Prof. Wen J. LI has been with the Dept. of Mechanical and Automation Engineering since September 1997 and currently heads the Centre for Micro and Nano Systems at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He was educated at the University of Southern California (BSAE 87'; MSAE 89') and the University of California, Los Angeles (PhD 97', in Aerospace Engineering). Before joining CUHK, he held R&D positions at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena), The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo), and Silicon Microstructures Inc. (Fremont). His research group at CUHK has published more than 250 technical papers related to MEMS and Nanotechnology since 1997. His research work has continually received international recognition through winning several prestigious IEEE conference awards such as the Best Conference/Student Paper awards from IEEE-ROBIO (2007), IEEE/ASME-AIM (2007), IEEE-ICRA (2003), and IEEE-NANO (2003). He is recognized for his research contributions in CNT-based sensors and has given plenary/keynote lectures at major international meetings related to sensors and robotics. He has served as a guest editor for the IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, the IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, and the IEEE Sensors Journal. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine and an associate editor of the Journal of Micro/Nano Mechatronics (Springer).

Contact Information: wen@acae.cuhk.edu.hk; phone: +852 2609-8475; fax: +852 2603-6002

Micro/Nano sensors, actuators, fluidics, and assembly; Bio-MEMS; Nano-Bio-detection.

• PI, HK Innovation and Technology Fund on "A Ubiquitous Digital Writing Instrument Using MEMS Motion Sensing Technology", HK$3.766Million, Dec 01, 2004 to Nov 30, 2006.
• PI, "Development of Automated Bio Reaction/Detection and DNA Spotting Systems", HKDNA Chips Limited, (Project Code 7000472), HK$$323,940, 2003 to 2004.
• PI, "Nano-Fixture Enabled Robotic Assembly of Nanodevices", RGC Earmarked Grant, HK$749,329, CUHK 4225/03, PC: 2150343, 2003 to 2006.
• The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Distinguished Oversea Scholar Grant on "Micro and Nano Manipulations Science and Technology", RMB$2,000,000, 2003-2005.
• PI of the Chinese National 863 Plan project on " Polymer-Based MEMS Devices for Cellular Manipulation and Sensing", (Project Ref. No.: 2002AA431620), RMB$500,000, 2002-2004.
• PI, "A Force and Impact Sensing System for Robotic Micro-assembly", RGC Earmarked Grant, $806,404, CUHK 4381/02, 2002 to 2005.
• PI, "Eco-safe Human-motion-powered MEMS Energy Generator for Mobile Electronic Devices", Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund (ITS/185/01), HK$2,500,000, 2002 to 2004.
• "An Automated Desk-top Fabrication System for Low-cost Manufacturing of Integrated Micro-fluidic and Nano-fluidic Lab-on-Chips" (低成本集成微纳流体芯片实验室的自动装配系统的研究; Project Ref. No.: 2001AA422320), National High Technology Research and Development Plan (863 Plan), RMB$800,000, 2002 to 2004, (in collaboration with Prof. G. C. Shi's group at Beijing Institute of Technology).
• PI, "Integrated Micromechanical Switches for Adaptive Fractal Antenna Arrays", RGC Earmarked Grant 2001/2002, CUHK 4215/01E, HK$653,237, 2001 to 2004.
• PI, "Wireless Network Micro Sensors", Information Technology Entrepreneurs Program Grant, 6900916, HK$268,400, 1999 to 2001.
• PI, "Micromachined Nafion Actuators for Tactile-display Systems", RGC Earmarked Grant 2000/2001, CUHK 4206/00E, HK$501,817, 2000 to 2002.
• PI, "A MEMS Vibration Electric Power Generator", RGC Earmarked Grant 1999/2000, CUHK 4416/99E, 2150201, HK$451,000, 1999 to 2001.

• 1987-1995 The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California .
• 1994 Silicon Microstructures Incorporated, Fremont, California .
• 1995-1997 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California .
• 1997-2000 Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Mechanical and Automation Engineering.
• 2000-2002 Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering.
• 2001-Present Director, Center for Micro and Nano Systems, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• 2002-Present, Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering.

• Winnie W. Y. Chow, Kin Fong Lei, Guangyi Shi, Wen J. Li, and Qiang Huang, "Microfluidic Channel Fabrication by PDMS-Interface Bonding", accepted, Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, Institute of Physics, 2005.
• King W. C. Lai, Carmen K. M. Fung and W. J. Li, "Development of an Automated Microspotting System for Rapid Dielectrophoretic Fabrication of Bundled Carbon Nanotube Sensors", accepted, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering , Special Issue on Nano-Scale Automation and Assembly, June 2005.
• Jennifer W L Zhou, Ho-Yin Chan, Tony K. H. To, King W. C. Lai, Wen J. Li, "Polymer MEMS actuators for underwater micromanipulation," IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, June 01, 2005.
• Rosa H M Chan, Carmen K M Fung and Wen J Li, "Rapid assembly of carbon nanotubes for nanosensing by dielectrophoretic force", Nanotechnology, 15 (2004) S1S6.
• Carmen K. M. Fung, Victor T. S. Wong and Wen J. Li, "Electrophoretic Batch Fabrication of Bundled Carbon Nanotube Thermal Sensors", accepted, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 3, No. 3, September 2004.