Stephen Y. Chou

Position
Joseph C. Elgin Professor of Engineering
Office Phone
Assistant
Office
B412 Engineering Quadrangle
Education
  • Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986
  • M.A., Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1982
  • B.S., Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1978
Bio/Description

Joseph C. Elgin Professor of Engineering
Associated Faculty in the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI)

Chou group has two primary missions: (i) explore innovative applications of nanotechnologies in information, energy, life science, and personal health by combining cutting-edge nanotechnology with frontier knowledge from different disciplines; and (ii) to develop new nanofabrication technologies that will fabricate structures substantially smaller, better, and cheaper than current technology permits.

Nanotechnology offers great opportunities for revolutionary advances in broad disciplines, because many conventional theories no longer apply in nanoscale.

Chou group’s current researches focus on three areas:  nano-bioengineering, nanophotonics, and nanofabrication. Our previous works include nano-transistors and nano-magnetics. Chou Group has laboratories of extensive equipment and facilities in nanobiology, nanophotonics, nanolectrontronics, nanomagnetics, and nanofabrication.

    Selected Publications
    1. F. Zang, Z. Su, G. Kaplan, and S.Y. Chou, “A microfluidics-integrated photonic nanosensor for rapid and sensitive detection Ebola virus antigens,” 63rd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), Minneapolis, MN, May 28-31(2019).

    2. F. Zang, Z. Su, L. Zhou, G. Kaplan, and S. Y. Chou, “Nanoantenna-based ultrasensitive immunoassay biosensor”, The 17th International Conference on Nanoimprint and Nanoprint Technologies, Braga, Portugal, September 18-20, 2018 (Oral presentation)

    3. F. Zang, Z. Su, L. Zhou, G. Kaplan, and S.Y. Chou, “Ultrasensitive Ebola virus antigen detection via a nanoantenna-array biosensing platform,” 62nd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), Puerto Rico, May 29 – Jun. 1 (2018).

    4. W. Ding, Y. Wang, H. Chen, and S. Y. Chou, "Plasmonic Nanocavity Organic Light-Emitting Diode with Significantly Enhanced Light Extraction, Contrast, Viewing Angle, Brightness, and Low-Glare," DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201400964, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2014).

    5. S. Y. Chou and W. Ding, "Ultrathin, high-efficiency, broad-band, omni-acceptance, organic solar cells enhanced by plasmonic cavity with subwavelength hole array," Optics Express 21 (1) A60–A76 (2013).

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    Honors and Awards: 

    • Member of National Academy of Engineering (2007)
    • National Academy of Invention
    • IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award (2004)
    • IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award
    • Inductee of New Jersey High Tech Hall of Fame (2004)
    • Einstein Professorship, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    • Pan Wen Yuan Foundation, Outstanding Research Award (2009)
    • Fellow of IEEE, AVS, OSA
    • Packard Fellow (1991)
    • "Ten Emerging Technologies That Would Change World", MIT Technology Review (2003, 2007)
    • Distinguished Achievement Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers, USA (2007)
    • Nano 50 Award (Inventor) (2007)
    • Joseph C. Elgin Professor, Princeton University (1997)
    • McKnight-Land Grant Professor, University of Minnesota (1992)
    Research Areas
    Biological & Biomedical
    Materials & Devices
    Photonics