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Personal Statement
Dr. Yu Chen received her PhD from Birmingham University in nanoscale physics in 2000 and subsequently was appointed to a lectureship in molecular nanometrology at Strathclyde University in 2007 funded by an EPSRC Science and Innovation Award. She is a fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, a member of the European Microscopy Society, the Institute of Physics, the American Chemical Society, and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network. She serves as an expert panel member for the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, a referee for top international journals, an invited speaker and a committee member for a number of international conferences and workshops.
Dr Chen’s main research activities lie in the creation and characterization of nanoscale structures for their unique physical and chemical properties, utilizing both optical and electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Her recent research in Photophysics Group focuses on surface plasmon enhanced effect, including two-photon luminescence, energy transfer and SERRS from noble metal nanoparticles, arrays and porous media, with strong links to biomedical imaging and sensing, as well as nanoparticle-cell interaction and cytotoxicity. Other work includes 3D visualization of nanoparticles, stability of Au nanoparticles, and creating nanostructures using chemical lithography and direct writing.
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):
Keywords
- Nanoparticles, surface plasmon resonance, luminescence, FRET, biological imaging and sensing
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lysozyme encapsulated gold nanoclusters – a new therapeutic agent for Alzheimer’s disease
Jiang, H.-R. (Principal Investigator), Chen, Y. (Co-investigator) & Sakata, S. (Co-investigator)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research - Studentship
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EPSRC IAA: Time-resolved flow cytometry and cell sorter: Application to liquid biopsy for cancer detection
Chen, Y. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/22 → 31/03/26
Project: Research - Internally Allocated
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Binding energy calculations of anthracene and Rhodamine 6G H-type dimers: a comparative study of DFT and SMD methods
Doveiko, D., Kubiak-Ossowska, K. & Chen, Y., 6 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Smartphone-based optical sectioning (SOS) microscopy with a telecentric design for fluorescence imaging
Jiao, Z., Pan, M., Yousaf, K., Doveiko, D., Maclean, M., Griffin, D., Chen, Y. & Li, D. D. U., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Microscopy. 296, 1, p. 10-23 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "Investigations on average fluorescence lifetimes for visualizing multi-exponential decays"
Li, Y. (Creator), Sapermsap, N. (Contributor), Safar, M. (Contributor), Cunningham, M. R. (Contributor), Chen, Y. (Contributor) & Li, D. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 3 Dec 2020
DOI: 10.15129/062e9e11-9d7f-49e5-a332-2b10d695bdcd
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Data for: "Estimating Binding Energies of π-Stacked Aromatic Dimers using Force-Field-Driven Molecular Dynamics"
Doveiko, D. (Creator), Kubiak-Ossowska, K. (Contributor) & Chen, Y. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 24 May 2024
DOI: 10.15129/d244b8e7-8c99-44a2-b595-c51c718694b5
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Prizes
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A Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
Chen, Y. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Interaction of Fluorescent Dye Rhodamine 6G with Silica Nanoparticles
Doveiko, D. (Speaker), Kubiak-Ossowska, K. (Contributor) & Chen, Y. (Contributor)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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5th international conference on bioinformatics and miomedical engineering
Chen, Y. (Organiser)
2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference