Plastics processing, process control and instrumentation, powder technology, industrial hazard assessment, SQC/SPC, and statistical methods.
B.S.,National Taiwan University, M.S.,University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., Kansas State University
Plastics processing, process control and instrumentation, CAE in plastics processing, powder technology, industrial hazard assessment, SQC/SPC, and statistical methods.
Dr. Francis Lai is a faculty member in the Plastics Engineering Department at UMass Lowell. He teaches courses in process control, processing theory and CAE. An active researcher in the area of computer process control, artificial intelligence, experimental design and SPC/SQC, Dr. Lai serves as a consultant to companies in the processing field.
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