Dr. Chun Hean Lee is currently a Research Fellow at Swansea University. He received his PhD from Swansea University in 2012. His research interests include computational simulation of large strain fast dynamics and numerical methods in computational fluid dynamics. He has authored over 35 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is also involved in various research projects and has supervised several PhD and master's students.

1. Dr. Chun Hean Lee, BEng, PhD
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal details
Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering Phone: +44 (0) 1792 602611
College of Engineering E-mail: c.h.lee@swansea.ac.uk
Swansea University
Singleton Park, Swansea
SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/academic/engineering/leeheanchun/
Current position
- Research Fellow at the Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering, College of Engineering, Swansea University,
since January 2015.
Academic qualifications
- Doctor in Philosophy (PhD) degree awarded by the College of Engineering, Swansea University, in February 2012, with the
thesis entitled: “Development of a cell centred upwind finite volume algorithm for a new conservation law formulation in
structural dynamics”. https://ifind.swan.ac.uk/discover/Record/625517
- BEng in Civil Engineering, Swansea University. Years 2005-2007. http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/civil/
Research interests
- Computational simulation of large strain fast dynamics.
- Numerical methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics.
- Development of low-order numerical techniques designed to alleviate bending, shear and volumetric locking effects in solid
dynamics.
- Development of stabilised computational methodologies for compressible, nearly and truly incompressible explicit solid dy-
namics.
- Crash, impact and contact simulations.
- Fluid-structure interaction.
Academic career
- Research Fellow at the National Research Network in Advanced Engineering and Materials, College of Engineering, Swansea
University (January 2015 to present). http://www.ernw.ac.uk/
- Research Officer for the Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE) project, College of Engineering,
Swansea University, improving the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in West Wales and the Valleys (January 2014
- December 2014). http://www.astutewales.com/en/
- Research Assistant for the Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE) project, College of Engineering,
Swansea University, improving the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in West Wales and the Valleys (December
2011 - December 2013). http://www.astutewales.com/en/
- Teaching Assistant at the Civil and Computational Engineering Centre (C2
EC), College of Engineering, Swansea University
(September 2007 to September 2011). http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/computational/
Teaching experience
- “Strength of Materials” for Level 1 Engineering students at the College of Engineering, Swansea University (February
2014 to May 2014).
- “Strength of Materials” for Level 1 Engineering students at the College of Engineering, Swansea University (February
2015 to May 2015).
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2. - “Strength of Materials” for Level 1 Engineering students at the College of Engineering, Swansea University (February
2016 to May 2016).
Professional experience
- Just Rollers Plc.: A non-linear finite element investigation into soft rolling contact involving thermo-mechanical behaviour
using “ANSYS” (April 2014-September 2014).
- Altair Engineering Ltd.: Crashworthiness simulation in the automotive industry using “HyperWorks” and “LS-DYNA”
(August 2013-June 2014).
- SymlConnect Ltd.: Development of a complete algorithm for estimating fetal heart rate using a handheld portable doppler
device (September 2012-December 2014).
- Knott-Avonride Ltd.: Finite element static and dynamic analysis of various joint technologies for trailer using “ANSYS”
(April 2012-April 2014).
- Calsonic Kansei Plc.: Comparison of stress distributions among various designs of radiator using “ANSYS”. Numerical
homogenisation method was also used to increase the computational efficiency (June 2012-April 2013).
- C-Fec Ltd.: Finite element structural analysis of a high-rise building using “HyperWorks” (December 2011-June 2012).
Honours and awards
- Co-author in J. Haider, C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil, J. Bonet and A. Huerta, travel award from International Association for
Computational Mechanics (IACM) for the presentation in the World Congress in Computational Mechanics XII 2016 (WCCM
XII).
- Outstanding Paper Award Winner of Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2015, for the article entitled “I. A.
Karim, C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil and J. Bonet. A two-step Taylor Galerkin formulation for fast dynamics, Engineering Computa-
tions 31 (2014) 366-387”. Free access to the paper. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/EC-12-2012-0319.
- Best Post-doctoral Research Paper of the 23rd UK Association of Computational Mechanics in Engineering (ACME) confer-
ence, Swansea, April 8-10 2015, for the paper entitled “A Total Lagrangian hydrocode for linear tetrahedral elements in com-
pressible, nearly incompressible and truly incompressible fast solid dynamics”. http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/
research/acme2015/prizes/
- Early Career Personal Research Fellowships, awarded by the National Research Network in Advanced Engineering and
Materials. http://www.ernw.ac.uk/news/fellowshipawards/
- Best PhD Olympiad oral presentation at the 2nd ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC), Bordeaux, September
2-6 2013, for the paper entitled “Development of a stabilised Petrov-Galerkin formulation for low-order tetrahedral meshes in
Lagrangian fast solid dynamics”. http://yic2013.sciencesconf.org/resource/gallery/id/9
- Invited speaker at the 2nd ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC), September 2-6 2013, Bordeaux, France.
http://yic2013.sciencesconf.org/
- PhD dissertation nominated by the UK Association of Computational Mechanics in Engineering (ACME) to represent the
UK for the consideration of two ECCOMAS PhD awards. http://www.eccomas.org/
- Zienkiewicz Prize, awarded by the UK Association of Computational Mechanics in Engineering (ACME) for UK’s best PhD
thesis (2012) in Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineeering. http://www.acmeuk.org/prize.html
- Best Postgraduate Research Paper of the 19th UK Association of Computational Mechanics in Engineering (ACME) con-
ference, Edinburgh, April 5-6 2011, for the paper entitled “Development of a finite volume algorithm for a new conservation
law formulation in structural dynamics”. http://web.sbe.hw.ac.uk/acme2011/index.htm
- Postgraduate scholarship, awarded by the Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS) (of only five scholarships
awarded to the entire Swansea University), throughout the years 2007-2011. http://www.orsas.ac.uk/
- Fordham Prize awarded by Swansea University to the best BEng (Hons) undergraduate student, throughout the years 2005-
2007.
- The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) Jubilee Prize, awarded in 2007 for the final year undergraduate student
who has shown the most promise in the study of structural engineering. http://www.istructe.org/home
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Ground Engineering Group Prize, awarded in 2006 for the second year undergraduate
student who has performed best in the study of geotechnical engineering. http://www.ice.org.uk/nearyou/UK-Regions/
Wales/Committees/Ground-Engineering-Group-(GEG)
Professional qualification/Membership/Affiliations
- Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). http://www.istructe.org.uk/
- Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). http://www.ice.org.uk/
- Member of the UK Ground Engineering Group (GEG). http://www.ice.org.uk/nearyou/UK-Regions/Wales/Committees/
Ground-Engineering-Group-(GEG)
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3. Postgraduate Research Supervision
- Past and current doctoral students
2015-present Mr. Emilio Garcia Blanco, PhD (2nd
supervisor) “Computational Cardiac mechanics”.
2014-present Mr. Osama Ibrahim Ismail Hassan, PhD (2nd
supervisor) “Fast solid dynamics with alternative continuum mechanics
description”.
2013-present Mr. Jibran Haider, PhD (2nd
supervisor), “Development of a monolithic conservation law formulation for fluid-structure
interaction”.
- Past and current postgraduate students
2015-present Mr. Ataollah Ghavamian, Erasmus Mundus MSc (2nd
supervisor), “Fast solid dynamics using SPH”.
2013-present Mr. Roman Poya, PhD (Mentor), “Explicit numerical analysis for large strain electromechanics”.
2011-2012 Mr. Dhrubajyoti Mukherjee, Eramus Mundus MSc (Mentor), “Stabilised finite element solution of Lagrangian explicit
dynamic solid mechanics”.
Refereed papers
- Total number of publications: 35
- Peer reviewed indexed Journals: 10
- Refereed conference papers: 25
Summary of Journal publications
Journal 5-Year Impact factor Number of papers
- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 3.915 6
- Journal of Computational Physics 2.851 1
- Computers and Structures 2.000 1
- International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 2.055 1
- Engineering Computations 1.214 1
Selected publications (Max. 5)
- C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil, G. Greto, S. Kulasegaram and J. Bonet. A new Jameson-Schmidt-Turkel Smooth Particle Hydrody-
namics algorithm for large strain explicit fast dynamics, CMAME, 2016. Accepted.
- J. Haider, C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil and J. Bonet. A first order upwind framework for large strain computational solid dynamics
in OpenFOAM: Total Lagrangian cell centred scheme, IJNME, 2016. In Press. DOI: 10.1002/nme.5293.
- A. J. Gil, C. H. Lee, J. Bonet and R. Ortigosa. A first order hyperbolic framework for large strain computational solid
dynamics. Part II: Total Lagrangian compressible, nearly incompressible and truly incompressible elasticity, CMAME 300
(2016) 146-181. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2015.11.010.
- M. Aguirre, A. J. Gil, J. Bonet and C. H. Lee. A vertex centred upwind finite volume method for Lagrangian solid dynamics,
JCP 300 (2015) 387-422. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.07.029.
- J. Bonet, A. J. Gil, C. H. Lee, M. Aguirre and R. Ortigosa. A first order hyperbolic framework for large strain computational
solid dynamics. Part I: Total Lagrangian Isothermal elasticity, CMAME 283 (2015) 689-732. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2014.09.024.
- A. J. Gil, C. H. Lee, J. Bonet and M. Aguirre. A stabilised Petrov-Galerkin formulation for linear tetrahedral ele-
ments in compressible, nearly incompressible and truly incompressible fast dynamics, CMAME 276 (2014) 659-690. DOI:
10.1016/j.cma.2014.04.006.
Research funding
2015-2018 Principal Investigator in Sˆer Cymru National Research Network Early Career Personal Research Fellowship award
at Swansea University.
Title: Bridging the gap between computational fluid and solid dynamics: embedding advanced technologies into Welsh
industries through massive parallelisation.
Total budget: £150.0 K.
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4. Journal referee
- Engineering Computations http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0264-4401
- International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)
1097-0207
Invited presentations/Seminars/Journal publications
- Co-author in Invited Seminar J. Haider, C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil, J. Bonet and A. Huerta. “A first order hyperbolic
framework for large strain computational solid dynamics”, LaC`an UPC Barcelona Tech, June 2016. https://www.lacan.
upc.edu/
- Co-author in Plenary Lecture J. Bonet, A. J. Gil, C. H. Lee, R. Ortigosa and M. Aguirre. “Mixed Methods in Solid
Mechanics with Large Deformations”, Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Lisboa, Portugal, June 29-July 2,
2015. http://www.dem.ist.utl.pt/cmn2015/html/plenary/Javier_Bonet_Abstract_Plenary.pdf
- Co-author in Invited Workshop A. J. Gil, J. Bonet and C. H. Lee. “Bridging methodologies for the computational sim-
ulation of fluids and solids”, 4th
ACME School, Swansea University, April 2015. http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/
research/acme2015/4thacmeschool/
- Co-author in Semi-plenary Lecture J. Bonet, A. J. Gil, C. H. Lee and M. Aguirre. “A first order conservation law
framework for solid dynamics”. 11th
World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), Barcelona, Spain, July
20-25, 2014. http://www.wccm-eccm-ecfd2014.org/frontal/PLENARY/Abstracts/JBonet.pdf
- Invited Seminar C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil and J. Bonet. “Development of a stabilised Petrov-Galerkin formulation for
conservation laws in fast solid dynamics”, ZC2E seminar series, Swansea University, April 2014. http://www.swansea.ac.
uk/engineering/research/c2ec-seminar-series/
- Invited Journal Article “On alternative low order numerical frameworks for fast transient dynamics: Towards the next
generation of fast dynamics software in Engineering”, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering (ARCME). In
preparation. http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/11831
- Invited Seminar C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil, J. Bonet and M. Aguirre. “Development of a stabilised Petrov-Galerkin formulation
for low-order tetrahedral meshes in Lagrangian fast solid dynamics”, 2nd
ECCOMAS Young Investigator Conference (YIC),
Bordeaux, France, September 2-6, 2013. http://yic2013.sciencesconf.org/
- Co-author in Invited Seminar A. J. Gil, J. Bonet, C. H. Lee and M. Aguirre. “Development of a low-order sta-
bilised Petrov-Galerkin formulation for linear tetrahedra in fast dynamics”, Universit´e De Nantes, July 2013. http://www.
univ-nantes.fr/39592694/1/fiche___formation/&RH=INSTITUTIONNEL_EN
- Co-author in Invited Seminar A. J. Gil, J. Bonet, C. H. Lee, M. Aguirre and A. A. Carre˜no. “Development of effective
formulations for low-order tetrahedral meshes in Lagrangian fast solid dynamics”, The University of Sheffield, June 2013.
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/civil/research/se/sm/index
- Co-author in Keynote Lecture J. Bonet, A. J. Gil, A. A. Carre˜no, M. Aguirre and C. H. Lee. “Computational simulation
of solid dynamics using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technologies”. International Conference in Computational
Mechanics (CM), Durham, March 25-27, 2013. http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/cm13.conference/ACME_2013_flyer_
08Jan2013.pdf
- Invited Journal Article “Development of an upwind cell centred finite volume algorithm for a new mixed conservation
law formulation in structural dynamics”, Special Issue, Computers and Structures, 2012. http://www.journals.elsevier.
com/computers-and-structures/
- Invited Seminar C. H. Lee, A. J. Gil and J. Bonet. “Development of an upwind cell centred finite volume algorithm for a
new mixed conservation law formulation in structural dynamics”, C2EC seminar series, Swansea University, December 2011.
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/research/c2ec-seminar-series/
Conference organisation
- Organising committee member for the 23rd
UK Association in Computational Mechanics and Engineering, Swansea, April
2015 http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/research/acme2015/acme2015/
Other relevant information
- A complete algorithm based on several processing steps (e.g. adaptive wavelet transform, Butterworth filtering approach,
auto-correlation and the determination of instantaneous fetal heart rate) was reported in advances (The Journal for
Science, Engineering and Technology in Wales: Issue 69 (summer 2013), see pg. 16-17) by Welsh Government. http:
//businesswales.uberflip.com/i/142497
- Successful development of a de-noising methodology for the recovery of fetal heart rate recordings Syml BEAT+ (ASTUTE
collaborative project with mobile technology experts SymlConnect).
http://www.astutewales.com/en/astutecasestudysymlconnect.htm
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