
Jun Chen
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
BIOENGINEERING
4121H Engineering V
Email: jun.chen@ucla.eduPhone: (310) 794-5550
Fax: (310) 794-5956
Websites
Dr. Jun Chen is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. His research focuses on nanotechnology and bioelectronics for energy, sensing, and therapeutic applications in the form of smart textiles, wearables, and body-area networks.
He has published two books, and 230 journal articles, with 130 of them being the corresponding authors in Chemical Reviews(2), Chemical Society Reviews(2), Nature Materials(1), Nature Electronics(3), Nature Communications(2), Science Advances, Joule(3), Matter(6), Advanced Materials(7) and many others. His works have been highlighted by Nature and Science 7 times and covered by global mainstream media more than 1,200 times, including CNN, ABC, NBC, NPR, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Scientific American. He has filed 14 U.S. patents, including one licensed. Dr. Chen has been selected as one of the world’s most influential researchers in the field of materials science by Web of Science.
Among his many accolades are the Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials, ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award, 30 Life Sciences Leaders To Watch by Informa, UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows Award, Okawa Foundation Research Award, Chem. Soc. Rev. Emerging Investigator Award, Advanced Materials Rising Star, ACS Nano Rising Stars Lectureship Award, IAAM Scientist Medal, 2020 Altmetric Top 100, Top 10 Science Stories of 2020 by Ontario Science Centre, Highly Cited Researchers 2021/2020/2019 in Web of Science, Frontiers in Chemistry Rising Stars, JMCA Emerging Investigator Award, Nanoscale Emerging Investigator Award, and many others.
Beyond research, he is an associate editor of Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
He has published two books, and 230 journal articles, with 130 of them being the corresponding authors in Chemical Reviews(2), Chemical Society Reviews(2), Nature Materials(1), Nature Electronics(3), Nature Communications(2), Science Advances, Joule(3), Matter(6), Advanced Materials(7) and many others. His works have been highlighted by Nature and Science 7 times and covered by global mainstream media more than 1,200 times, including CNN, ABC, NBC, NPR, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Scientific American. He has filed 14 U.S. patents, including one licensed. Dr. Chen has been selected as one of the world’s most influential researchers in the field of materials science by Web of Science.
Among his many accolades are the Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials, ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award, 30 Life Sciences Leaders To Watch by Informa, UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows Award, Okawa Foundation Research Award, Chem. Soc. Rev. Emerging Investigator Award, Advanced Materials Rising Star, ACS Nano Rising Stars Lectureship Award, IAAM Scientist Medal, 2020 Altmetric Top 100, Top 10 Science Stories of 2020 by Ontario Science Centre, Highly Cited Researchers 2021/2020/2019 in Web of Science, Frontiers in Chemistry Rising Stars, JMCA Emerging Investigator Award, Nanoscale Emerging Investigator Award, and many others.
Beyond research, he is an associate editor of Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
Nanotechnology and bioelectronics for energy, sensing, and therapy applications in the form of smart textiles, wearables, and body area networks.
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications at UCLA
- [Invited Review] A. Libanori, G. Chen, X. Zhao, Y. Zhou, J. Chen*. Smart Textiles for Personalized Healthcare. Nature Electronics, 5, 142–156 (2022)
- [Invited Review] G. Chen, Y. Li, M. Bick, J. Chen*. Smart Textiles for Electricity Generation, Chemical Reviews, 120, 8, 3668-3720 (2020) [Front Main Cover] [Hot Paper in Web of Science]
- [Invited Review] G. Chen, X. Xiao, X. Zhao, T. Tat, M. Bick, J. Chen*. Electronic Textiles for Wearable Point-of-Care Systems, Chemical Reviews, 122, 3, 3259–3291 (2022) [Front Cover]
- [Invited Review] Y. Fang, G. Chen, M. Bick, J. Chen*. Smart Textiles for Personalized Thermoregulation, Chemical Society Reviews, 50, 9357-9374 (2021) [Invited Review for Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020 Emerging Investigators Award][Front Cover]
- [Invited Review] W. Deng, Y. Zhou, A. Libanori, G. Chen, W. Yang, J. Chen*. Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Personalized Healthcare. Chemical Society Reviews, 51, 3380-3435(2022) [Front Cover]
- Z. Zhou, K. Chen, X. Li, S. Zhang, Y. Wu, Y. Zhou, K. Meng, C. Sun, Q. He, W. Fan, E. Fan, Z. Lin, X. Tan, W. Deng, J. Yang*, J. Chen*. Sign-to-Speech Translation Using Machine-Learning-Assisted Stretchable Sensor Arrays. Nature Electronics, 3, 571-578(2020) [Highlighted by Science] [Highlighted by Nature Electronics] [Preview by Prof. John A. Rogers] [covered by over 200 media worldwide]
- G. Chen, Y. Fang, X. Zhao, T. Tat, J. Chen*. Textiles for Learning Tactile Interactions, Nature Electronics, 4, 175 (2021)
- X. Xiao, X. Xiao, Y. Zhou, X. Zhao, G. Chen, Z. Liu, Z. Wang, C. Lu, M. Hu, A. Nashalian, S. Shen, K. Xie, W. Yang, Y. Gong, W. Ding, P. Servati, C. Han, S. X. Dou, W. Li, J. Chen*. An Ultrathin Rechargeable Solid-State Zinc Ion Fiber Battery for Electronic Textiles, Science Advances, 7, eabl3742 (2021) [Front Cover]
- Z. Yan, D. Xu, Z. Lin, P. Wang, B. Cao, H. Ren, F. Song, C. Wan, L. Wang, J. Zhou, X. Zhao, J. Chen, Y. Huang, X. Duan. Highly Stretchable van der Waals Thin Films for Adaptable and Breathable Bioelectronic Membranes. Science, 375, 852–859 (2022)
- K. Meng, S. Zhao, Y. Zhou, Y. Wu, S. Zhang, Q. He, X. Wang, Z. Zhou, W. Fan, X. Tan, J. Yang, J. Chen*. A Wireless Textile Based Sensor System for Self-Powered Personalized Health Care. Matter, 2, 896-907 (2020) [Featured Article]
- N. Zhang, F. Huang, S. Zhao, X. Lv, Y. Zhou, S. Xiang, S. Xu, Y. Li, G. Chen, C. Tao, Y. Nie, J. Chen*, and X. Fan*. Photo-Rechargeable Fabrics as Sustainable and Robust Power Sources for Wearable Bioelectronics. Matter, 2, 1260-1269 (2020) [Featured Article]
- S. Zhang, M. Bick, A. Nashalian, J. Chen*. Leveraging Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Bioengineering. Matter, 4, 845-887 (2021)
- X. Zhao, H. Askari, J. Chen*. Nanogenerators for Smart Cities in the Era of 5G and Internet of Things, Joule, 5, 1391-1431 (2021)
- Y. Fang, Y. Zou, J. Xu, G. Chen, Y. Zhou, W. Deng, X. Zhao, M. Roustaei, T. K. Hsiai, J. Chen*. Ambulatory Cardiovascular Monitoring via a Machine-Learning-Assisted Textile Triboelectric Sensor, Advanced Materials, 33, 2104178 (2021). [Front Cover][Invited Research Article for Advanced Materials Rising Star Award]
- K. Meng, X. Xiao, W. Wei, G. Chen, A. Nashalian, S. Shen, X. Xiao, J. Chen*. Wearable Pressure Sensors for Pulse Wave Monitoring. Advanced Materials, 34, 2109357 (2022).
- G. Conta, A. Libanori, T. Tat, G. Chen, J. Chen*. Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation. Advanced Materials, 33, 2007502 (2021) [Cover Image]
- Y. Su, G. Chen, C. Chen, Q. Gong, G. Xie, M. Yao, H. Tai, Y. Jiang, J. Chen*. Self-Powered Respiration Monitoring Enabled by a Triboelectric Nanogenerator, Advanced Materials, 33, 2101262 (2021) [Front Cover]
- Y. Fang, J. Xu, X. Xiao, Y. Zou, X. Zhao, Y. Zhou, J. Chen*. Deep Learning Assisted on-Mask Sensor Network for Adaptive Respiratory Monitoring. Advanced Materials, 34, 2200252 (2022)
- S. Pu, J. Fu, Y. Liao, L. Ge, Y. Zhou, S. Zhang, S. Zhao, X. Liu, X. Hu, K. Liu, J. Chen*. Promoting Energy Efficiency via a Self-adaptive Evaporative Cooling Hydrogel. Advanced Materials, 32, 1907307 (2020)
- Y. Su, J. Wang, B. Wang, T. Yang, B. Yang, G. Xie, Y. Zhou, S. Zhang, H. Tai, Z. Cai, G. Chen, Y. Jiang, L.-Q. Chen, J. Chen*. Alveolus-Inspired Active Membrane Sensors for Self-Powered Wearable Chemical Sensing and Breath Analysis. ACS Nano, 14, 5, 6067–6075 (2020)
- L. Jin, X. Xiao, W. Deng, A. Nashalian, D. He, C. Yan, H. Su, X. Chu, V. Raveendran, T. Yang, G. Tian, W. Li, W. Yang*, J. Chen*. Manipulating Relative Permittivity for High-Performance Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators, Nano Letters, 20, 9, 6404–6411(2020) [Cover Image].
- C. Yan, Y. Gao, S. Zhao, S. Zhang, Y. Zhou, W. Deng, Z. Li, G. Jiang, L. Jin, G. Tian, T. Yang, X. Chu, D. Xiong, Z. Wang, Y. Li, W. Yang, J. Chen*. A Linear-to-Rotary Hybrid Nanogenerator for High-Performance Wearable Biomechanical Energy Harvesting. Nano Energy, 67, 104235, (2020)[Hot Paper in Web of Science]
- Z. Zhou, S. Padgett, Z. Cai, G. Conta, Y. Wu, Q. He, S. Zhang, C. Sun, J. Liu, E. Fan, K. Meng, Z. Lin, C. Uy, J. Yang, J. Chen*. Single-Layered Ultra-Soft Washable Smart Textiles for All-Around Ballistocardiograph, Respiration, and Posture Monitoring during Sleep. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 155,112064 (2020) [Hot Paper in Web of Science]
- T. Tat, A. Libanori, C. Au, A. Yau, J. Chen*. Advances in Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Biomedical Sensing, Biosensors and Bioelectronics,171, 112714 (2021).
IN THE NEWS
- UCLA Bioengineers Develop New Class of Human-Powered Bioelectronics | Magnetics Magazine, 02 2022
- Smart Textiles for Wearable Healthcare and Sustainability Explained |UCLA News, 03/2022
- Materials Today Rising Star Award 2021| UCLA BioEngineering News, 01/2022
- 43 UCLA scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2021| UCLA News, 11/2021
- Three Assistant Professors Named 2021-22 UCLA Hellman Fellows | UCLA News, 08/2021
- Catch up with wearables expert Jun Chen | UCLA TDG Innovation Magazine, 07/2021
- Breakthroughs and Discoveries by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block | UCLA News, 03/2021
- Magnetoelastic material sustainably powers health monitors using body movement | Physics World, 10/2021
- Developing Human-Powered Bioelectronics | AZO Materials, 10/2021
- Bioengineers develop a new class of human-powered bioelectronics| Electronic Products & Technology, 10/2021
- Bioelectronic patch harnesses magnetoelastic effect | Eureka! Magazine, 10/2021
- Bioengineers Develop New Class of Giant Magnetoelastic Effect Human-Powered Bioelectronics | SciTech Daily, 9/2021
- UCLA Bioengineers Develop New Class of Human-Powered Bioelectronics | Semiconductor Digest, 9/2021
- Bioengineers develop new class of human-powered bioelectronics | Science Daily, 9/2021
- Breakthroughs and Discoveries | UCLA Newroom, 3/2021
- Science stories of 2020 you won't want to miss! | Ontario Science Centre, 3/2021
- Nine UCLA Engineering Faculty Named Among World’s Most Influential Researchers| UCLA News, 11/2020
- 2019 Highly Cited Researchers Announced| UCLA News, 11/2019
- Bioengineering Student Receives National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship | UCLA News, 8/2020
- Amazing new glove can translate sign language into spoken words in real time | Yahoo, 8/2020
- Glove developed by UCLA researchers translates American Sign Language to speech | Daily Bruin, 8/2020
- These gloves let your ‘hear’ sign language | Fast Company, 7/2020
- High-tech glove to translate sign language into speech in real time | HappyMag.tv, 9/2020
- UCLA Scientist Develops Gloves That Translate Sign Language | NPR, 7/2020
- This new high-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time | CNN, 6/2020
- This Glove Can Translate Sign Language into Speech in Real Time | NBC Colorado, 6/2020
- New glove translates American Sign Language into speech in real time | ABC Washington DC, 6/2020
- Sign language helps the hearing impaired communicate | KNX1070 News Radio, 6/2020
- New glove can translate sign language instantly through an app, researchers say | The Sacramento Bee, 7/2020
- Wearable-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time | Science Daily, 6/2020
- UCLA Engineers Develop Fabric that Harvests AND Stores Energy | UCLA News, 3/2020
- Thermogalvanic hydrogel cools down electronic devices | Physics World, 6/2020
- A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat | Science Daily, 4/2020
- A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat | AAAS and EurekAlert!, 4/2020
- A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat | American Chemical Society, 4/2020
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-2016
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, 2016-2019
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- 2022
- Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials
- ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award
- 2021
- Materials Today Rising Star Award
- Highly Cited Researchers in Web of Science
- UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows Award
- Breakthroughs and Discoveries by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block
- Advanced Materials Rising Star
- Thought Leaders by AZo Materials
- 30 Life Sciences Leaders to Watch by Informa
- The World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
- Innovating Health Outstanding Young Speaker, NUS
- Vebleo Fellow
- IAAM Scientist Medal
- Interstellar Initiative by the New York Academy of Sciences
- JMCA Emerging Investigators Award
- ChemComm Emerging Investigators Award
- ACS AEM Early Career Investigators Award
- Ranked 2nd Influential Researcher Globally in Nanogenerator Field
- 2020
- Okawa Foundation Research Award (7 in the U.S.)
- Highly Cited Researchers in Web of Science
- ACS Nano Rising Stars Lectureship Award
- Chemical Society Review Emerging Investigators Award
- Top 10 Science Stories of 2020 by Ontario Science Centre
- Altmetric Top 100 (out of 3.4 million works in 2020)
- The World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
- Nanoscale Emerging Investigators Award
- Frontiers in Chemistry, Rising Stars
- MINE2020 Young Scientist Excellence Award
- 2019
- Highly Cited Researchers in Web of Science
COURSES
- BE 266: Wearable Bioelectronics [Winter 2020][Fall 2020][Spring 2021]
- BE 132: Nanogenerators for Bioengineering [Spring 2020][Winter 2021][Winter 2022]
- BE 167L: Bioengineering Laboratory [Fall 2021]
- BE 299: Bioengineering Seminars [Fall 2021] [Winter 2022][Spring 2022]