Kuo-Ping Chen

Education

Purdue University

Ph.D, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2006 – 2010

Advisor: Vladimer M. Shalaev

Dissertation: Plasmonic Nanostructures and the Enhanced Nonlinear Optical Response

Activities and Societies: • Graduate Scholarship (2006-2007) • Optical Society of America • American Physical Society • International Society for Optical Engineering • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) • Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, Ambassador Program Member (2010) • Taiwan Student Association, Purdue University, Vice President (2007-2009)

National Taiwan University

M. S, Nanotechnology/Biotechnology

2002 – 2004

Thesis: Optical Admittance Loci Design and Chip Fabrication of Multilayer SPR Optical biosensor Device

Adviser: Chii-Wann Lin

Activities and Societies: • Thesis Award, sponsored by Acer Inc. (2004) • Class Representative for arranging student activities and managing the student association funds. (2002 to 2003)

National Chiao Tung University

B. S, Electrical and Control Engineering

1998 – 2002

Senior project: Fabrication of Motion Card Based on DSP Microcontroller

Activities and Societies: • President of Student Association of ECE department (2000)

Experience

Assistant professor

National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry

August 2012 – Present

Focusing on the research area of , nanofabrication, metamaterials, plasmonics, lithography, biophotonics, nonlinear optics, nanofabrication, and bio-sensors/MEMS.

Process TD Engineer

Intel Corporation

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry

June 2011 – July 2012 (1 year 2 months) Portland, Oregon Area

Technology research and development for 193nm dry/immersion lithography and overlay control.

Research Assistant

Purdue University

Educational Institution; Higher Education industry

August 2006 - Dec. 2010

Significant Research Projects:

Optical Limiting Device (Army Research Laboratory Project in collaboration with University of Central Florida, Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Arizona)

• Overview: Enhanced two photon absorption 1000 times through nanoantennas design.

• Fabricated nanoantennas array with small gap (<10mm) through E-beam lithography.

• Characterized nonlinear refractive index through z-scan nonlinear measurement.

• Led the joint Universities fabrication team and managed the ultrafast laser systems (fs/ps) to develop optical table experiences.

Improving Plasmonic Resonance (Multidisciplinary University Project)

• Overview: Characterized internal crystal structure of thin films and plasmonic nonoantennas to reduce the loss in the metamaterial through low temperature annealing.

• Trained peers to operate XRD equipments (PANalytical, Inc) for thin-film stress/grain-size characterization

Technical Communication Skills:

• Peer Reviewer, Optics Express and Optics Letters, 2009-2010.

• Published two journal papers, five conference papers, and presented at international conferences.

Specialties

Metrology and Semiconductor Processes

· Transmission electronic microscopes. (Titan and Tecnai)

· X-ray diffraction measurement system (PANalytical, Inc)

· Atomic force microscopy (Veeco)

· Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (Hitachi)

· E-beam lithography (Leica)

· Optical lithography

· Deposition system (e-beam, thermal, PLD, sputtering)

· Annealing system (RTP)

· Focus ion beam

· Nanoimprint

· Reactive ion etching system

Optical Systems

· Ultrafast laser ( Ti-sapphire ) system with optical parametric amplifier

(primary user/operator)

· Surface plasmon resonance ( SPR ) measurement

· Fiber/waveguide optics

· Z-scan nonlinear measurement

· Raman spectrometer with triple monochrometer (Jobin Yvon HORIBA T64000)

· Near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM )

· Spectral ellipsometer. ( J.A. Woollam ‘VASE’ )

Computer Skills: proficient in Matlab, Labview, and C/C++, COMSOL

Honor and Awards

The Best Homeroom Teacher Award, National Chiao Tung University, 2014 (國立交通大學102學年度績優導師)

The Best Homeroom Teacher Award, National Chiao Tung University, 2013 (國立交通大學101學年度績優導師)

Student Travel Grant Award, American Physics Society, 2010 ( Oral presentation in CLEO, San Jose)

Recipient of the Graduate Scholarship, 2006 – 2008 (教育部留學獎學金)

Graduate Student Thesis Award, 2004 (宏碁龍騰論文獎)