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Pengyu Chen

Research Profile

Mechanical Engineering

Francis Family Professor

276 Wilmore Laboratories

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Education

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University

Research Interests

Nanoplasmonic Biosensors
Single-cell Analysis
Precision Medicine
Protein-nanomaterial Interaction
Food and Environmental Safety

In The News

Chen appointed materials engineering program chair

Pengyu Chen, the Francis Family Professor and Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will assume the role of materials engineering program chair on July 1.

18 Auburn Engineering faculty members named to 2026 promotion, tenure list

The announcement was made from the Office of the Provost.

Tiny Steps, Big Discovery: Auburn materials engineers make high-profile breakthrough in nanophotonics

Researchers in Auburn's Materials Research and Education Center are revolutionizing the discipline of nanophotonics one small step at a time — literally.

Auburn Engineering researchers advance to Stage 2 of NIH/NCATS Quantum Sensing Technology Challenge

Zihe Gao and Pengyu Chen created a cutting-edge imaging method for cancer detection that advanced to Stage 2 of the NIH/NCATS Quantum Sensing Technology Challenge.

#GINNing Podcast: All We Do Is Chen

In the field of rapid immunodiagnostics, one name lights up the sensors more than any other — Pengyu Chen.

NSF highlights Auburn’s leading research in biomedical sensor technology

The NSF's confidence in Pengyu Chen's transformative research into rapid immunodiagnostics was well-placed.