He received his Ph.D. at the Institute of Applied Mechanics from National Taiwan University in 2007. He then did his postdoctoral research on sensing platforms using carbon-based nanomaterials at University of Maryland, College Park with Cheng S. Lee and YuHuang Wang in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and on the polymeric-based liquid chromatography systems with Don L. DeVoe in the Department of Mechanical/Bioengineering from 2007 to 2011. Prof. Chen’s research focuses on miniaturized systems utilizing micro/nanomaterials for biomedical point-of-care sensing applications based on affordability, sensitivity, and specificity, user-friendly, rapid and robust features. He serves as reviewer of 19 journals and his work has been featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip and Small.