San-Yuan Chen
Professor
Contact Information:
Office Phone: +886-3-5712121 ext. 31818
Fax: +886-3-5724727
Office: Engineering Building 6, Room 321
Email: sanyuanchen@nycu.edu.tw
Lab Extension: +886-3-5712121 ext. 55356
Lab Website: https://sites.google.com/view/sychenlab/home
Education:
1991 – 1994 Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
1982 – 1984 Master's Degree, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
1978 – 1982 Bachelor's Degree, Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Experience:
2012 – 2014: Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2012 – 2014: Director, Institute of Nanotechnology, National Chiao Tung University
2011 – Present: Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2008 – 2012: Director, Undergraduate Program in Nanoscience and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
Honors and Awards:
2018: 25th TECO Award (Chemical/Materials Technology Field)
2018: Significant breakthrough in materials research, featured in Nature Nanotechnology and other major media outlets
2017: Hou Jin-Dui Distinguished Honor Award (Materials Science)
2017: Ministry of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award (Third Time)
2017: Fellow, Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials (Academician)
2016: Fellow, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering
2015: Outstanding Alumni, National Sun Yat-sen University
2014: 11th National Innovation Award – Academic Research Group
2014: Fellow, Chinese Materials Research Society
2014: 12th Youshang Biotechnology and Biomedical Science Award
2013: 9th National Chiao Tung University Industry-Academia Technology Excellence Contribution Award
2013: National Science Council Outstanding Research Award (Second Time)
2013: Professor Li Zhaoren Biomedical Engineering Foundation Scholar Award
2011 – Present: Distinguished Professor, National Chiao Tung University
2009: 7th Youshang Technology Paper Award
2008: National Science Council Outstanding Research Award (First Time)
2008: 2nd Prize, National Innovation Award, Biomedical Industry
2007: 2nd Prize, National Innovation Award, Biomedical Industry
2005: Outstanding Engineering Professor Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers
Research Fields
Nanobiomaterials Research
Design and Development of Drug Delivery and Release Systems
Nanomedicine and Molecular Biomedical Imaging
Development of Multifunctional Biochip Materials
Functional Ceramics and Thin Film Processing
Industry-Academia Collaboration Areas
Design and Development of Drug Delivery and Release Systems
Research on Functional Ceramics and Thin Film Processing