Education:

Present PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of California, Irvine

2004 M.S, Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2002 B.S, Materials Science & Engineering, National Cheng-kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Coursework:

Fundamental of Microfabrication , Microelectromechanical Systems , Materials Processing,

Nanotechnology, Materials Physics, Atomic Force Microscopy, Basics of Atomistic Simulation of

Materials, Optical Materials Instruments and Devices, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Solid

State, Diffusion and Phase Equilibria, Dislocation Theory and Applications, Crystal and Anisotropy,

Thermodynamics of Materials, Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers

Work Experience:

2008 Teaching Assistant, Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA
Duty: Taught undergraduate students in general chemistry lab classes

2002-2003 Assistant Researcher, Low Temperature Lab., Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Duty: Research on the single crystal growth of superconductors. Improved the magnetic and mechanical properties relative to the physical mechanism of superconductors

1999 Teaching Assistant, Top Science & Education Institute, Taipei, Taiwan (Internship)
Duty: Trained and educated high school students to learn about the ability of experiments and the
mechanism background of experiments

Research Experience:

2005-present Graduate Research Assistant with Professor John LaRue & Professor Richard Nelson, University of California, Irvine, CA Electrical and mechanical properties of conducting polymers (primary) Micro-Fluid mechanism of nano channels Carbon MEMS pyrolysis in micro-battery application

2005-present Graduate Research Assistant, BioMEMS Research Group, University of California, Irvine, CA Polymer actuators in biomedical applications

2002-2003 Assistant Research, Low Temperature Lab., Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Single crystal growth of Yttrium superconductor & Magnetism properties

2001-2002 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Superconductor & Opto Electronic Lab., National Cheng-kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Effect of Samarium additives on the cracking & superconductive performance of superconductors

Publication & Conference Presentations:

Oral Presentation: C. Chen, J. LaRue, R. Nelson, M. Madou, “Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Conducting Polymer Blend PEDOT/PVA in Microelectronicmechanical Applications” MRS Spring Meeting, April, 2009, San Francisco, CA

Journal: C. Chen, J. LaRue, R. Nelson, M. Madou, “Electrical Conductivity of Polymer Blends of PEDOT:PSS:NMP and PVA” Polymer (2009) submitted

Poster Presentation: C. Chen, J. LaRue, R. Nelson “Materials Properties of Polymer Blends of PEDOT:PSS and PVA” MRS Fall Meeting, December, 2008, Boston, MA

Conference Proceeding: C. Chen, J. LaRue, R. Nelson, “Materials Properties of Polymer Blends of PEDOT:PSS and PVA” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1134 (2008) 1134-BB05-41

Poster Presentation: C. Chen, J. LaRue, R. Nelson “ Materials Properties of PEDOT:PSS/PVA Conducting Polymers in Microelectronic Applications” Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Workshop IV, July, 2008, San Francisco, CA

Grants & Fellowships:

2009 Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Irvine

2008 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles Conference Travel Grant

2007 Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Fellowship, University of California, Irvine

Other Information:
Engineering Skills: Photolithography, Wet & Dry Etching, E-beam Evaporation, Thermal Evaporation, SEM, TEM, XRD Computer Skills: Basic, Fortran, C Language, MatLab, LabView, Comsol Multiphysics

Language:

English, Mandarin