Dr. Dan Yuan

Professional Experiences

2022 - pre. , Lecturer (Assistant Prof.), School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Australia.

2021 - 2022. , Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Australia.

2019 - 2021, JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

2018 - 2019, Associate Research Fellow, School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong, Australia.

Academic Qualifications

2014 - 2018, Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong, Australia.

2011 - 2014, Master of Engineering (Engineering), School of Instrumental Science and Opto-electrical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China. (Exam-free with top scholarship).

2007 - 2011, Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering), School of Instrumental Science and Opto-electrical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China.

Scholarships, Awards, and other Qualifications

01/2019, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in Japan

03/2018, Awarded ‘Automation and Control Engineer’ (ANZSCO: 233513) by Engineers Australia

07/2017, University of Wollongong – ‘People’s choice’ award for 3MT thesis presentation

06/2014, Outstanding Graduate of Anhui Province (top 1%)

12/2012, National Scholarship for Postgraduates (top 1%)

12/2012, Excellent Student Cadre of Hefei University of Technology

06/2018, Professional Translator Certificate from English into Chinese (NAATI)

Research Fellowships and Grants Applied

1. Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, High-throughput flow analysis of invertebrates for quantitative aquatic ecology enabled by viscoelastic microfluidics, 2021-2023, CI, $222,300 AUD.

2. Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research grant, High-throughput flow analysis of invertebrates for quantitative aquatic ecology enabled by viscoelastic microfluidics, 2021-2023, CI, $15,000 AUD.

3. Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, Exploitation of the intelligent image-activated cell sorting technology for diverse biomedical applications, 2019-2021, CI, 9.0 million‬ yen ($115,337 AUD).

4. Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) kakenhi grant, Exploitation of the intelligent image-activated cell sorting technology for diverse biomedical applications, 2019-2021, CI, 1.6 million yen ($21,240 AUD).

5. Peer-Review ECR Support Scheme (PRESS), Viscoelastic isolation of immune cells from saliva for early detection of leukemia, 2022, CI, $5,000 AUD.

Conference Presentations

1. 2021 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem 2021), Virtual, Hawaii.

2. 2020 The 42nd Workshop of the Society of Chemistry and Micro/Nanosystems (CHEMINAS42), Tokyo, Japan.

3. 2020 Serendipity Symposium, Shizuoka, Japan.

4. 2020 Serendipity Kickoff online Twitter Workshop, Tokyo, Japan.

5. 2019 1st serendipity Kickoff Symposium, Tokyo, Japan.

6. 2019 10th Australia and New Zealand Nano-Microfluidics Symposium, Wollongong, Australia.

7. 2016 7th Australia and New Zealand Nano-Microfluidics Symposium, Brisbane, Australia.

8. 2015 6th Australia and New Zealand Nano-Microfluidics Symposium, Melbourne, Australia.

9. 2015 Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, AMN2015, Beijing, China.

10. 2015 The Seventh International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements ISPMM, Xiamen, China.

Service Roles

1. Guest Editor of the Special Issue on Viscoelastic Microfluidics: Progress and Challenges for Micromachine.

2. Guest Editor for Frontiers in Medical Technology.

3. Review Editor for Frontiers in Medical Technology - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices.

4. Regular independent reviewer for international journals such as ACS nano, Lab on a chip, Analytical Chemistry, Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Micromachines, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Cytometry Part A., Chemical Engineering and Processing, Frontiers in medical technology, Applied Materials Today, Journal of Energy Storage, etc.

Conference Service

1. Organising Committee for Serendipity Symposium 2020, Shizuoka, Japan, 2020.

2. Conference Co-chair for serendipity Kickoff online Twitter Workshop, Worldwide, 2020.

3. Organising Committee for 10th Australia and New Zealand Nano-Microfluidics Symposium, Wollongong, Australia, 2019.

4. Organising Committee for 1st serendipity Kickoff Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.

5. Clean-room Officer for Goda Lab, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.