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Dr. Tony Jun Huang
Associate Professor
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University
N-330 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802-6812
Tel: 814-863-4209
Fax: 814-865-9974
Email: junhuang@psu.edu
Research Interests
MEMS, NEMS, Bionanotechnology, Nanomaterials, BioMEMS/BioNEMS, Microfluidics, Optofluidics, Lab on a Chip, Plasmonics, Micro/Nano Acoustics, and Molecular Motors.
Education
1999-2005 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
- Major Field: MEMS/Nanotechnology
- Advisor: Prof. Chih-Ming Ho
1996-1999 Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- Major Field: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Advisor: Prof. Wen-Quan Tao
1992-1996 Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Honors and Awards
2011 PSEAS Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS)
2010 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, National Institute of Health (NIH)
2010–2013 Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Nanoscience Letters
2010–2013 Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Nanomedicine & Biotherapeutic Discovery
2010–2013 Vice Chair of the ASME Nanotechnology Council, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2008–2010 Chair of the Organizing Committee for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2006 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, Pennsylvania State University
2005 “One of the five most intriguing articles in the third quarter of 2005”, CAS Science Spotlight
2005 James Henderson Professorship, Pennsylvania State University
2005 Outstanding Ph.D. Award, University of California Los Angeles
2003 Phi Tau Phi Award, Phi Tau Phi Society
2001 John H. Bent Memorial Scholarship, Saint Paul Foundation
1999 Excellent Thesis Award, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
1998 Siemens Scholarship, Siemens Fund in China
1995-1998 Outstanding Student Award, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
Patents
- “Electrochemical Detection of Mismatch in Nucleic Acids (EDEMNA)”
(U.S. Patent 7,291,457, November 6, 2007) - “Microfluidic Drifting” - Implementing Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Focusing with a Single-Layer Planar Microfluidic Device (U.S. Patent Filing, PSU No. 2007-3370)
- “Nucleic Acid Sequencing” (U.S. Patent Filing, PSU No. 2008-3439)
- “A Method to Implement High Efficient Focusing of Micro/Nano Particles Within a Microfluidic Device Using Surface Acoustic Waves” (U.S. Patent Filing, PSU No. 2008-3510)
- “A Method to Implement Wide-Band Collimation of Acoustic Signals by Using a Phononic Crystal Composite” (U.S. Patent Filing, PSU No. 2008-3511)
Professional Memberships
Professional Activities
- Member of the ASME Nanotechnology Council, 2008-present
- Guest Editor for Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation, 2009
- Co-Track Chair for Micro and Nano Systems at the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 13-19, 2009
- Member of the Technical Program Committee for 4th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), Shenzhen, China, January 6-9, 2009
- Member of the Technical Program Committee for 2nd ASME Integration & Commercialization of Micro & Nanosystems International Conference & Exhibition, Kowloon, Hong Kong, June 3-5, 2008
- Session Chair on “Micro and Nano Materials Characterization” for 2nd ASME Integration & Commercialization of Micro & Nanosystems International Conference & Exhibition, Kowloon, Hong Kong, June 3-5, 2008
- Member of the Technical Program Committee for the 2008 IEEE/LEOS New Frontiers in Optical Communications & Optofluidics conference, Acapulco, Mexico, July 21-27, 2008
- Member of the Technical Program Committee for the IEEE-NANO 2007 conference, Hong Kong, China, August 2-8, 2007
- Session Chair on “Single-Molecule Detection Devices” for the 2007 Biomedical Engineering Society National Meeting, Los Angles, CA, September 27-29, 2007
- Session Chair on “Micro and Nano Systems” for the First International ASME Conference on Integration and Commercialization of Micro and Nano-systems, Sanya, Hainan, China, January 10-13, 2007
Reviewer for Research Proposals
- Review panelist for Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Review panelist for the National Institute of Health (NIH)
- Review panelist for the Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Communication reviewer for the Netherlands Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
- Communication Reviewer for the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
- Communication Reviewer for University of Missouri Research Board
- Communication Reviewer for Department of Energy (DOE)