Jinju (Vicky) Chen
Loughborough University
Prof. Chen's aspiration is to consolidate her internationally recognised expertise in biointerface engineering to create a real lasting and widely recognised impact in this area, aiming at addressing fundamental scientific questions of cell-materials interactions and applying the knowledge to biofilm control and accelerating the treatment of diseases. Her research aims to address global challenges in healthcare and net-zero using experimental and modelling approaches. She was the Interim PGR Director/Deputy Research Director for the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Microscope Society and a member of UKRI Talent Panel College.
She has an established international reputation as is evidenced by journal papers, research income (£9.35M in total with £2.64M as PI) and a range of external recognition from editorial roles to keynote/invited conference talks (83 invited talks). She is the Principal Editor of the Journal of Materials Research, and Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.
She actively collaborates with clinicians and industrial partners to maximise the impact of her research. As primary supervisor, she has supervised over 20 post-doctoral research associates (PDRAs) and PhDs. All of them have secured permanent academic jobs (e.g. lectureships in the UK), research posts at top universities (e.g. University of Oxford, ETH, Zurich), and industrial jobs (e.g. Nikon ltd, ANSYS ltd). She delivered over 80 invited lectures and presentations at prestigious conferences and seminars, such as International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (Singapore), Isaac Newton Institute at University of Cambridge.