Education background
1997.4 — 2000.6 Dept. of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University Ph.D. Prof. Yu-Qiu Long
1994.9 — 1997.3 Dept. of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University Master of Engineering Prof. Wen-Qi Kuang
1990.9 — 1994.7 Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, Hohai University Bachelor of Engineering
Experience
（1）Main positions
Time Period Employer Title
2000.9 — 2002.7 Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University Post-doctor Research Fellow
2002.8 — 2003.11 Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University Lecturer
2003.12 — 2004.5 Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University Associate Professor
2004.5 —2010.12 School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University Associate Professor
2010.12 — School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University Professor
2012.1 —2015.7 Office of Scientific Research & Development, Tsinghua University Professor
2015.7 —2017.9 Office of Scientific Research & Development, Tsinghua University Deputy Director
2017.6 —2020.6 Office of Confidentiality Management, Tsinghua University Director
2020.6 — Liaoning Technical University Vice President
（2）Visiting positions
Time Period Employer Title
1999.7 — 1999.12 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,The University of Hong Kong Visiting Research Assistant
2001.10 — 2002.2 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,The University of Hong Kong Visiting Research Assistant
2004.7 — 2004.8 School of Civil & Environmental Engineering,Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Tan Chin Tuan Fellow
2008.5 — 2008.8 School of Engineering, Swansea University, UK Erasmus Mundus Scholar
2017.11 — 2022.10 College of Engineering, Swansea University, UK Honorary Professor
Concurrent Academic
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Engineering Computations (International journal for computer-aided engineering and software), since Feb., 2015
Leading Guest Editor, Advances in Finite Element Method, Annual Special in Mathematical Problems in Engineering, since Aug., 2013
Deputy Secretary General, Supervisor, Executive Council Member, Beijing Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, since Sep., 2008
Executive Council Member, International Chinese Association for Computational Mechanics, since Aug., 2007
Committee Member, Chinese Association of Computational Mechanics, Jun., 2005 to present
Editorial Board Member, Associate Editor, Engineering Mechanics (Chinese Journal), since Oct., 2003
Member, International Association for Computational Mechanics, since 2004
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
Computational Mechanics in Science and Engineering, including: numerical computation and simulation for large-scale structural engineering, theories and techniques for high-performance finite element models, nonlinear finite element method, stochastic finite element method, and other new numerical arithmetic, etc.
Research Status
Currently, Professor Cen’s research group is mainly interested in 1) high-performance computational theories, techniques and models for various structural analyses, including Shape-free Finite Element Method, New Natural Coordinate Methods for Finite Element Method, Hamilton Solution System and related Hybrid Element Method, Stochastic Finite Element Method, Meshless or Meshfree Method, Generalized Conforming Element Method, etc. and 2) effective numerical simulations and computations of scientific and large-scale engineering problems, including Multi-scale problems, Structural Analyses of High-rise Building, Nuclear Reactor, Diesel Engine, Air-plane, etc.
Academic Achievement
Books
[1] Qun Zhang, Song Cen. Multiphysics Modeling: Numerical Methods and Engineering Applications. Elsevier & Tsinghua University Press, 2016.
[2] Yu-Qiu Long, Song Cen, Zhi-Fei Long. Advanced Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering. Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg & Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, 2009.
Special Issue
[1] Zhuo Zhuang, Song Cen, Qing Zhang. Chinese Association for Computational Mechanics: Frontier in Computational Engineering. Engineering Computations, 2019, 36(8): 2505-2506.
[2] Song Cen*, Chenfeng Li, Sellakkutti Rajendran, Zhiqiang Hu. Advances in Finite Element Method 2016. In: Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016.
[3] Song Cen, Chenfeng Li, Sellakkutti Rajendran, Zhiqiang Hu. Advances in Finite Element Method 2014. In: Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2015.
[4] Song Cen, Chenfeng Li, Sellakkutti Rajendran, Zhiqiang Hu. Advances in Finite Element Method. In: Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013.
Selected Papers
http://researcherid.com/rid/C-3867-2013
