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Po-Yu Chen 陳柏宇

Department Chairman (2022-Present)

Professor

Research Interests:

Biological Materials, Bio-inspired Materials, Biomedical Materials,

Bio-mineralization, Biomechanics, Surface Science/Coating Technology,

Environmental/Sustainable Engineering, Multiscale Modeling/MGI/AI

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National Tsing Hua University
Materials Science & Technology Building 401

No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road

Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, R.O.C.

Telephone: 03-5715131 #33889, #33896 (Lab)

Office : 425, Delta Building
Email: poyuchen@mx.nthu.edu.tw
Research Website: http://www.mse.nthu.edu.tw/~poyuchen/

Education

Ph.D. 12/2009

Materials Science & Engineering, University of California, San Diego

Dissertation: “A comparative study of mineralized bio-composites: Hierarchical structure,

mechanical behavior and toughening mechanisms”
Advisors: Prof. Joanna McKittrick & Prof. Marc A. Meyers

M.S. 12/2005

Materials Science & Engineering       
University of California, San Diego

B.S. 06/2002

Materials Science & Engineering

National Tsing Hua University

Professional Positions

Department Chair

08/2022 – present

        National Tsing Hua University
        
Department of Materials & Engineering

Professor

08/2020 – present

National Tsing Hua University
Department of Materials & Engineering

Vice Department Chair

08/2015 – 08/2022

National Tsing Hua University
Department of Materials & Engineering

 

Associate Professor

08/2014 – 08/2020

National Tsing Hua University
Department of Materials & Engineering

 

Assistant Professor

06/2011 – 07/2014

National Tsing Hua University
Department of Materials & Engineering

 

Postdoctoral Fellow

01/2010 – 05/2011

University of California, San Diego
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering Program

 

Full-time Research Assistant

02/2004 – 08/2004

National Tsing Hua University
Department of Materials & Engineering

 

Logistic 2nd Lieutenant Officer

07/2002 – 02/2004

R.O.C. Army, Air Cavalry Brigade

Honors and Awards

  • 2015 國立清華大學第十七屆新進人員研究獎

  • 2014 國立清華大學教師學術卓越獎勵 (頂尖期刊論文)

  • 2014 國立清華大學工學院第四屆新進人員研究獎

  • 2013 台灣鍍膜科技協會傑出青年獎 TACT Young Researcher Award

  • 2013 TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award 美國礦冶與材料學會年輕領袖獎

  • 2013 國科會指導大專學生研究計畫研究創作獎

  • 2012 國科會工程處優秀年輕學者計畫

  • 2011 Materials Science and Engineering C Young Researcher Award

  • 2011 ASME Emerging Researchers in Biomedical Engineering 美國機械工程師學會

RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE

  • Biological Materials

  • Biomimetic & Bio-inspired Materials

  • Biomedical Materials

  • Biomineralization

  • Bio-imaging & multi-scale structural characterization

  • Biomechanics

  • Green & Energy Related Materials

  • Environmental/Sustainable Engineering

  • Multiscale Modeling/MGI/AI

LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Organizer, Bio-mimetic Materials, Biological Materials Symposium, 12th International Union of Materials Research Society – International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA), Taipei, Taiwan. (Sept. 2011)

  • Organizer, Bioinspired Materials Workshop at San Diego Zoo, TMS 2011 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (Feb. 2011)

  • Co-organizer, Biological Materials Science Symposium, TMS 2012 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. (March 2012)

  • Co-organizer, Biological Materials Science Symposium, TMS 2011 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (Feb. 2011)

  • Committee Member, TMS Biological Materials Science Committee (2005 – present)

  • Founding Member, International Society of Bionic Engineering (ISBE)

  • Member, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Materials Research Society (MRS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Zoological Society of San Diego (ZSSD)

EDITOR & REVIEWER

  • Editorial Board, Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials (ICE Publishing)http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/bbn

  • Guest Editor, Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials – Special Issue on 2011 TMS Biological Materials Science Symposium

  • Guest Editor, JOM - Special Issue on Biological and Bioinspired Materials

  • Reviewer, Acta Biomaterialia, Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Materials Science, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Journal of Structural Biology, Materials Science and Engineering C, Medical Engineering and Physics

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Materials Science & Engineering, NTHU

01/2011 - present
Assistant Professor

  • Kinetics of Materials (Graduate Course) Spring 2012/2013
    Introduction to Bioinspired/Biomimetic Materials (Graduate Course) Fall 2011/2012

  • Materials Science & Engineering (MATS), UCSD Jan. 2005 - May 2011

  • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

Materials Science & Engineering (MATS), UCSD

01/2005 - 05/2011
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
Adjunct Instructor

  • MATS 252 Biomaterials & Medical Devices (Graduate Course) Spring 2010/2011 Invited Lecturer

  • MATS 252 Biomaterials (Graduate Course) Spring 2009

  • MATS 227 Structure & Analysis of Solids (Graduate Course) Fall 2009

  • MAE 20 Elements of Materials Science Fall 2009

  • MATS 202 Solid State Diffusion & Reaction Kinetics (Graduate Course) Winter 2010

  • CENG 256 Biomaterials & Biomimetics Fall 2010

Teaching Assistant

  • MAE 160 Mechanical Behavior of Materials Winter/Spring/Summer 2005

    • Prepared teaching materials, instructed discuss sessions and held office hours

  • MAE 156B Sponsored Engineering Projects Spring 2009

    • Advised undergraduate students on industry-sponsored engineering projects

  • MAE 171B Advanced Laboratory Course Spring 2007/Spring 2008

    • Supervised undergraduate research/engineering projects

 

Mentor

01/2005 - 05/2011
- Gave informal lectures, directed research plans, provided tutorials for experimental setup and training, edited/revised manuscripts of peer-reviewed journals

  • Ph.D. students

    • Yen-shan Lin (MAE) – teeth and fish scales

    • Ekaterina Novitskaya (MSE) – horns and bones

    • Irene Chen (MSE) – armadillo carapace

    • Maria I. Lopez (MSE) – growth of abalone shell

    • Ana B. Castro-Ceseña (Biology) – kinetic studies on bone

  • Master students

    • Steve Lee (MSE) – dynamic behavior of biological materials

    • Sandra P. Diaz (MSE) – bio-inspired multilayer composites

    • Andrew Stokes (MSE) – antlers

  • Visiting scholars

    • Glaucio Serra & Lilliane Morais (Brazil) – teeth & dental materials

    • Jeremy Peyras (France) – river clam shells

    • Oliver Franke (Germany) – nanoindentation on bone/cartilage

    • Luca Tombolato (Italy) – horns

    • Akira Watanabe (Japan) – biomechanical simulations

    • George Charalambous (UK) – bones & antlers

  • Undergraduate interns

    • Victor Correa, Jerry Curriel, James Kiang, Fred Sheppard, Robert Urbania, Joshua Vasquaz, Joshua Yee

  • High school interns

    • Kadija Amba, Gloria Chukwueke, Erik Hernandez, Judith Inurriaga

 

Educational Outreach

01/2005 - 05/2011


Initiated and organized several open-lab tours for elementary and middle school students


Played an active role in the San Diego Zoo Biomimicry Program by demonstrating

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