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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.
Keywords
- Nanoparticles, surface plasmon resonance, luminescence, FRET, biological imaging and sensing
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Projects
Smart flow cytometry for cancer diagnosis using silicon single-photon sensors and nanoprobes
Photon Force Ltd, Medical Research Scotland
1/10/18 → 30/09/22
Project: Research - Studentship
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP 2016-2017 University of Strathclyde) | Adelt, Milan
Chen, Y., Birch, D. & Adelt, M.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/17 → 1/10/21
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
Research Output
A rapid analysis platform for investigating the cellular locations of bacteria using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Sapermsap, N., Li, D. D-U., Al-Hemedawi, R., Li, Y., Yu, J., Birch, D. & Chen, Y., 14 Apr 2020, In : Methods and Applications in Fluorescence . 8, 3, 10 p., 034001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Critical role of tyrosine-20 in formation of gold nanoclusters within lysozyme: a molecular dynamics study
Russell, B. A., Kubiak-Ossowska, K., Chen, Y. & Mulheran, P. A., 7 Mar 2019, In : Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21, 9, p. 4907-4911 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Thesis
Applications of surface plasmon resonance effect based on gold nanoparticles
Author: gu, P., 4 Dec 2018Supervisor: Chen, Y. (Supervisor) & Birch, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Nanometrology using time-resolved fluorescence techniques
Author: Yip, P., 8 Apr 2016Supervisor: Birch, D. (Supervisor) & Chen, Y. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
A Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
Yu Chen (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
Invited editor for a book to the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Book Series published by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Yu Chen (Guest editor)2011
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal or guest editorship
5th international conference on bioinformatics and miomedical engineering
Yu Chen (Organiser)2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference