Chen has joint faculty appointments in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic.

B.S., Shanghai Jiaotong University, Applied Physics, 1982
M.S., Cornell University, Electrical Engineering, 1987
Ph.D., Cornell University, Applied Physics, 1992

• Chen's general research interests are in the areas of biomedical photonics, microfabrication, biomaterials and biosensors
• Chen and his group have developed a noninvasive technology, known as functional optical coherence tomography, which allows cross-sectional imaging of tissue structure, blood flow, and birefringence simultaneously with high spatial resolution
• Current research foci are: (a) investigating light/tissue interactions; (b) developing medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices and instruments using advanced optical, microfabrication and biomedical technologies; (c) applications of these technologies for the early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases
• Chen currently has several active research projects funded by the NSF, NIH/NIBIB, NIH/NCI, and DARPA. Most of these projects are interdisciplinary, involving research areas in fiber optics, lasers and optoelectronics, MEMS, signal processing, and biomedical instrumentation
• Chen's laboratory is located at the Beckman Laser Institute, and he holds a joint appointment with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Surgery, and Materials Science and Engineering Program

Research Topics: Biomedical photonics, microfabrication, biomaterials, and biosensors. Fiber-optic based biomedical imaging systems development.