Prof. YuMing Zhang,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
• YuMing Zhang has been with the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA since 1991 where he
is currently Professor and the James R. Boyd Professor in Electrical Engineering and directs the Welding Research Laboratory.
• He received his BS and MS degrees in control engineering major from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) where he finished his PhD degree in welding engineering major in 1990.
• His research in innovative welding processes and sensing and control of welding processes at the University of Kentucky has continuously been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and brought him over 170 peer-reviewed journal publications, 8 US patents, and recognitions including Donald Julius Groen Prize from The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom, IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Congress Poster Paper Prize (2002), IFAC Congress Application Paper Finalist (2002), and numerous awards from the American Welding Society (AWS).
• Four of his PhD students received the Henry Granjon Prize (2015, 2013, 2012, 2009) from the International Institute of Welding (IIW).
• YuMing Zhang currently serves a Lead Principal Reviewer for Welding Journal (Editor for the Research Supplement) and an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering and SME Journal of Manufacturing Processes.
• He is also a Fellow of the AWS, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).