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Pengyu Chen

Mechanical Engineering

Francis Family Associate 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

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.

NIH awards another $1.9M toward Auburn Engineering’s transformative research into rapid immunodiagnostics

Pengyu Chen, the Francis Family Associate Professor and Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering, believes he'll soon be able to immediately unlock the secrets of your immune system with a single finger-prick. The National Institutes of Health continues to believe it, too.