Prof. Nieh’s research interests include the following five areas: Energy Systems, Combustion Engineering, Thermal Sciences, Multiphase Mechanics, and Environmental Engineering. He is a scholar and researcher, having authored/co-authored 80+ scientific research papers, 1 college textbook, 1 computer code, and 8 US/Foreign patents. He is the recipient of the Lectureship Award of the United Nations, the Karman Teaching Excellence Award at the School of Engineering/CUA, and the Honorary Professorship of several universities in China. He served as the principal investigator of 17 government-funded research projects and 3 industry-funded R&D/Demo projects with a total fund of close to $3.0M. Being a tenured ordinary professor, he has served four times as the Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Department and various Committees of Academic Affairs in the university. He has been an active advocate of religious freedom and human rights and a strong leader in various community event and services.