Curriculum Vitae

Chuan-Hua Chen

178 Hudson Hall
Dept. Mechanical Engineering
Durham, NC 277080300
(919) 660-5343 (office)
(email)
Education:

PhD, Stanford University, 2004
MS, Stanford University, 2000
BS, Peking University, 1998
Areas of Research

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Physicochemical Hydrodynamics

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Hunt Faculty Scholar, Duke University, 2012
Young Faculty Award, DARPA, June, 2010
Powe Award, ORAU, May, 2009
CAREER Award, NSF, April, 2009

Publications

Book Chapters

  1. C.H. Chen, Electrohydrodynamic stability, in Electrokinetics and Electrohydrodynamics in Microsystems, edited by A. Ramos (2011), pp. 177-220, Springer.

Papers Published

  1. J.B. Boreyko, C.H. Baker, C.R. Poley, C.H. Chen, Wetting and dewetting transitions on hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces, Langmuir, vol. 27 (2011), pp. 7502-7509.
  2. Y. Zhao, F. Liu, C.H. Chen, Thermocapillary actuation of binary drops on solid surfaces, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99 no. 104101 (2011).
  3. Y. Zhao, D.B. Bober, C.H. Chen, Nonclogging resistive pulse sensing with electrohydrodynamic cone-jet bridges, Physical Review X, vol. 1 no. 021007 (2011).
  4. D.B. Bober, C.H. Chen, Pulsating electrohydrodynamic cone-jets: from choked jet to oscillating cone, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 689 (2011), pp. 552-563.
  5. J.B. Boreyko, Y. Zhao, C.H. Chen, Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99 no. 234105 (2011) (First Poster Prize, 2011 Gordon Research Conference on Microfluidics.).
  6. J.B. Boreyko and C.H. Chen, Self-propelled jumping drops on superhydrophobic surfaces, Physics of Fluids, vol. 22 no. 091110 (2010) (Gallery of Fluid Motion.).
  7. J.B. Boreyko and C.H. Chen, Self-propelled dropwise condensate on superhydrophobic surfaces, Physical Review Letters, vol. 103 no. 184501 (2009) (Highlighted in Science; Featured on the Discovery Channel.).
  8. J.B. Boreyko and C.H. Chen, Resorting superhydrophobicity of lotus leaves with vibration-induced dewetting, Physical Review Letters, vol. 103 no. 174502 (2009) (Cover of Physical Review Letters; Featured in The New York Times.).
  9. C. H. Chen, Q. J. Cai, C. L. Tsai, C. L. Chen, G. Y. Xiong, Y. Yu and Z. F. Ren, Dropwise condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces with two-tier roughness, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90 no. 173108 (2007).
  10. C. H. Chen and D. A. Saville and I. A. Aksay, Electrohydrodynamic "drop-and-place" particle deployment, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88 no. 154104 (2006).
  11. C. H. Chen, D. A. Saville and I. A. Aksay, Scaling laws for pulsed electrohydrodynamic drop formation, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 89 no. 124103 (2006).
  12. C. H. Chen, H. Lin, S. K. Lele and J. G. Santiago, Convective and absolute electrokinetic instability with conductivity gradients, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 524 (2005), pp. 263 -- 303.
  13. H. Lin and B. D. Storey and M. H. Oddy and C. H. Chen and J. G. Santiago, Instability of electrokinetic microchannel flows with conductivity gradients, Physics Of Fluids, vol. 16 no. 6 (June, 2004), pp. 1922 -- 1935.
  14. A. Matta and O. M. Knio and R. G. Ghanem and C. H. Chen and J. G. Santiago and B. Debusschere and H. N. Najm, Computational study of band-crossing reactions, Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 13 no. 2 (April, 2004), pp. 310 -- 322.
  15. C. H. Chen and J. G. Santiago, A planar electroosmotic micropump, Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 11 no. 6 (December, 2002), pp. 672 -- 683.
  16. S. L. Zeng and C. H. Chen and J. G. Santiago and J. R. Chen and R. N. Zare and J. A. Tripp and F. Svec and J. M. J. Frechet, Electroosmotic flow pumps with polymer frits, Sensors And Actuators B-chemical, vol. 82 no. 2-3 (February, 2002), pp. 209 -- 212.
  17. S. L. Zeng and C. H. Chen and J. C. Mikkelsen and J. G. Santiago, Fabrication and characterization of electroosmotic micropumps, Sensors And Actuators B-chemical, vol. 79 no. 2-3 (October, 2001), pp. 107 -- 114.

Other

  1. J.G. Santiago, C.H. Chen, Special issue on fundamental principles and techniques in microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, vol. 9 no. 2423-2424 (2009).

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