Hometown: Jiangxi, China

University: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Degree:
August 2002- Pursuing M.E. in Mechanical Engineering
September 1992- June1996 B.S. Machinery and Facilities in Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi, P.R. China

Research Interests:
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer, Induction Heating, Finite Element and Finite Difference Methods

Working Experience:
2002,8---Research Assistant at Nevada Center for Advanced Computational Methods (NCACM) of UNLV
2001.11-2002.7 Manager of Production Department, Meigao Plastics Production company
2000.5-2001.11 Assistant of the General Manager, Goodway Plastic Production Company
1998.9-2000.5 Superintendent of the NO.1 Subplant of Goodway Plastic Production Company
1997.8-1998.9. Engineer (mold-design) Goodway Plastic Production Company in Guangdong Province, China
1996.8-1997.8. Engineer, Huiren Pharmaceutical Factory in Jiangxi Province, China

Publications and Conference Presentations:
1.Taide Tan. et al, "Numerically Simulating the Solidification Process of A Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pin Mold Using FIDAP", ANS Student Conference, Berkeley, CA, April 2-6, 2003

2.Taide Tan. et al, "Simulation and Analysis of the Filling and Solidification Process for A Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pin Mold Incorporating Volatile Actinides", ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Washington, DC, November 16-21, 2003

3. Taide Tan. et al, "Simulating an Induction Heating Process in the Induction Skull Melting Furnace With a CFD Code", ICONE12-49385, 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, "Nuclear Energy- Powering the Future", Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia (Washington, D. C.), USA-April 25-29,2004

4. Taide Tan. et al, "Numerical Simulation of the Casting Process of a Mold for Casting a Metallic Fuel Pin Using FIDAP", ICONE12-49386, 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, "Nuclear Energy- Powering the Future", Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia (Washington, D. C.), USA-April 25-29,2004

Computer Skills:
Programming Languages: Fortran, MATLAB
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2K/XP, Unix, Linux
CFD Packages: FIDAP, Fluent v.5.5, FEMLAB, ANYSIS, GAMBIT
Commercial software: AUTOCAD, PRO-Engineering, Microsoft Office,

Professional Societies and Activities:
President, Chinese Student and Scholar Association at UNLV
Student Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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and you may become a teacher of others."
- Confucious

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