Research Interests:
Micro/nano machining for micro/nanosystems including MEMS/NEMS; microfluidics inlcuding programmable microfluidic system for biosensors; robust microvalve arrays for piezoelectric driven hydraulic actuators; portable separator/concenrtator for biological assays; chemical sensors based on microtechnology and nanostructured materials; mechanics of nanocomposites and MEMS materials, synthesis of multifunctional nanocomposites and nanowires; energy saving materials and systems, tribology of microsystems, material simulation by molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics.
M.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, 1985
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, 1982
Recent Publications:
Quanfang Chen, A new form of law of mixtures in determining strength of nanofiber/nanotube reinforced composites, Carbon, submitted and in communication.
Miao Liu, Jianren Sun, Ying Sun, Christopher Bock, and Quanfang Chen, Dimension of polymer membranes influences mechanical strength and thermal stability, Physical Review Letters, submitted.
Guangyu Chai, Ying Sun, Jianren Sun and Quanfang Chen, Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube – copper nanocomposites, J. Micromech. Microeng. 18 (2008) 035013, doi: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/3/035013.
Jianwei Gong, Jianren Sun and Quanfang Chen, Micromachined Sol-gel Carbon Nanotube/SnO2 Hydrogen Sensor, Sensors and Actuators B (chemical), Volume 130, (2008), Pages 829-835
Ying Sun and Quanfang Chen, “Mechanical Behavior of Ni/CNT Nanocomposites”, Nanotechnology 18 (2007) 505704, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/50/505704.
Bo Li and Quanfang Chen*, Solid Micro Mechanical Valves Fabricated with In Situ UV-LIGA Assembled Nickel, Sensors and Actuators A (Physical), Volume 126, Issue 1, 26 (2006), Pages 187-193
Jianwei Gong, Quanfang Chen, Ming-Ren Lian, Nen-Chin Liu, Roberts G. Stevenson, Micromachined Nanocrystalline Silver Doped SnO2 H2S Sensor, Sensors and Actuators B (Chemical), Vol 114/1 (2005) pp 32-39. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.04.035.
Jian-Wei Gong, Quan-Fang Chen*, Ming-Ren Lian, Nen-Chin Liu, Claude Daoust, Temperature Feedback Control for Improving Stability of SMO (Semiconductor Metal Oxide) Gas Sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 6 (2005), 139-145.
Quanfang Chen, Guangyu Chai, and Bo Li, “Exploration Study of Multifunctional Metallic Nanocomposite Utilizing Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Micro/nano devices”, Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 219(2005), 67-72
Jianwei Gong, Quanfang Chen, Weifeng Fei, and Sudipta Seal, Micromachined Nanocrystalline SnO2 Chemical Gas Sensors for Electronic Nose, Sensors and Actuators B (Chemical), Vol 102/1 (2004), pp 117-125
Scientific and Professional Societies:
ASME
SPIE
Honors and Awards:
Hai-Tian Scholar, Dalian University of Technology, China, 2008
Visiting Professor Award from the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy, September
1994.
Young Investigator award, China Advanced Committee “863”, 1993
Excellent Young Scientist Award, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang Branch. October
1993.
Excellent paper award, one of 50 nationwide for postdoctoral fellows, one of two in materials science nationwide. September 1993, Beijing, China.
1995, visiting scholar award by Chinese Academic of Science
