Eric P.Y. Chiou
Associate Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
Bioengineering Department

420 Westwood Plaza, Eng. IV, 37-138
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
Tel: 1-310-825-8620
Email: pychiou@gmail.com


Professional Education
Degree
Awarding Institution
Field of Study
Year of Graduation
Ph.D.
UC Berkeley
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciecnes
2005
M.S.
UCLA
Electrical Engineering
2004
B.S.
National Taiwan Univertisty
Mechanical Engineering
1998

Honors and Awards
2008
NSF CAREER Award
2007
Selected to attend the 2007 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering symposium
2006
Invention of Optoelectronic Tweezers (OET) is selected by Micro/Nano Newsletter and R & D Magazine as representative of the best 25 micro- and nanotechnology of 2006
2005
Best Presentation Award in Berkeley BSAC Spring IAB meeting
2005
Best Poster Award in Berkeley BSAC Spring IAB meeting
2004
Finalist in National Collegiate Invention Competition, Akron, Ohio
2004
UC GREAT Fellowship (Graduate Research and Education in Adaptive bio-Technology Training Program)
2002
IBM Student Fellow in 8th National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering symposium
1998
Second Place in International Micro Robot Maze Contest, Nagoya, Japan
1997
President¡¦s Award, National Taiwan University

Patent
8
Chiou, P. Y., Wu, T. H., Park, S, Teitell, M. A., High speed on demand droplet generation and single cell encapsulation driven by induced cavitation, U. S. Patent Application No. US 13/370196, Feb 9th, 2012
7
Chiou, P. Y., Park, S., Single sided continuous optoelectrowetting device (SCOEW) for droplet manipulation with light patterns,¡¨ U.S. Patent Application No. 13/194966, July 31st, 2011
6
Chiou, P. Y., Wu, T. H., Pulsed laser triggered high speed microfluidic switch and applications in fluorescent activated cell sorting, U.S. Patent Application No. 12/852320, 2011
5
Wu, T. H., Kalim, S., Teitell, M. A., Chiou, P. Y., A single-cell surgery tool based on photothermal effects of metal nanoparticles, PCT/US61/082,028, 2008.
4
Aaron T. Ohta, P. Y. Chiou, A. Jamshidi, H.-Y. Hsu, M. C. Wu, Steven L. Neala, Single-sided lateral electric field optoelectronic tweezers and phototransistor bases optoelectronic tweezers, US Patent No. 7956339, issued Jun 7th, 2011.
3
P. Y. Chiou, Aaron T. Ohta, Ming C. Wu, Optoelectronic Tweezers for Microparticle and Cell Manipulation, US Patent No. 7612355, issued Nov 3, 2009
2
P. Y. Chiou, Ming C. Wu, Systems and methods for optical actuation of microfluidics based on OPTO-electrowetting, US Patent No. 7727771, issued June 1, 2010
1
P. Y. Chiou, Ming C. Wu, Systems and Methods for Optical Actuation of Microfluid based on Opto-Electrowetting, US Patent No. 6958132, issued Oct 2005.

 

 

 

 

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