\nAssociate Professor of Bioengineering
\n<\/span>UCLA Innovation Fellows
\n<\/span>UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows
\n<\/span>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)<\/span><\/h6>\n
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Date: <\/strong>Thursday, September 11 Title:<\/strong> Abstract:\u00a0<\/strong> Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Jun Chen is currently an associate professor with tenure in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on soft matter innovation for healthcare and energy. He has published two books and 380 journal articles, with 280 of them being corresponding authors in Nature Review Bioengineering<\/em> (2), Nature Materials <\/em>(3), Nature Electronics <\/em>(10), N<\/em>a<\/em>ture <\/em>Biotechnology<\/em> (2), N<\/em>a<\/em>ture <\/em>Chemical<\/em> Engineering<\/em> (2) , N<\/em>a<\/em>ture Biomedical Engineering<\/em> (1), Nature Communications<\/em> (10), Science Advances <\/em>(6), Chemical Reviews <\/em>(2), Chemical Society Reviews <\/em>(2), among others. He also filed 18 US patents, including one licensed. With a current h-index of 1<\/strong>28<\/strong>, Dr. Chen was identified to be one of the world\u2019s most influential researchers<\/strong> in the field of Materials Science on the Web of Science. Among his many accolades are the V. M. Watanabe Excellence in Research Award (1 faculty per year in UCLA Samueli School of Engineering), ACS Nano<\/em> Lectureship, MRS Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award, Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award, Stephanie L Kwolek Prize, Shu Chien Early Career Award, Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering (AAASE) Rising Star Award, ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering, BMES CMBE Rising Star Award, UCLA Faculty Mentor Award, UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows Award, Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40, ONR Young Investigator Award, AHA Innovative Project Award, AHA Transformational Project Award, AHA’s Second Century Early Faculty Independence Award, NIH UCLA CTSI KL2 Translational Science Award, BBRF Young Investigator Award, Okawa Foundation Research Award, Advanced Materials Rising Star, Materials Today Rising Star Award, Chem. Soc. Rev. Emerging Investigator Award, Nano Research Young Innovator Award, ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award, Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2019\/2020\/2021\/2022\/2023\/2024 ÎåÒ»²è¹Ý¶ù, among others.<\/p>\n Beyond his research activities, Dr. Chen serves as the Executive Editor-in-Chief of Med-X<\/em>, and an associate editor for Biosensors and Bioelectronics<\/em>, MRS Communications<\/em>, FlexMat<\/em>, Soft Science<\/em>, cMat<\/em>, and Textiles<\/em>. Additionally, he is a member of the advisory and editorial boards of over 20 journals, including Matter<\/em>, Materials Today<\/em>, Materials Today Energy<\/em>, Nano-Mirco Letters<\/em>, Cell Reports Physical Science<\/em>, The Innovation<\/em>, Nano Trends<\/em>, Biomedical Technology<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VISE welcomes our first guest speaker of the Fall 2025 Semester. 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\nLocation: <\/strong>SVC 5326
\nTime: <\/strong>11:45 am for lunch, 12:00 start<\/p>\n
\nDiscovering Magnetoelasticity in Soft Matter for Bioelectronics<\/p>\n
\nThe magnetoelastic effect, also known as the Villari effect and first discovered in 1865 by the Italian experimental physicist Emilio Villari, refers to the change in a material\u2019s magnetic field under mechanical stress. Traditionally observed in rigid metals and metal alloys with external magnetic fields, it has been largely overlooked in soft bioelectronics due to limited magnetization under physiological stress, structural complexity, and extreme modulus mismatch with human tissues. In 2021, we reported the discovery of a giant magnetoelastic effect in a soft polymer system, and subsequently in a liquid permanent fluidic magnet. This breakthrough opens a fundamentally new pathway for developing intrinsically waterproof and biocompatible soft bioelectronics for diagnostics, therapeutics, and energy applications. Our UCLA team is pioneering the use of this effect to advance personalized healthcare and sustainable energy applications.<\/p>\n