People
CHEN Shih-Chi 陳世祈
Professor
scchen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
TEL: 852 - 3943 4136
Room 307, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building
Multiscale Precision Instrumentation Laboratory

Prof. Shih-Chi Chen received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 1999. He received his S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. Following his graduate work, he entered a post-doctoral fellowship in the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, where his research focused on biomedical optics and endomicroscopy. From 2009 to 2011, he was a Senior Scientist at Nano Terra, Inc., a start-up company founded by Prof. George Whitesides at Harvard University, to develop precision instruments for novel nanofabrication processes. Prof. Chen joined the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011 and was promoted to Professor in 2020. His current research interests include ultrafast laser applications, biomedical optics, precision engineering, and nanomanufacturing. Prof. Chen is a member of the American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), SPIE, and the Optical Society (OSA). He received the prestigious R&D 100 Award in 2003 and 2018 for developing a six-axis nanopositioner and an ultrafast nanoscale 3-D printer respectively.

 

Research Interests
  • Ultrafast Laser Applications
  • Biomedical Optics
  • Precision Engineering
  • Nanomanufacturing
Current Projects
  • Ultrafast 3-D Nano-structuring of Functional Materials based on Femtosecond Light Sheets, Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong. HK$ 5,000,000, 2019 – 2021.
  • Advanced Vision and Sensing System for Next-generation Medical Robots, Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong. HK$ 4,997,000, 2018 – 2021.
  • Unobtrusive Smart Health-Monitoring Technologies for Eldercare and Prevention of Dementia, Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong. HK$ 6,998,497, 2018 – 2021
  • High Throughput Organ Tissue Microarray Imaging System, Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong. HK$ 1,382,300, 2018 – 2019.
  • Trial: Ultrafast Two-photon 3D Microscope, Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong. HK$ 1,933,675, 2017 – 2019.
Teaching by Years
2020/2021
ENGG5404 Micromachining and Microelectromechanial Systems
2019/2020
MAEG 3040 Mechanical Design
ENGG 5404 Micromachining and Microelectromechanical Systems
2018/2019
MAEG 3040 Mechanical Design
ENGG 5404 Micromachining and Microelectromechanical Systems
Publications

Journal

  1. S.K. Saha, D. Wang, V.H. Nguyen, Y. Chang, J.S. Oakdale, S. Chen, “Scalable Submicrometer Additive Manufacturing,” Science, Vol. 366, No. 6461, pp. 105-109, 2019.

  2. Q. Geng, D. Wang, P. Chen, and S. Chen, “Ultrafast Multi-focus 3-D Nano-fabrication based on Two-photon Polymerization,” Nature Communications, Vol. 10, pp. 2179, 2019.
  3. D. Wang, C. Wen, Y. Chang, W. Lin, and S. Chen, “Ultrafast Laser-enabled 3D Metal Printing: A Solution to Fabricate Arbitrary Submicron Metal Structures,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 52, pp. 106-111, 2018. (2019 Editor’s Choice Award)
  4. X. Fan, Y. Huang, X. Ding, N. Luo, C. Li, N. Zhao, and S. Chen, “Alignment-free Liquid Capsule Pressure Sensor for Cardiovascular Monitoring,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, No. 44, pp. 1805045, 2018.
  5. Q. Geng, C. Gu, J. Cheng, and S. Chen, “Digital Micromirror Device-based Two-photon Microscopy for Three-dimensional and Random-access Imaging,” Optica, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 674-677, 2017.
  6. J. Chen, W. Chen, G. Zhang, H. Lin, and S. Chen, “A High-resolution Compact Spectrometer based on a Custom-printed Varied-line-spacing Concave Blazed Grating”, Optics Express, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp. 12446-12454, 2017.

  7. C. Gu, D. Zhang, D. Wang, Y. Yam, C. Li, and S. Chen, “Parallel Femtosecond Laser Light Sheet Micro-manufacturing based on Temporal Focusing,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 50, pp. 198-203, 2017.

  8. J. Chen, H. Lee, D. Wang, S. Di, and S. Chen, “A Hybrid Imprinting Process to Fabricate a Multi-layer Compound Eye for Multispectral Imaging”, Optics Express, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 4180-4189, 2017.

  9. W. Lin, H. Zhang, S. Chen, B. Liu, and Y. Liu, “Microstructured Optical Fiber for Multichannel Sensing Based on Fano Resonance of the Whispering Gallery Modes”, Optics Express , Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 994-1004, 2017.

  10. C. Li, J. Wang, and S. Chen, “Flexure-based Dynamic-Tunable Five-axis Nanopositioner for Parallel Nanomanufacturing,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 45, pp. 423-434, 2016.

  11. J. Cheng, C. Gu, D. Zhang, D. Wang, and S. Chen, “Ultrafast Axial Scanning for Two-photon Microscopy via a Digital Micromirror Device and Binary Holography,” Optics Letters, Vol. 41, No. 7, pp. 1451-54, 2016.

  12. X. Zhou, D. Wang, J. Wang, and S. Chen, “Precision Design and Control of a Flexure-based Roll-to-roll Printing System,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 45, pp. 332-341, 2016.

  13. N. Luo, W. Dai, C. Li, Z. Zhou, L. Lu, C.C.Y. Poon, S. Chen, Y. Zhang, and N. Zhao, “Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor Patch Enabling Ultralow Power Cuffless Blood Pressure Measurement,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 1178-87, 2016.

  14. J. Chen, J. Cheng, D. Zhang and S. Chen, “Precision UV Imprinting System for Parallel Fabrication of Large-area Micro-lens Arrays on Nonplanar Surfaces,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 44, pp. 70-74, 2016.

Honours and Awards:

  1. R&D 100 Award for One of 100 Best New Technical Products of the Year – Digital Holography-based 3-D Nano-Builder (2018)
  2. Best Oral Presentation & Best Oral Paper Award, 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (2017)
  3. MGH-MIT Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Research (2007)
  4. R&D 100 Award for One of 100 Best New Technical Products of the Year – HexFlex Nanomanipulator (2003)
  5. MIT Martin Fellow & Martin Fellowship, Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability, MIT (2003)
  6. Lee Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT (2001)

Conference Publications

  1. X. Liu, C. Li, H. Li, X. Wang, and S. Chen, “Deep Learning-based Precision Control for Six-axis Compliant Nanopositioner,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2019.

  2. C. Li, X. Liu, and S. Chen, “Design of a Six-axis Parallel Nanopositioner Using Decoupled Flexural Legs,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2019.

  3. V.H. Nguyen, D. Wang, J.S. Oakdale, S. Chen, and S.K. Saha, “Breaking the Resolution versus Throughput Tradeoff In Nanoscale Additive Manufacturing,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2019.

  4. X. Fan, M. Ren, Y. Huang, N. Zhao, and S. Chen, “Liquid Capsule-based Pressure Sensor for Precision Cardiovascular Monitoring,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2019.

  5. C. Wen, M. Ren, and S. Chen, “Compressive Sensing for Fast 3-D Two-photon Microscopy,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2019.

  6. Z. Fu, N. Zhang, and S. Chen, “Sub-wavelength Periodic Surface Structures Fabricated by Temporally Focused Femtosecond Laser,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the ASPE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2019.

  7. F. Feng, W. Chen, W. Lin, D. Chen, and S. Chen, “Subwavelength Fiber-optic Displacement Sensing based on Non-contact Near-field Specklegram,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Las Vegas, NV, USA, November 4-9, 2018.

  8. H. Lee., E. Zhao, D. Zhang, Y. Chang, and S. Chen, “Bessel Beam Array for High Resolution Wafer Dicing,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Las Vegas, NV, USA, November 4-9, 2018.

  9. M. Ren, Q. Geng, and S. Chen, “Sensorless Wavefront Correction for DMD-based Fast 3-D Imaging and Nanofabrication,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Las Vegas, NV, USA, November 4-9, 2018.

  10. J. Wang, C. Li, and S. Chen, “Design of a High-speed Oscillating Blade Microtome,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Charlotte, NC, USA, Oct. 2017, pp. 412 – 416.

  11. C. Li and S. Chen, “A Flexure-based Multi-layer Roll-to-roll Printing System,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Charlotte, NC, USA, Oct. 2017, pp. 393 – 397.

  12. Q. Geng, D. Wang, and S. Chen, “DMD-based Random-access Scanner for Fast 3-D Imaging and Fabrication,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Charlotte, NC, USA, Oct. 2017, pp. 99 – 102.

  13. S. Chen, “DMD-based Ultrafast Femtosecond Laser Beam Shaping and Its Applications in Two-photon Microscopy,” OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences, Novel Techniques in Microscopy, April 02-05, 2017, San Diego, CA, Paper# NW3C.1.

  14. Q. Geng and S. Chen, “DMD-based Random-access Scanning and Its Applications in Two-photon Microscopy,” OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences, Novel Techniques in Microscopy, April 02-05, 2017, San Diego, CA,  Paper# NTu3C.2.

  15. Y. Chang, C. Wen, and S. Chen, “Sync-free Light Sheet Microscopy based on a 2-D Phase Mask,” OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences, Novel Techniques in Microscopy, April 02-05, 2017, San Diego, CA,Paper# NTu3C.3.

  16. J. Chen, W. Chen, G. Zhang, H. Lin, and S. Chen, “A Compact Spectroscopic System based on Custom-printed Concave Gratings” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Portland, OR, USA, Oct. 2016, pp. 48-51.

  17. J. Chen, S. Di, and S. Chen, “A Hybrid Imprinting Process to Fabricate a Multi-layer Compound Eye for Multi-spectral Imaging,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, Portland, OR, USA, Oct. 2016, pp.126-130.