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Wei Chen (陈伟)
西浦创业家学院(太仓)芯片学院院长
陈伟博士是美国发明科学院院士，英国皇家化学学会会士，西交利物浦大学芯片学院院长和教授，入选《全球前2%顶尖科学家榜单2024， 2025》“年度科学影响力”榜单和“终身科学影响力”榜单。他本科毕业于吉林大学地学院，硕士毕业于中南大学地球物理学院，博士毕业于北京大学化学与分子工程学院。曾任中国科学院半导体材料开发实验室副主任、获中科院青年科学家奖。陈伟教授长期深耕前沿纳米技术研究，在Advanced Materials、PNAS和Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy等国际知名学术期刊发表论文370余篇，论文引用超过2.3万次、H指数为79，拥有22项美国专利。曾获中科院青年科学家奖，当选英国皇家化学学会会士，获国际彭斯思奖（Pencis Award）-肿瘤学和癌症研究卓越成就奖；于2022年当选美国发明家科学院院士并2023年成为德州大学阿灵顿分校杰出学者院士奖，这是该校授予教员最高的荣誉。
陈伟教授是纳米粒子自发光光动力疗法和微波诱导光动力疗法（PDT）的开拓者。他发明了铜半胱胺（Copper Cysteamine）这个全新的材料， 这个材料有很多新的应用前景，对光动力和光催化可能会产生深刻的影响。陈伟教授还首先研究了纳米粒子热释光并观察到纳米粒子光激励发光，并证明了纳米粒子用于室温光学存储和数字成像的设想。他在国际上首次观察到 Eu2+ 在 ZnS 纳米晶的 d-f 跃迁发光，国际首创 CuS 纳米颗粒光热癌症治疗并研究出新型的闪烁材料 La0.2Y1.8O3。这些创新性的工作为科技的发展做出了很大的贡献。
在陈教授的带领下，芯片学院取得了长足的进步和发展，目前已与20多家半导体和芯片企业、科研院所签订了框架合作协议，双方共同在人才培养、技术研发等方面展开紧密合作，学生人数从2022年第一届的18人发展到今天300多学生，师资力量和实验室的建设也得到了飞速的发展，为芯片领域人才的培养打下了坚实的基础。
Dean, School of CHIPS, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang)
Dr. Wei Chen is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in the United States and the Dean of the School of CHIPS at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the School of Earth Sciences at Jilin University, his master’s degree from the School of Geophysics at Central South University, and his Ph.D. from the School of Chemistry and molecular Engineering at Peking University. He previously served as the Deputy Director of the Semiconductor Materials Development Laboratory at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and received the CAS Young Scientist Award. Professor Wei Chen has long been engaged in cutting-edge nanotechnology research, and has published over 370 papers in internationally renowned academic journals such as Advanced Materials, PNAS, Nano Letters, and Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. His papers have been cited 23157 times so far, with an h-index of 79, and he holds 22 US patents. He was selected for the “Annual Scientific Impact” and “Lifetime Scientific Impact” lists in the “2024 Global Top 2% Scientists” and “2025 Global Top 2% Scientists” ranking. Professor Chen has received the CAS Young Scientist Award, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and has been honored with the Pencis Award for Excellence in Oncology and Cancer Research. In 2022, he was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and in 2023, he became a Fellow of the Distinguished Scholars College at the University of Texas at Arlington, the highest honor the university bestows on faculty members. Through the efforts of Professor Chen and his team, the School of CHIPS has signed agreements with over a 30 companies and research institutes in the semiconductor field, jointly engaging in close cooperation in talent development, technological research and development, and other areas, the student numbers increased from 18 in 2022 to the present of more than 300 students, and staff numbers are also increasedly rapidly.
Research interests
- Smart CHIPS and sensing technology 传感器芯片及
- New Semiconductor materials for CHIPS 新型半导体材料
- Plasma and its applications 等离子体及其应用 in Medical treatment
- CHIPS for Wearable Technology 用于可穿戴技术的芯片
- Diabetes and early cancer detection and prevention糖尿病和癌症的早期探测和治疗
- AI CHIPS, Quantum Computing and Brain-Like CHIPS AI芯片、量子计算和类脑芯片
- Testing Methods for New Types of CHIPS 新型芯片测试技术和方法
- Google Scholar and Citations & H-Index
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ktuYZY8AAAAJ&hl=en
Experience
- Education
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NAME Wei Chen |
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DEGREE |
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Jilin University, Changchun, China |
B.S. |
1985 |
Mineralogy/Geoscience | |
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Central-South University, Changsha, China |
M.S. |
1988 |
Mineralogy/Geoscience | |
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Peking University, Beijing, China |
Ph.D. |
1992 |
Chemistry | |
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- Employment and Positions
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2024 |
Dean, School of CHIPS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
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2023 |
UTA COS Research Committee |
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2023 |
NAI Senior Member Advisory Committee |
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2022 |
Senate Committee, UTA department program review committee |
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2022 |
Senior Member Nomination Committee, NAI UTA Chapter |
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2022 -2025 |
Member, Global Outreach Committee, Sigma Xi Society, USA |
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2022 |
NAI Senior Member Advisory Committee |
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2021- present |
Treasurer, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Chapter at UTA |
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2019 - present |
University Senator |
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2019-Present |
Supervisor, Society of Physics Students, UTA |
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2017 – present |
Senior Supervisor, R and D Director, Solgro Inc. Fort Worth, Texas |
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12/2012 – 12/2018 |
Director, Center for Security Advances Via Applied Nanotechnology, UT Arlington |
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9/2013 - Present |
Full professor, Department of Physics, UT Arlington |
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9/2011 – 8/2013 |
Associate professor, Department of Physics, UT Arlington |
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9/2006 – 8/2011 |
Assistant professor, Department of Physics, UT Arlington |
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4/2000- 8/2006 |
Research Scientist, Division Manager, ICX Nomadics, Inc. Stillwater, OK, USA. (Now Flir Inc., Stillwater OK) |
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7/1999- 3/2000 |
Visiting Scientist, University of Western Ontario, Canada. |
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8/1998- 5/1999 |
Visiting Scientist, Center of Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden. |
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1996-1998 |
Deputy Director, Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Chinese Academy of Science |
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1994-1998 |
Research Scientist, Institute of Semiconductor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China |
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1992-1994 |
Postdoctoral fellow at the department of materials physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China |
Teaching
- Introduction to Microeletronics and CHIPS
- Introduction to Nanotechnology
- Final Year Project Supervision
Awards and honours
- Awards and Honors
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2025 |
王占国院士奖 |
Individual |
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2024 |
First prize award by Guangxi Optical Society |
Individual |
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2023 |
Member for UTA Academy of Distinguished Scholars |
Individual |
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2023 |
First place award for microwave induced PDT, Guangxi Optical Society |
Individual |
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2022 |
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors |
Individual |
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2022 |
IAAM Scientist Award for contributions in Nanotechnology |
Individual |
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2022 |
Innovation Recognition by NAI UTA Chapter |
Individual |
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2021 |
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) |
Individual |
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2021 |
Pencis Award Excellence in Cancer research |
Individual |
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2021 |
Sigma Xi Full Member |
Individual |
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2020 |
Vebleo Fellow |
Individual |
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2020 |
Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials |
Individual |
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2020 |
Distinguished record of research/creative activity award, UT Arlington |
Individual |
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2020 |
Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors |
Individual |
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2019 |
Launch Alaska Cohort Member |
Team (Solgro) |
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2019 |
1st Place University of Texas at Arlington Phase II pitch competition winner $25,000 |
Team (Solgro) |
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2019 |
Wells Fargo IN2 Accelerator Grant Recipient of $250,000 |
Team (Solgro) |
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2019 |
MassChallenge Texas Top 14 Finalist |
Team (Solgro) |
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2018 |
TechFW Impact Awards Winner |
Team (Solgro) |
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2017 |
Best paper award, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., the American Scientific Publishers, USA |
Individual |
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2017 |
1st Place University of Texas at Arlington Phase I pitch competition winner |
Team (Solgro) |
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2010 |
Research Excellence Awards, University of Texas at Arlington |
Individual |
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2010 |
Who’s Who in America. Sixth-Fourth Edition, 2010 |
Individual |
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2009 |
Research Excellence Awards, University of Texas at Arlington |
Individual |
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2008 |
Research Excellence Awards, University of Texas at Arlington |
Individual |
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1997 |
Outstanding Young Scientist Award, The Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Individual |
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1995 |
A 2nd class prize for distinguished achievement in Science & Technology by the State Education Commission of China |
Team |
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1995 |
Presidential award, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Individual |
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1994 |
A 2nd class prize for the achievement of Science & Technology by Peking University |
Team |
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1988 |
Graduation with honor, Central-South University of Technology |
Individual |
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1986 |
Excellent graduate student award, Central-South University of Technology |
Individual |
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Projects
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The intellectual property operation guidance project for flexible microchannel sensor for continuous monitoring of biological fluid flow rate
Lu, Q. (PI), Chen, W. (Team member) & Liu, C. (Team member)
1/03/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Governmental Research Project
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All-Optical Encryption and Decryption at 120 Gb/s Using Carrier Reservoir Semiconductor Optical Amplifier-Based Mach–Zehnder Interferometers
Kotb, A., Zoiros, K. E. & Chen, W., Jul 2025, In: Micromachines. 16, 7, 834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A reusable copper-cysteamine fluorescence probe for cost-effective detection of alkaline phosphatase activity based on a redox-modulated inner filter effect
Li, Y., Cai, Y., Wang, Y., Xue, R., Ren, Z., Liu, Y., Chen, W., Liu, Z., Bao, X. & Huang, Z., Feb 2025, In: Microchemical Journal. 209, 112694.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cu(I)-cysteamine-X (X = Cl−, Br−, and I−) compounds with peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric and smartphone detection of formaldehyde by overcoming pH and temperature limitations
Wang, Y., Li, Y., Xue, R., Ren, Z., Li, X., Huang, Z. & Chen, W., May 2025, In: Microchemical Journal. 212, 113431.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of NIR Responsive Upconversion Nanosensor for Turn-on Detection of 4-Nonylphenol
Huang, S., Xu, K., Ye, Y., Wen, H., Chen, R., Song, W., Chen, W. & Abdur, R. A., Jan 2025, In: Faguang Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Luminescence. 46, 1, p. 140-155 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-Contrast and High-Speed Optical Logic Operations Using Silicon Microring Resonators
Kotb, A., Wang, Z. & Chen, W., May 2025, In: Nanomaterials. 15, 10, 707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)