MEMS/NEMS scientist

Yu Chen

Physics Department of Boston University

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Boston, MA, 02215

Telephone: 617-***-**** (lab)

617-***-**** (cell)

E-mail: *****@*****.***

Web: nano.bu.edu/YuChen

Career Objective

Research and development position to utilize my extensive experience in semiconductor and MEMS application including biosensor.

Education

B.S., Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 1999

M.S., Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2002 (Semiconductor physics)

Ph. D, Boston University, Boston, MA, Jan 2009 (Physics)

(thesis: Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistor for Biosensing

Advisor: Mohanty, Pritiraj, Associate professor of Boston University)

Technical and Computer Skills

1. MEMS/NEMS fabrication (experienced in e-beam/photo lithography, metal deposition, wet etching, dry etching.)

2. Wet chemistry (Surface modification, Protein crosslinking)

3. Semiconductor/surface characterization including AFM, SEM, fluorescence microscope and ellipsometry

4. Computer skills (AutoCAD, Matlab, Latex, and Labview)

Experiences

1. 1999-2002 Fudan University, Shanghai

Research Assistant, Semiconductor defects study

2. 2002-2003 Boston University, Boston

Teaching Assistant, Lead lab sessions and discussion sessions for undergraduate physics lecture on electromagnetism and optics, provide assistance with homework and questions related to the lecture; Grade written exercises and exams.

3. 2003-2008, Boston University, Boston

Research Assistant: MEMS fabrication using e-beam lithography and photo-lithography, surface modification, detection of biological molecules using FET biosensor.

4. 2008-current, Boston University, Boston

Post Doctoral Associates : MEMS fabrication, miniaturization of the FET biosensor system. circuit board designing, patent writing, and proposal writing.

Awards and accomplishments

Photonics Fellowships for AY, Boston University, 2006-2007.

Complete Labview program to control a differential conductance measurement system.

Design a PCB circuit board for differential conductance measurement system.

Device fabricated used to detect cancer related antigen CA 15.3 down to 10 U/ml.

American Physical Society member

Materials Research Society member

Publications

1. Detection of donor-like deep levels in p-type Si containing a thin Er-doped layer by deep-level transient spectroscopy

Yu Chen, Gang Chen, Yun Tian and Fang Lu

Semicond. Sci. Technol. 17 No 5 (May 2002) 497-501

2. Electrically active defects in Ni–Si silicide studied by deep-level transient spectroscopy

Yun Tian, Yu-Long Jiang, Yu Chen, Fang Lu and Bing-Zhong Li

Semicond. Sci. Technol. 17 No 1 (January 2002) 83-86

3. Silicon-based nanoelectronic field-effect pH sensor with local gate control

Yu Chen, Xihua Wang, Shyamsunder Erramilli, Pritiraj Mohanty, and Agnieszka Kalinowski

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 223512 (2006)

4. Nanoscale Field Effect Transistor for Biomolecular Signal Amplification

Yu Chen, Xihua Wang, M. K. Hong, Shyamsunder Erramilli, & Pritiraj Mohanty

Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 243511 (2007)

5. Silicon-based nano-channel glucose sensor

Xihua Wang, Yu Chen, Katherine A. Gibney, Shyamsunder Erramilli and Pritiraj Mohanty

Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 013903 (2008)

6. Surface Modified Silicon Nano-Channel for Urea Sensing

Yu Chen, Xihua Wang, M. K. Hong, Shyamsunder Erramilli, & Pritiraj Mohanty

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 133, 593 (2008)

Conference Talks and Posters:

1. Electronic Biosensor Made of Functionalized Silicon Nanowires (oral talk)

March 25, 2005, APS March meeting, CA

2. Nanoelectronic Biomolecular Field-Effect Transistor (BioFET) Sensor (oral talk)

Nov 28 2006, MRS fall meeting, Boston, MA

3. Nanoscale field effect transistor for ultrasensitive biomolecular recognition (poster)

June 18-21 2007, Nanoelectronic Devices for Defense & Security (NANO-DDS) Conference, Arlington, Virginia

4. Nanoelectronic Biomolecular Field-Effect Transistor (BioFET) Sensor (poster)

Nov 28 2007, MRS fall meeting, Boston, MA

Top-Down Fabricated Silicon Nanochannel Field-Effect Transistors for Biosensing Applications

March 20, 2009, APS march meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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