Personal statement
Dr. Yu Chen received her PhD from Birmingham University in nanoscale physics in 2000 and subsequently was appointed to a lectureship in molecular nanometrology at Strathclyde University in 2007 funded by an EPSRC Science and Innovation Award. She is a fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, a member of the European Microscopy Society, the Institute of Physics, the American Chemical Society, and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network. She serves as an expert panel member for the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, a referee for top international journals, an invited speaker and a committee member for a number of international conferences and workshops.
Dr Chen’s main research activities lie in the creation and characterization of nanoscale structures for their unique physical and chemical properties, utilizing both optical and electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Her recent research focuses on surface plasmon enhanced effect, including two-photon luminescence, energy transfer and SERRS from noble metal nanoparticles, arrays and porous media, with strong links to biomedical imaging and sensing, as well as nanoparticle-cell interaction and cytotoxicity. Other work includes 3D visualization of nanoparticles, stability of Au nanoparticles, and creating nanostructures using chemical lithography and direct writing.
Professional activities
- 5th international conference on bioinformatics and miomedical engineering
- Organiser
- 2011
- Invited editor for a book to the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Book Series published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Guest editor
- 2011
- FluoroFest
- Invited speaker
- 2010
- International Communication Association Annual Conference 2014
- Invited speaker
- 2010
- Expert in Round Table Group, Washington, DC, USA
- Advisor
- 2010
- European Cooperation in Science and Technology (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2010
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Projects
- New Application of a DNA-nanorod Platform for Vaccine Development
- Yu, Jun (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Roberts, Craig (Co-investigator)
- Period 01-May-2017 - 30-Apr-2018
- EPSRC Science and Innovation Nanometrology for Molecular Science, Medicine and Manufacture | Yip, Philip
- Birch, David (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Yip, Philip (Research Co-investigator)
- Period 01-Oct-2011 - 08-Apr-2016
- EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant | Campbell, Scott
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Campbell, Scott (Research Co-investigator)
- Period 01-Dec-2007 - 01-Dec-2011
- EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant - DTA, University of Strathclyde | Russell, Ben Allan
- Chen, Yu (Principal Investigator) Mulheran, Paul (Co-investigator) Russell, Ben Allan (Research Co-investigator)
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- Period 01-Oct-2013 - 02-Jun-2017
- Doctoral Training Grant | KEATING, Martin
- Chen, Yu (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator) KEATING, Martin (Research Co-investigator)
- Period 01-Oct-2009 - 05-Jun-2015
- Nanoprobes for melanin and melanoma (support for CDT in Medical Imaging)
- Birch, David (Principal Investigator) Chen, Yu (Co-investigator) Sutter, Jens (Co-investigator)
- Period 01-Oct-2014 - 30-Sep-2018
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