Sz-Chin Steven Lin

Sz-Chin Steven Lin
Ph.D. Candidate

Biofunctionalized Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (BioNEMS) Laboratory
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University
212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
University Park, PA 16802-6812

Tel: 1-814-689-9047
Fax: 1-814-865-9974
Email: ssl130@psu.edu
ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-1390-2009

• Photonic Crystals / Phononic Crystals
• Gradient-index (GRIN) acoustics, optofluidics, and plasmonics
• Acoustic superlens and it's applications in imaging and therapeutics

Aug. 2007 - Present, Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA
Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Science and Mechanics
Advisor:Prof. Tony Jun Huang

Apr. 1999 - Sept. 2001, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
M.Sc. in Applied Mechanics
Master thesis: Ultrasonic Band Gap of Two-Dimensional Phononic Crystal
Advisor: Prof. Tsung-Tsong Wu

Sept. 1995 - Jun. 1999, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Senior thesis: The Analysis of the Flow Field in the Electrolyte Jet for Copper-Foil Electroplating
Advisor: Prof. Ming-Tsung Sun

Aug. 2007 - Present, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Research areas: phononic crystals and photonic crystals

Jan. 2006 - May. 2007, Volume Fitness | Arex International Company, Taiwan
Chief Mechanical Engineer
Job responsibilities: structural design and analysis for aerobic exercise machines

Jan. 2002 - Jan. 2006, Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Taiwan
R&D Engineer
Research areas: large-scale phased array antenna systems

Apr. 1999 - Jul. 1999, Medical Mechatronics and Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, CGU, Taiwan
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research areas: environmental adaptive ambulation and balance rehabilitation system

E MCH 315 – Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials: Fall 2007
E MCH 213 – Strength of Materials: Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, and Fall 2009

2009, Second Place in the Paper Competition, 5th Annual ESM Graduate Student Symposium, the Pennsylvania State University
2007, College of Engineering Fellowship, the Pennsylvania State University
2000, Bronze Prize, College of Engineering Website Design Competition, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
1999, Member, the PHI TAU PHI Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China
1999, Excellent Student Prize of Cheng Gung University, Taiwan
1998, Xing-Long Scholarship, Taiwan
1995 - 1999, Dean's List, Cheng Gung University, Taiwan
1995 - 1999, Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Award, Cheng Gung University, Taiwan
1995 - 1999, Taiwan Post Office Scholarship, Taiwan

• Sz-Chin Lin, Chih-Cheng Chang, and Yung-Chien Chen, “Folding Mechanism for Treadmills”, US Patent Application No. 2008/0312,046, filed on 14 June 2007.

• Sz-Chin Steven Lin and Tony Jun Huang, Acoustic mirage in two-dimensional gradient-index phononic crystals, Journal of Applied Physics 106, 053529 (2009). [PDF]
• Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Bernhard R. Tittmann, Jia-Hong Sun, Tsung-Tsong Wu, and Tony Jun Huang, Acoustic Beamwidth Compressor Using Gradient-Index Phononic Crystals, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42, 185502 (2009). (Featured as the front cover image on the September 17, 2008 issue of Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics) [PDF]
• Michael Ian Lapsley, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Xiaole Mao and Tony Jun Huang, An in-plane, variable optical attenuator using a fluid-based tunable reflective interface, Applied Physics Letters 95 083507 (2009). [PDF]
• Jinjie Shi, Daniel Ahmed, Xiaole Mao, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, and Tony Jun Huang, Acoustic tweezers: patterning cells and microparticles using standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW), Lab on a Chip, 9, 2890 (2009). (featured as front cover image) [PDF]
• Xiaole Mao, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Michael Ian Lapsley, Jinjie Shi, Bala Krishna Juluri, and Tony Jun Huang, Tunable Liquid Gradient Refractive Index (L-GRIN) Lens with Two Degrees of Freedom, Lab on a Chip 9, 2050 (2009). [PDF]
• Xiaole Mao, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Cheng Dong, and Tony Jun Huang, Single-Layer Planar On-Chip Flow Cytometer Using Microfluidic Drifting Based Three-Dimensional (3D) Hydrodynamic Focusing, Lab on a Chip 9, 1583 (2009). [PDF]
• Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Tony Jun Huang, Jia-Hong Sun and Tsung-Tsong Wu, Gradient-Index Phononic Crystals, Physical Review B 79, 094302 (2009). [PDF]
• Bala Krishna Juluri, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Thomas R. Walker, Lasse Jensen and Tony Jun Huang, Propagation of Designer Surface Plasmons in Structured Conductor Surfaces with Parabolic Gradient Index, Optics Express 17, 2997 (2009). [PDF]
• Jinjie Shi, Sz-Chin Steven Lin, Tony Jun Huang, Wide-Band Acoustic Collimating by Phononic Crystal Composites, Applied Physics Letters 92, 111901 (2008). (Featured as the front cover image of the March 17, 2008 issue of Applied Physics Letters) [PDF]
• Wu, T.-T., Huang, Zi-Gui and S. Lin, Surface and bulk acoustic waves in two-dimensional phononic crystal consisting of materials with general anisotropy, Physical Review B 69, 094301 (2004). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.69.09430
• Wu, T.-T., Huang, Zi-Gui and S. Lin, Analyses of elastic waves in Aluminum/Barium sodium niobate and Quartz/Epoxy phononic structures, Key Engineering Materials 270 1119 (2004). Link

• Sz-Chin Steven Lin and Tony Jun Huang, Gradient-Index Phononic Crystals, the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Boston, MA, November 2-6, 2008.
• Tsung-Tsong Wu, Zi-Gui Huang and S. Lin, Elastic/Acoustic waves analysis in Aluminum/Barium Sodium Niobate (Y-cut) with hexagonal lattice and Quartz/Epoxy with square lattice phononic structures, the 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Nondestructive Testing, Cheju-do, Korea, 2003.

• American Physical Society
• the PHI TAU PHI Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China

• Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
• Physical Review E

• Officer, Taiwanese Student Association, Penn State University, 2008-2009
• Camp Counselor, Summer/Winter Camps for Teens, 1995-2001
• President, Salt-and-Light Christian Club, CGU 1996-1998
• Class Representative, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CGU, 1998-1999
• Baseball and Basketball Player, ME Dept. Team, CGU, 1995-1999