Teaching
"Most ‘impossible’ materials that one can imagine seem impossible because they have not been made, not because there is a sound theoretical reason that they cannot be made " — George M. Whitesides
"Most ‘impossible’ materials that one can imagine seem impossible because they have not been made, not because there is a sound theoretical reason that they cannot be made " — George M. Whitesides
Although this is a service course for Mechanical Engineering sophomores, any engineering major students are welcome.
Chen embraces several educational tools to foster active learning, including in-class clicker questions, online communication forums (e.g., Discord), think-pair-share exercises, and in-class DEMOS!
Iron wire demo
frozen banana demo
This is a fun class with >150 enrollment
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This is an MSE/METE freshman course. We focus on hands-on experience, field-trips, and group study.
May 8th, 2025 @ University of Utah
May 27, 2026 @ BYU