Cheng-Hsien Liu, Ph.D.

     Associate Professor

     Micro-Systems and Control Laboratory,
     Electrical and Control Division, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering

     Institute of NanoEngineering and Microsystems (Joint Appointment)

     National Tsing Hua University

Mailing Address: Engineering Building #1, Room 517
      National Tsing Hua University
      Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, R.O.C.

E-mail: liuch@pme.nthu.edu.tw
Phone: (886-3)-571-5131  ext. 33706
Fax: (886-3)-572-2840

Education

 

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Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University (2000)

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M.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

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M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University

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B.S., Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University

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Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei, R.O.C.

 

Research Interests

 

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MicroElectroMechanical Systems specially in BioMEMS/Lab-Chip/Micro-Total-Analysis-Systems for biomedical applications and Optical microsystems for optical communication/microphotonics applications

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System Dynamics, Modeling, Identification, and Control, specially in Optimal and Robust Designs of MEMS, and both Macro and Nano scale ElectroMechanical Systems.

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Nano Technology and its applications, specially for biomedical applications

 

Research Highlight News –

*         On-chip blood transportation using air-bubble – Inside Cover of Lab on a Chip Journal and Hot Article highlighted by Lab on a Chip, May 2009

*         Microfluidics pumps it up –highlighted by RSC Chemical Technology, April 2009 and showed on You Tube Lab on Chip video channel, April 2009

*         Liver on Lab Chip Program –  our three-year team research program (capturing liver functions in-vitro and biomedical studies) has been approved and supported by The Taiwan National Science and Technology Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for the period of 2008 through 2011.

*        Novel Micropump –  highlighted by SPIE Newsroom, May  2007

*        Liver on a chip – highlighted by RSC Chemical Biology, June 7, 2006

*        Heterogeneous Cell Patterning Lab Chip – Inside Cover of Lab on a Chip Journal and Hot Article highlighted by Lab on a Chip Journal,  June 2006

*        Cell Sorting Lab Chip – Hot Article highlighted by Lab on a chip Journal and RSC Chemical Biology Virtual Journal,  Nov. 2005

*        Active Micromixer – Research Highlighted by Lab on a chip Journal, March 2005

Research Projects

Research Project Sponsors –

*           Presently– National Science and Technology Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (奈米國家型科技計畫), National Science Council, Raydium/BenQ (瑞鼎/明基), National Space Organization (國家太空中心)

*           In past 6 years– ITRI, OPUS Microsystems, UST Nano Research Center, UST Brain Research Center, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Dr. Chip Biotech Inc., Cando Corp., Asia Pacific Microsystems, Test Research Inc., Sinica etc.

My Research Group- Micro-Systems and Control Laboratory

Recruit Post (looking for promising graduate students with interests and strong motivation in above research)

Opening: postdoctoral position in Lab on Chip/Nanotech and Microsystems for biomedical applications

My Favorite Poem

 

Footprints in the Sand

 

 

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Last update: June 6, 2008 by Cheng-Hsien Liu