Yi Jia, Ph.D

Yi Jia, Ph.D

Professor

Office: L-216
yi.jia@upr.edu
T: 787-832-4040 x3482
http://www.me.uprm.edu/jia

Education

  • Ph.D.
 Harbin Institute of Technology, PR. China, 1994
  • B.S.
 Taiyuan University of Technology, PR. China, 1988

Background

  • 2006-present
 Professor / Associate Professor (2001-2006), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
  • 2003-2004
 Visiting Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA
  • 1998-2001
 Visiting Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • 1996-1998
 Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, PR. China
  • 1997-1997
 Visiting Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
  • 1988-1994
 Assistant Professor, Taiyuan University of Technology, PR. China

Academic and Professional Leadership

  • Member of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (USA)
  • Senior Member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (09100354)
  • Secretary of Mechanical Transmission Specialty Committee of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
  • Wireless Sensor Research at UPRM, invited Talk at HP Aguadilla Research Laboratory, Puerto Rico, April 2005
  • Wireless Sensor Research at UPRM, invited Talk at University of South Florida, Dec. 2005
  • Integrated Wireless Sensing Technologies for Mechanical System Applications, Invited talk at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nov. 5, 2004.
  • NSF Panel Reviewer in May 2003 and Feb. 2004

Conference Publications

  • Phillip M. Rivera Ortiz, Nella Vargas, Yi Jia and Carlos Cabrera, Label-free Capacitance DNA Sensing, the 7th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST2013, Wellington, New Zealand, December 3 to 5, 2013.
  • Z. Xu, Y. Jia, R. Valentín & G. Portela, Wireless interrogation of passive crack sensor, IABMAS 2012 6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy | July 8 – 12, 2012.
  • Matthias Nöthen, Yi Jia, Norbert Meyendorf, Maximum thermal contrast Frequency of the Surface Crack Detection Using Inductive Thermography, 5th Pan American Conference for NDT, 2-6 October 2011, Cancun, Mexico, PANNDT 2011.
  • Matthias Nöthen, Yi Jia, Norbert Meyendorf, FEMSimulation induktiv angeregter Thermografie, (In German), DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2011, (German Society of NDT 2011 Bremen, Germany
  • Rodriguez, Michael G., Ortiz Uriarte, Luis E.; Jia, Yi; Yoshii, Kazutomo; Ross, Robert; Beckman, and Peter H. Wireless sensor network for data-center environmental monitoring,Proceedings of the International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST2011, New Zealand, 2011, p 533-537.
  • Yi Jia and Ke Sun, Thick film wireless and powerless strain sensor, SPIE Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, February 26- March 2 2006, the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California. USA
  • Ke Sun, Yi Jia and Manuel Toledo-Quiñones, Geometric Optimization of Planar Resonator for Wireless Sensing Applications, 49th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2006, San Juan, Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, August 6 – 9, 2006
  • Jhon A. Henao-Sepúlveda, Pablo L. Robles-Rodriguez, Manuel Toledo-Quiñones, and Yi Jia, RFPowered Wireless Sensor Circuits for Temperature Monitoring, 49th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2006, San Juan, Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, August 6 – 9, 2006
  • Yi Jia, Juan Guillermo Araya and Gustavo Gutiérrez, Numerical Analysis of Response Time for Thin Film Temperature Sensors in a Lubricated Contact, 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, North Carolina, July 11-15, 2004
  • Yi Jia, Manuel Toledo-Quiñones, and Jhon A. Henao-Sepúlveda, Wireless Temperature Microsensor for Bearing Health Monitoring, SPIE’s Smart Structures / NDE 2004 Symposium, San Diego, California, 14-18 March 2004

Major Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  • Dongdong Jia, Weiya Jia, and Yi Jia, “Long Persistent Alkali-Earth Silicate Phosphors Doped With EU2+, Nd3+”, Journal of Applied Physic., online published on Jan 15 2007
  • Yi Jia and Guillermo Araya, Numerical Analysis of Response Time for Thin Film Temperature Sensors in Lubricated Contact, submitted to Journal of Engineering Tribology, Vol.220, No. 6, 2006, pp487-497.
  • Yi Jia, Miang Yei, Weiyi Jia, Stress-Induced Mechanoluminescence in SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+, Journal of Optical Materials, Vol. 28, pp974-979, 2006.
  • Yi Jia and Pablo D. Quiñones, Gear Surface Temperature Monitoring, Journal of Engineering Tribology, No.2, 2005, pp99-105.

Patents

  • US Patent: High Sensitive Wireless Strain Sensor, Jia, Yi; Just, Fredrick A.; Toledo-Quiñones, Manuel; Serrano, David; Sun, Ke,US8104358, 01/31/2012
  • US Patent: Self-powered RFID Sensing System for Structural Health Monitoring, Yi, Jia; Gay, Nicolas A.; Fu, Qiuyun; Frankenstein, Bernd; Fischer, Wolf-Joachim; Meyendorf, Norbert, US20120068827, 03/22/2012, pending

Book Publications

  • Yi Jia, Sun Ke, Frederick Just-Agosto and Manuel Toledo-Quiñones, Design and Characterization of Wireless Strain Sensor, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 17 (2006) 2869-2876.2

Awards

  • Distinguished Professor Award, School of Engineering, UPRM, 2004.
  • Passive Wireless Humidity Sensor for Building Health Monitoring, PI, NASA, Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium, 2006-2007.
  • Novel Thick Film Wireless and Powerless Strain Sensor, PI, NSF, 2005-2007
  • Passive Wireless Strain Sensor, PI, NASA, Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium, 2005-2006
  • Acquisition of a Multipurpose Plasma-Enhanced CVD Reactor for Nanostructure Fabrication, Co-PI, NSF, 2004 – 2006.
  • MRI and CT Scan Based 3D Reconstruction and Medical Rapid Prototyping, PI, NIH-MBRSSCORE program, 1.2005-12.2005
  • Research Initiative Award, Integrated Wireless Sensors for Larger-Scale Laminated Tooling, Society of Manufacture Engineering PI, (SME), 2004-2005.
  • Wireless Strain Sensors Embedded Composite for Structure Health Monitoring, Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company PI, (PRIDCO), 2004-2005.
  • Wireless Sensor for Bearing Health Monitoring, PI, NASA, NASA Space Grant, 2003-2004
  • Flow-Induced Variation of E2 Test Facility, PI, NASA, NASA Research Award, 2001-2004
  • JSPS Invitation Fellowship, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS, 1997
  • Fundamental Research Award, National Science Foundation of China, PI, NSFC, 1996
  • Fundamental Research Award, National Science Foundation of China, PI, NSFC, 1995