Ting-Hsuan Chen (Cecil)

Vita

  Ting-Hsuan Chen obtained his bachelor’s degree in Power Mechanical Engineering from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. Based on the interest on fluid mechanics and MEMS, he attended Institute of MEMS for his master degree and joined Nano/Micro Bio-Optic-Electro-Mechanical System and Fluidics LAB, supervised by Professor Fan-Gang Tseng and Professor Ching-Chang Chieng. His master research is mainly focusing on wettability and droplet actuation. Afterward, he worked for Industrial Technology Research Institute, being involved in the research projects including concentration control and flow rate measurement. Currently, He is pursuing his Ph.D. at Prof. Ho’s research group.

 

 Research Experience

Integration of Nano/microfluidics and biomedical engineering and Nano structure fabrication technology.

 

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (Expected Graducation: 6/2012)
• M.S., Institute of MEMS, National Tsing Hua University (9/2003 – 6/2005)
• B.S., Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University (9/1999 – 6/2003)

Work Experience

Graduate Student Researcher (09/2007 - Present)
Molecular Mechanics Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Associate Engineer, (06/2006 – 07/2007)

Industrial Technology Research Institute

·        Development of the technology for Micro/Nano scale flow rate measurement.

·        Integration of Discrete liquid transportation on surface plasma resonator.

·        Utilization of SU-8 for pressure-drop valve.

 

Research Assistant, (09/2003 - 01/2006)

Nano/Micro Bio-Optic-Electro-Mechanical System and Fluidics LAB

• 3D polymer structure fabrication and its application on electrostatic actuators.

·        Development of Nano-structured conductive polymer membrane for superhydrophobic coating and drug deliver.

·        Design and implementation of novel wettability switch mechanism.

·        Development of theoretical prediction based on surface free energy and prototype for demonstration of the novel wettability switch mechanism.

 

Research Intern, (09/2004 - 12/2004)

Industrial Technology Research Institute

·        Design and utilization of Parylene in thermal bubble actuator.

·        The fabrication of free-standing Parylene membrane.

 

Research Intern, (07/2003 - 09/2003)

Industrial Technology Research Institute

·        Implement of CFD-RC simulation for particle collection mechanism.

·        Patent survey and circuit layout.

 

Publications

Degree Thesis

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Fan-Gang Tseng and Ching-Chang Chieng, “Micro Droplet Actuator Driven by Dynamic Surface Roughness Effect,” Master Thesis, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan, 2005.

 

Journal Publication

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Yun-Ju Chuang, Ching-Chang Chieng and Fan-Gang Tseng, “A Wettability Switchable Surface By Micro Surface Morphology Change,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 17, pp. 489 – 495, 2007

 

International Conference

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Chun-Min Su, Win-Ti Lin, Cheng-Tsai Yang, “A Novel Passive Pressure-Relief Valve for Blood Pressure Monitor,” 35^th International MATADOR, Taipei, Taiwan ROC, Jul., 2007

 

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Chun-Min Su, Hsuei-Ching Chih, Cheng-Tsai Yang, “Selective Wettability assisted Nanoliter Sample Generation via Electrowetting-Based Transportation,” 5^th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, ICNMM’07, Puebla, Mexico, Jun., 2007

 

Chun-Min Su, Ting-Hsuan Chen, Cheng-Tsai Yang, “Air Piston Calibrator for Microflow Delivery and Measurement Systems,” 5^th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, ICNMM’07, Puebla, Mexico, Jun., 2007

 

Chih-Cheng Feng, Hsurh-Ching Shih, Ting-Hsuan Chen and Li-Yu Chu, “Droplet Handling for SPR Instrument Using Single-Side Electrowetting,” International Symposium on Nano Science and Technology, ISNST’06, Tainan, Taiwan ROC, Nov., 2006, pp. 82-83.

 

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Yun-Ju Chuang and Fan-Gang Tseng, “A Nano-Structrued Conductive, Antireflective, and Superhydrophobic Polymer Membrane Composed of PDMS and Carbon-Nano-Tube,” 3^rd Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology, APCOT’06, Singapore, Jun., 2006.

 

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Yun-Ju Chuang and Fan-Gang Tseng, “A Novel Fabrication Method of 3D Polymer Multilayer Structures with Thin Movable Metal/PDMS Composite Membrane and its Application on Electrostatic Actuator,” 2^nd International Symposium on Micro & Nano Technology, ISMNT’06, Hsinchu, Taiwan ROC, Mar., 2006.

 

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Yun-Ju Chuang and Fan-Gang Tseng, “A Wettability Switchable Surface Driven By Electrostatic Induced Surface Morphology Change Without Energy Interference on Reagents in Droplets” 19th IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems, MEMS’06, Instanbul, Turkey, Jan., 2006, pp. 178-181.

 

Contact Info

Mailing Address:
15-155 Engineering IV
420 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

 

Phone: 310-825-9540
Fax: 310-825-1350

Email: tinghsuan@ucla.com