Principal Investigator 

Biography:

Chong-You Chen is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU). His research lies in molecular manipulation and surface fabrication to precisely control nanomaterial interfaces and advance analytical chemistry. His recent works focus on improving the molecular recognition selectivity of nanozymes and developing thermal-based patterning strategies for the in-situ synthesis and integration of functional nanomaterials. He received his B.S. and M.S. from National Chiao Tung University in 2011 and 2014, respectively, under the guidance of Prof. You-Zung Hsieh on capillary electrophoresis and nanoparticle-based probes. He obtained his Ph.D. from National Taiwan University in 2018, focusing on the surface molecular environment control through chemical lift-off lithography supervised by Prof. Wei-Ssu Liao. He was selected as a Japan Visiting Research Student in 2018, working on inkjet-printing analytical devices under the supervision of Prof. Daniel Citterio at Keio University. From 2018 to 2022, he worked at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), exploring potential applications of waste LCD glass in sustainable nanotechnology. He joined the Department of Chemistry at National Changhua University of Education in February 2022 and relocated to the Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan Normal University in August 2023. He has served in the Department of Applied Chemistry at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University since February 2026. He published over 22 peer-reviewed papers and 2 patents in the recent years. He was recognized as a Future Leader by the American Chemical Society CAS (2018) and The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Member (2018). He was awarded the Yen Thesis Award (2018), Lam Research Thesis Award (2018), Outstanding Thesis Award (2019), Quality Model Award in Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (ITRI, 2020), Young Scholars Industry-Academia Excellence Award (NTNU, 2025), and Newly Appointed Distinguished Talent Incentive Award (NTNU, 2023-2025)

Education:

• Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2014–2018)

• M.S., Department of Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (2011–2014)

• B.S., Department of Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (2007–2011)

Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (2026/02-present)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University (2023/08-2026/01)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Changhua University of Education (2022/02-2023/07)

• Researcher, Industrial Technology Research Institute (2018/12-2022/01) 

• Visiting Research Student, Keio University, Japan (2018/08-10)

Honors and Awards：

1. Young Scholars Industry-Academia Excellence Award (NTNU, 2025)

2. Newly Appointed Distinguished Talent Incentive Award (NTNU, 2023-2025)

3. Quality Model Award in Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (ITRI, 2020)

4. Outstanding Thesis Award (Chemical Society Located in Taipei, 2019)

5. Lam Research Thesis Award (National Taiwan University, 2019)

6. CAS SciFinder Future Leaders program (Chemical Abstracts Service of ACS, 2018)

7. Yen Thesis Award (National Taiwan University, 2018)

8. The Phi Tau Phi  Scholastic Honor Member (The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, 2018)

9. Graduate Student Excellent Poster Award (National Taiwan University, 2018)

10. Yee Fong Chemical Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Student (National Taiwan University, 2018)

11. Excellent Oral Presentation (the 2018 Graduate Students Symposium of the ACS International Chemical Science Chapter of Taiwan, 2018)

12. Outstanding Oral Presentation (the 2016 Graduate Students Symposium of the ACS International Chemical Science Chapter of Taiwan, 2016)

13. The Merit Poster Award (the 15th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separation and Analysis, 2015)

14. Academic Achievement Award (National Chiao Tung University, Oct. 2012)

15. Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant (National Chiao Tung University, 2012)

16. Academic Achievement Award (National Chiao Tung University, Apr. 2012)

Invited Talks

1. "Thermal Lithography as a Universal Strategy for Rapid Fabrication of Functional Analytical Devices" Asian International Symposium - Analytical Chemistry in The 106th CSJ Annual Meeting, Japan, Mar. 2026

2. "Deciphering the Fundamental Mechanisms of Substrate Selectivity in Nanozymes" 2026 同步輻射與中子技術論壇, 2026年1月

3. "Facile Heat–Induced Patterning of Carbonized Polymer Dots for Functional Devices" 2026 中華民國高分子年會, 2026年1月

4. "Exploiting Target Selectivity of Bio-Inspired Nanozymes by Mimicking Natural Enzyme Binding Dynamics" Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Dec. 2025

5. "在奈米世界作畫：表面化學的秘密", 臺北市立內湖高中, 2025年12月

6. "Bio-Inspired Nanozyme with Target-Responsive Selectivity for Advanced Sensing Applications" the 28th International Annual Symposium on Computational Science and Engineering (ANSCSE28), Jul. 2025

7. "Direct Heat-Driven Simultaneous Synthesis and Patterning of Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications" Department of Photonics/National Sun Yat-sen University, Jun. 2025

8. "奈米感測器：從奈米酵素設計到熱能微影技術開發" 國立臺灣師範大學理學院跨領域交流座談會, 2025年5月
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9. "Exploiting Target Selectivity of Bio-Inspired Nanozymes by Mimicking Natural Enzyme Binding Dynamics "2024物理化學及分析化學交流研討會議, 2024年11月

10. "Direct Heat-Driven Simultaneous Synthesis and Patterning of Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications" Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences/National Tsing Hua University, Sep. 2024

11. "Target-induced Inhibition of Bio-Inspired Nanozyme Activity for Advanced Sensing Applications", 2024 International Conference on Smart Sensors, Jul. 2024

12. "Thermal-Based Printing and Advanced Nanozymes for Analytical Sensor Applications", Department of Mechanical Engineering/University of Tokyo, Feb. 2024

13. "Thermal-Based Printing and Advanced Nanozymes for Analytical Sensor Applications", Institute of Biomedical Engineering/National Tsing Hua University, Dec. 2023

14. "Heat-Based Printing and Advanced Nanozymes for Analytical Sensor Applications", Department of Chemistry/National Sun Yat-sen University, Dec. 2023

15. "從求學到業界，轉回學術界的經驗分享", 國立臺灣師範大學, 2023年11月

16. "奈米酵素之試紙型感測器", 國立文華高中, 2023年10月

17. "Inhibitive Carbon-Based Nanozyme: From Kinetic Studies to Sensing Applications", 2023 International Conference on Smart Sensors, Jun. 2023

18. "Developing Analytical Devices by Printing Technologies and Advanced Nanomaterials", Department of Material Science and Engineering/Feng Chia University, May 2023

19. "奈米酵素之試紙型感測器", 國立中興高中, 2023年5月

20. "Navigate the Career Change from Industry to Academia", 6th ACS Taiwan Chapter Graduate Student Conference, May 2023

21. "Heat-Induced Printing of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials", Chemistry National Meeting, Mar. 2023

22. "Advanced Nanofabrication for Analytical Sensors", Department of Chemistry/Chung Yuan Christian University, Nov. 2022

23. "Developing Analytical Devices by Modern Lithography and Nanomaterials", Department of Chemistry/Tunghai University, Dec. 2022

24. "Printing Technologies and Advanced Nanomaterials for Analytical Devices", Department of Chemical Engineering/National Chung Hsing Universitry, Oct. 2022

25. "Printing Technologies for Nanosensors", Department of Applied Chemistry/National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Apr. 2022