Dr. Shaochen Chen honored as new SPIE Fellow

AUSTIN, TEXAS—April 14, 2009

Direct-write of biological scaffolds through projection stereolithography

The SPIE (formerly The International Society for Optical Engineering) has decided to honor Dr. Shaochen Chen by naming him an SPIE Fellow. Of this honor, María Yzuel said, "The annual recognition of Fellows provides an opportunity for us to acknowledge outstanding members for their service to the general optics community." Dr. Chen is receiving this honor for his acheivements in laser materials processing at the nanoscale.

SPIE noted the following research by Dr. Chen as significant:

• "Solving one of the bottlenecks in laser manufacturing using a monolayer of nanospheres as a nanolens array to allow parallel process"
• Surface plasmons-assisted nanolithography (SPAN)
• Discovery of a thermal emitter, which may lead to a new generation of thermophotovoltaics
• Nanophotonics

Dr. Chen's work with SPIE has included membership in various committees, and as an organizer of conferences dealing with his own speciality. In addition to his membership in SPIE, Dr. Chen is also actively involved with the American Association for Advanced Science (AAAS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

Nanolithography of 3-dimensional nanostructures with a single shot assisted by plasmonics effects