Dr. Raymond K. Yee
Associate Chair of the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department Professor in Mechanical Engineering Director of Product Design & Development Laboratory, College of Engineering Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer (P.E.) in the State of California

Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering	University of California at Berkeley, CA
M.S.	Mechanical Engineering	University of California at Berkeley, CA
B.S.	Mechanical Engineering	Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Professor Yee received his Bachelor of Science degree with Highest Honors in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and earned his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1990. He is also a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of California. His areas of interest in research and teaching include: Finite element method, mechanical design, mechanical behavior of materials, fracture mechanics, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

Professor Yee have worked for three years as a Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Labs in Naperville, Illinois. From 1990, Professor Yee worked as a consulting engineer in industry (at Anamet Laboratory in Hayward, CA and Aptech Engineering Services in Sunnyvale, CA). From 1997 to 2000, he was appointed as Professor for the Engineering Transfer Program at Laney College in Oakland, CA where he developed and taught an undergraduate engineering mechanics course and advised students. From 2000 to 2006, he was an Associate Professor in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at San Jose State University. Currently, Dr. Yee is a Professor and the Associate Chair in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at San Jose State University.

Professor Yee was named in Who's Who in Science & Engineering in 1994 & 2006, Who's Who in America in 2006, and Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 2005. Since 1996, he has been serving as a Committee Member in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Post Construction Flaw Evaluation Committee (has been re-named as the ASME/API Joint Fitness-for-Service Standard Committee in 2002) to develop a joint ASME/API Standard Fitness-for-Services and Flaw Evaluation Methodologies for pressure equipment in all industries worldwide. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. Professor Yee is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). At San Jose State University, Professor Yee is the faculty advisor for the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) Society (Student Chapter). Dr. Yee was named as the "Professor of the Year" in 2001 and again in 2002 in recognition of excellence in teaching and outstanding service to the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department by the Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society at San Jose State University. Professor Yee is the recipient of the College of Engineering Applied Materials Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2004. In 2007, Professor Yee received the San Jose State University Provost's Assessment Award recognizing his commitment to Engineering Program Excellence through Student Learning Assessment.

Current Schedule & Office Hours

Please call (408) 924-3850 for current schedule & office hours.

Research Areas

Areas of interest include: Finite element method, mechanical design, mechanical behavior of materials, fracture mechanics, MEMS, and product design & development.

Grants & Awards

College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Summer Fellowship in 2001
California State University Research Grant in 2001
Research Grant from Weaver's Woodworking Inc. in 2001
College of Engineering Professional Development Grant in 2001/2002
"Professor of the Year" Award from the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dept. in 2001
San Jose State University Junior Faculty Career Development Research Grant in 2002
"Professor of the Year" Award from the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dept. in 2002
Industrial Partnership Research Grant from Aptech Engineering in 2003
California State University Research Grant in 2003
College of Engineering Professional Development Grant in 2003/2004
College of Engineering Research Development Grant in 2004
California State University Research Grant in 2004
The Applied Materials Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2004
College of Engineering Professional Development Grant in 2004/2005
San Jose State University College of Engineering Research Development Grant in 2005/2006
College of Engineering Research Development Grant in 2006/2007
College of Engineering Hybrid Human Powered Vehicle Project Development Grant in 2006/2007
SJSU Provost's Assessment Award in 2007

Selected Publications

Shrestha, Sarin and Yee, Raymond K., "Parametric Study of Circular Micro Flexure Hinge Design". To be Presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 5-10, 2006 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Yee, Raymond K. and Kapper, Michael, “A Structural Integrity Assessment Methodology for Pressurized Vessels”, Transactions of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 128, Nov. 2006, pp541-546.

Yee, Raymond K. and Gabriel C. Chan, "Computational Simulation on Thermal Aspect of Micro-Fabrication Process for MEMS Device". Presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 5-11, 2005 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Bull, Jeffrey D. and Yee, Raymond K., “Spreadsheet-based Design Tool for the Analysis of Thermal Shock”. Presented at the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, California, July 2005 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Wu, David W. and Yee, Raymond K., “Structural and Thermal Analyses of Pressure Vessel Bottom Head with Penetration Holes”. Presented at the ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 2005, (published in Conference Proceedings).

Yee, Raymond K. and Singh, Kuldeep, “Innovative Laser Heating Methodology Study for Crack Growth Retardation in Aircraft Structures”, International Journal of Fatigue, Volume27, January 2005, pp245-253.

Yee, Raymond K. et al, “A Monolithic Micro Four-Bar Mechanism with Flexure Hinges”, the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Conference, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Fowler, Bryce L. and Yee, Raymond K., “Application of Finite Volume Method for Solid Mechanics”, the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Conference, Washington D.C., November 15-21, 2003 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Yee, Raymond K., "Fitness-for-Service and Remaining Useful Life Assessment of a Steam Drum", presented at the ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 2003 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Yee, Raymond K. and Chan, Danny H., "Structural Behavior of Storage Rack under Seismic Ground Motion", presented at the Third Annual Disaster Resistant California Conference, San Jose, California, April 2003 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Yee, Raymond K., "Significance of Mechanical Design Laboratory on Student Projects, A Preliminary Study", presented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference in Montreal, CANADA, June 2002 (published in Conference Proceedings).

Yee, Raymond K. and Cohn, Marvin J., “Creep Relaxation Behavior of High Energy Piping”, Transactions of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 122, No. 4, November, 2000.

Yee, Raymond K., Paterson, Steve R., and Egan, Geoffrey R., “Engineering Evaluation of Column Continuity Plate Detail Design and Welding Issues in Seismic Moment Resisting Frame Connections”, presented at the International Conference on Welded Construction in Seismic Areas in Maui, Hawaii, October 1998 (published in Conference Proceedings).

This web page is under the supervision of Dr. Raymond K. Yee. He can be reached at :rkyee@email.sjsu.edu or by phone at (408) 924-3935. This page was last updated on 5/6/07.