Dr. Meng

The Inventor of Micro Heat Exchange (MHE) | Enervana Technologies

Wen Jin Meng, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State Univ. Baton Rouge, LA (since 1999)

Research

  • Mechanical properties of nanocomposite surface coatings, plasma assisted vapor deposition technology, thin film processes.
  • PhD, Applied Physics, Caltech, 1988; BS Physics, Caltech 1982.
  • Staff Research Scientist, General Motors/Delphi Research and Development, 1988-99.
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 1988-89.

Awards

  • GM Powertrain Achievement Award 1998
  • Sigma Xi 1991
  • MRS Graduate Research Award 1987
  • Tau Beta Pi 1981

Referee

  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review B
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • Thin Solid Films, Nuclear Instruments and Methods

Sample Publications

  • W. J. Meng, X. D. Zhang, B. Shi, R. C. Tittsworth, L. E. Rehn, P. M. Baldo, "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Si-N Coatings", J. Mater. Res. 17(10), 2628 (2002).
  • B. Shi, W. J. Meng, L. E. Rehn, P. M. Baldo, "Intrinsic Stress Development in Ti-C:H Ceramic Nanocomposite Coatings", Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 352 (2002).
  • D. M. Cao, B. Feng, W. J. Meng, L. E. Rehn, P. M. Baldo, M. M. Khonsari, "Friction and wear characteristics of ceramic nanocomposite coatings: titanium carbide/amorphous hydrocarbon", Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 329 (2001).
  • W. J. Meng, R. C. Tittsworth, J. C. Jiang, B. Feng, D. M. Cao, K. Winkler, V. Palshin, "Ti atomic bonding environment in Ti-containing hydrocarbon coatings", J. Appl. Phys., 88, 2415 (2000).