Chien studies microgravity combustion and flame science, multiphase reacting flows, spray and aerosols and using optical diagnostics.  

She served as the lead in the realtime international space station (ISS) remote operations on Earth for E-FIELD Flames experiment for 6 months, with 250 testpoints conducted, in 2018 with the NASA GRC team.   

Her research focus includes microgravity combustion control, hydrate flames and gas storage, and atomization and spray diagnostics. The environment of these research activities stretches from standard atmosphere, to high pressure and zero-g.

Chien serves as the director of Lasers, Flames & Aerosols, W.M. Keck Deep Ocean Power Science LAB, is a faculty partner at the California Alliance for Minority Participation, and is an advisor for the Society of Women Engineers - University of California, Irvine Collegiate Section. 

Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2014
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 2007
B.E., Aerospace Engineering, Tamkang University, Taiwan, 2005

Microgravity, combustion, flames, emission, gas hydrate, spray and aerosols, optical diagnostics, greenhouse gas mitigation and storage, thermal science, engineering design

Chien website, Lasers, Flames & Aerosols