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Name in Chinese
陳曦
Biography
Professor Chen is an internationally acknowledged leading scholar in material science and mechanics who addresses real-world challenges in energy, environment, nanotechnology, and biology. As one of the international leaders who pioneered distributed carbon dioxide capture, utilization and preservation, Professor Chen received the Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2010, Young Investigator Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (SES) in 2011, and the Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award from ASME in 2012. He was awarded the Career Award (CAREER) by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Professor Chen was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2014. Professor Chen graduated from the Xi'an Jiaotong University Young Gifted Program. He obtained his Master in Science from Tsinghua University and PhD degree in Solid Mechanics from Harvard University. He was a tenured Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering from 2017 to 2022 and the Director of the Earth Engineering Center from 2018 to 2022 at Columbia University. He had been Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Advanced Structure Technology at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), and had recently served as Director of the Institute of Energy and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Research on Flexible Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Sensors Based on Low-Dimensional Materials (基於低維材料的柔性二氧化氮氣體傳感器研究)
CHEN, X. (PI), XIAO, H. (CoI), LUO, J. (CoPI) & TAO, R. (CoI)
1/07/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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A Practical Micropipette-Image Calibration Method for Somatic Cell Microinjection
PAN, F., CHEN, S., ZHENG, L., ZHI, S., CHEN, X. & SUN, D., 27 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Highly solar modulated and robust PNIPAM/HEMC smart windows
LIU, S., YAO, K., XU, J., HU, Z., ZENG, X., XIAO, L., FANG, Z., HU, Y., CHEN, X., YANG, Y., LI, W. & KE, Y., 28 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Mechanistic investigation on hydrolysis, alcoholysis, and ammonolysis of polyethylene terephthalate initiated by participation of calcium ions
LUO, X., LI, Q. & CHEN, X., Feb 2025, In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 194, p. 1584-1596 13 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
CHEN, X. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
CHEN, X. (Recipient), Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
Activities
- 1 Keynote Speech
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Higher Education for Sustainability
CHEN, X. (Keynote speaker)
8 Nov 2024Activity: Talks or Presentations › Keynote Speech
Press/Media
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政策先行:發揮香港優勢 推廣捉碳產業化 Prof Chen's research advances green industry through carbon dioxide capture technology
6/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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