscale Problems, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 151, pp. 1-8, 2015.

4.    Jiefu Chen, A semianalytical finite element analysis of electromagnetic propagation in stratified media, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 15-18, 2015.

5.    Jiefu Chen, A memory efficient discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain scheme for simulations of finite periodic structures, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 1929-1933, 2014.

6.    Jiefu Chen, Luis Tobon, and Qing H. Liu, Locally implicit discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for transient analysis of 3D layered structures with electrically small details, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 1912-1916, 2013.

7.    Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, Discontinuous Galerkin time domain methods for multiscale electromagnetic simulations: a review, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 242-254, Feb. 2013.

8.    Bao Zhu, Jiefu Chen, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A hybrid finite-element / finite-difference method with an implicit-explicit time stepping scheme for Maxwell's equations, International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 607-620, Sept. 2012.

9.    Bao Zhu, Jiefu Chen, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, Analysis of photonic crystals using the hybrid FETD / FDTD technique based on the discontinuous Galerkin method, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol. 92, no. 5, pp. 495-506, May 2012.

10. Jiefu Chen, Luis Tobon, Mei Chai, Jason A. Mix, and Qing H. Liu, An efficient implicit-explicit time stepping scheme with domain decomposition for multiscale modeling of layered structures, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 1, no. 9, pp. 1438-1446, Sept. 2011.

11. Luis Tobon, Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, Spurious solutions in mixed finite element method for Maxwell's equations: Dispersion analysis and new basis functions, Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 230, no. 19, pp. 7300-7310, Aug. 2011.

12. Bao Zhu, Jiefu Chen, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A Hybrid FETD-FDTD method with nonconforming meshes, Communications in Computational Physics, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 828-842, Mar. 2011.

13. Jiefu Chen, Bao Zhu, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A semi-analytical spectral element method for the analysis of 3D layered structures, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 1-8, Jan. 2011.

14. Jiefu Chen, Qing H. Liu, Mei Chai, and Jason A. Mix, A non-spurious 3D vector discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain method, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-3, Jan. 2010.

15. Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, A non-spurious vector spectral element method for Maxwell's equations, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 96, pp. 205-215, 2009.

16. Jiefu Chen, Joon-Ho Lee, and Qing H. Liu, A high precision integration scheme for the spectral-element time-domain method in electromagnetic simulation, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 3223-3231, Oct. 2009.

17. Joon-Ho Lee, Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, A 3-D discontinuous spectral element time-domain method for Maxwell's equations, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 2666-2674, Sept. 2009.

18. Jiefu Chen, Bao Zhu, and Wanxie Zhong, Semi-analytical dual edge element and its application to waveguide discontinuities, Acta Physica Sinica, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 1091-1099, Feb. 2009.

19. Jiefu Chen, Changliang Zheng, and Wanxie Zhong, Singular element and dual finite element analysis for electromagnetic waveguide, Chinese Journal of Computational Mechanics, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 148-152, Apr. 2007.

20. Changliang Zheng, and Jiefu Chen, Symplectic finite element formulation for 3-D electromagnetic field and computation of cavity resonances, Chinese Journal of Computational Mechanics, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 324-327, Jun. 2006.

21. Jiefu Chen, Changliang Zheng, and Wanxie Zhong, Symplectic analysis and dual edge element for electromagnetic waveguide, Acta Physica Sinica, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 2340-2346, May 2006.

22. Jiefu Chen, Changliang Zheng, and Wanxie Zhong, Sub-region analysis for dual electromagnetic finite element method, Chinese Journal of Microwave, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 7-10, Apr. 2006.

23. Jiefu Chen, Wanqiu Liu, and Wanxie Zhong, Precise time integral for the Bloch equations and its application to design of radio frequency pulses, Acta Physica Sinica, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 884-890, Feb. 2006.

24. Yan Sun, Changliang Zheng, Jiefu Chen, and Wanxie Zhong, On the elimination of spurious solutions using Symplectic finite element method for electromagnetic analysis, Journal of Dynamics and Control, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 8-12, Mar. 2004.

 

Conference Paper and Abstracts

1.    Jiefu Chen, An efficient finite element scheme for simulating subsurface wireless telemetry in well logging applications, National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, USA, Jan. 2016.

2.    Jiefu Chen, Carlos Haramboure, Lance Pate, Jay Martin, and Craig Barnett, Responses and field tests from an LWD microimaging tool using discrete energy pulsing, International Petroleum Technology Conference, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 2015.

3.    Jiefu Chen, A fast layered finite-element method for simulations of electromagnetic telemetry, The 85th SEG Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA, Oct. 2015.

4.    Jiefu Chen, Shanjun Li, Clayton MacMillan, German Cortes, and Drew Wood, Long range electromagnetic telemetry using an innovative casing antenna system, The SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, USA, Sept. 2015.

5.    Jiefu Chen, A fast layered finite element method for simulations of borehole resistivity measurements, GEM Chengdu 2015: Gravity, Electrical and Magnetic Methods and their Applications, Chengdu, China, Apr. 2015.

6.    Jiefu Chen, Simulation of subsurface wireless telemetry using a semianalytical finite element method, The 31st International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Williamsburg, USA, Mar. 2015.

7.    Jiefu Chen, and Yao Yu, An improved complex image theory for fast 3D resistivity modeling and its application to geosteering in unparallel layers, The SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Oct. 2014.

8.    Jiefu Chen, A nested domain decomposition method for simulations of resistivity borehole micro-imaging tool, The 31st General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science, Beijing, China, Aug. 2014.

9.    Bao Zhu, and Jiefu Chen, Solving nonlinear Maxwell's equations with finite-element time-domain method and parametric variational principle, The 31st General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science, Beijing, China, Aug. 2014.

10. Shanjun Li, Jiefu Chen, and Tommy L. Binford, Using new LWD measurements to evaluate formation resistivity anisotropy at any dip angle, The 55th Annual Symposium of the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May, 2014.

11. Jiefu Chen, An efficient discontinuous Galerkin method with domain decomposition for simulations of micro-resistivity logging-while-drilling, The 29th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, USA, Mar. 2013.

12. Yueqin Huang, Jianzhong Zhang, and Jiefu Chen, Application of time-frequency domain spectral decomposition based on least-square matching pursuit to improve subsurface imaging, The 29th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, USA, Mar. 2013.

13. Bao Zhu, Hongwei Yang, Qing H. Liu, Wanxie Zhong, and Jiefu Chen, A novel finite element time domain method for nonlinear Maxwells equations, The 29th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Monterey, USA, Mar. 2013.

14. Louis Tobon, Jiefu Chen, Joon-Ho Lee, Mengqing Yuan, Bo Zhao, and Qing H. Liu, Progress in multiscale computational electromagnetics in time domain, Workshop on Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: Their Potentialities, Computation and Evaluation, Delft, Netherlands, Mar. 2013.

15. Bao Zhu, Jiefu Chen, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, Hybrid FETD/FDTD techniques based on the discontinuous Galerkin method, 11th International Workshop on Finite Elements for Microwave Engineering, Estes Park, USA, Jun. 2012.

16. Jiefu Chen, Carlos Haramboure, Lance Pate, Shawn Wallace, Jay Martin, Medhat Mickael, and Macmillan M. Wisler, An efficient discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain method and its application to micro-resistivity imager, 11th International Workshop on Finite Elements for Microwave Engineering, Estes Park, USA, Jun. 2012.

17. Jiefu Chen, Luis Tobon, and Qing H. Liu, An implicit discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain method with block Thomas algorithm for layered electrically small structures, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, USA, Jul. 2011.

18. Jiefu Chen, Luis Tobon, and Qing H. Liu, Hamiltonian analysis of wave ports and its application in transient simulations in electronic packages, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, USA, Jul. 2011.

19. Jiefu Chen, Luis Tobon, and Qing H. Liu, A memory-efficient discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain method for finite periodic structures, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, USA, Jul. 2011.

20. Luis Tobon, Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, Modal analysis of spectral element method based on Rayleigh quotient, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, USA, Jul. 2011.

21. Luis Tobon, Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, Multilayer microwave filter design using a locally implicit discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain (DG-FETD) method, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, USA, Jul. 2011.

22. Jiefu Chen, Bao Zhu, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A dual vector spectral element method for waveguide analysis, IEEE International Conference on Microwave Technology & Computational Electromagnetics, Beijing, China, May 2011.

23. Bao Zhu, Jiefu Chen, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A hybrid finite-element / finite-difference method with implicit-explicit time stepping scheme for Maxwell's equations, IEEE International Conference on Microwave Technology & Computational Electromagnetics, Beijing, China, May 2011.

24. Jiefu Chen, Luis Tobon, Mei Chai, Jason A. Mix, and Qing H. Liu, An efficient locally implicit discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain scheme based on the combination of Crank-Nicolson method and block Gauss-Seidel iteration, The 27th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Williamsburg, USA, Mar. 2011.

25. Luis Tobon, Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, Dispersion analysis for mixed finite element method for Maxwell's equations, The 27th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Williamsburg, USA, Mar. 2011.

26. Jiefu Chen, Yueqin Huang, and Qing H. Liu, A time-parallel high precision integration scheme for wideband electromagnetic analysis, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Jul. 2010.

27. Jiefu Chen, and Qing H. Liu, A hybrid spectral-element / finite-element method with the implicit-explicit Runge-Kutta scheme for multiscale computation, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Jul. 2010.

28. Jiefu Chen, Jason A. Mix, Mei Chai, and Qing H. Liu, An adaptive localized time stepping scheme for discontinuous Galerkin finite element time domain method, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Jul. 2010.

29. Qing H. Liu, Jiefu Chen, Tian Xiao, Joon-Ho Lee, and Mengqing Yuan, Discontinuous Galerkin time domain method for multiscale microelectronic packaging, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Cambridge, USA, Jul. 2010.

30. Yueqin Huang, Jiefu Chen, Jianzhong Zhang, and Qing H. Liu, A parallel high precision integration scheme with spectral element method for transient electromagnetic computation, The 14th IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, Chicago, USA, May 2010.

31. Jiefu Chen, Qing H. Liu, Mei Chai, and Jason A. Mix, Analysis of spurious modes in mixed finite element method for Maxwell's equations, The 14th IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, Chicago, USA, May 2010.

32. Bao Zhu, Jiefu Chen, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A quasi non-overlapping hybrid finite-element / finite-difference time-domain technique, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, USA, Jun. 2009.

33. Jiefu Chen, Joon-Ho Lee, and Qing H. Liu, A non-spurious vector spectral element method for Maxwell's equations, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, USA, Jun. 2009.

34. Jiefu Chen, Bao Zhu, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A semi-analytical FEM with PML for the analysis of discontinuities in open waveguide-like structures, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, USA, Jun. 2009.

35. Jiefu Chen, Mei Chai, Jason A. Mix, and Qing H. Liu, A non-spurious 3D discontinuous Galerkin finite-element time-domain method, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, USA, Jun. 2009.

36. Jiefu Chen, Bao Zhu, Wanxie Zhong, and Qing H. Liu, A semi-analytical vector spectral element method and its application to waveguide discontinuity problems, National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, USA, Jan. 2009.

37. Jiefu Chen, Joon-Ho Lee, and Qing H. Liu, A novel time integration scheme with high precision for spectral- element time-domain method in electromagnetic simulation, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, USA, Jul. 2008.

38. Jiefu Chen, Mei Chai, Jason A. Mix, and Qing H. Liu, High-order full vector FEM and its application in analyzing printed circuit board with microstrips and striplines, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, USA, Jul. 2008.

39. Jiefu Chen, Joon-Ho Lee, and Qing H. Liu, A symplectic Runge-Kutta scheme for spectral-element time-domain method in electromagnetic simulation, National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, USA, Jan. 2008.

40. Changliang Zheng, Yan Sun, Jiefu Chen, and Wanxie Zhong, On the elimination of spurious solutions in the electromagnetic analysis using Symplectic finite elements, The 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Beijing, China, Sept. 2004.

41. Wanqiu Liu, Jiefu Chen, and Xicheng Wang, A reliability-based topology optimization for truss structures under non-stationary random excitation, The 8th Chinese Congress on Parallel Computation, Dalian, China, Jul. 2004.