Education B.S., Shanghai Jiaotong University, Applied Physics, 1982 M.S., Cornell University, Electrical Engineering, 1987 Ph.D., Cornell University, Applied Physics, 1992

Dr. Chen's general research interests are in the areas of biomedical photonics, microfabrication, biomaterials and biosensors Dr. Chen and his group have developed a noninvasive technology, known as functional optical coherence tomography, which allows cross-sectional imaging of tissue structure, blood flow, and birefringence simultaneously with high spatial resolution Dr. Chen's current research foci are: (a) investigating light/tissue interactions; (b) developing medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices and instruments using advanced optical, microfabrication and biomedical technologies; (c) applications of these technologies for the early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases Dr. Chen currently has several active research projects funded by the NSF, NIH/NIBIB, NIH/NCI, and DARPA. Most of these projects are interdisciplinary, involving research areas in fiber optics, lasers and optoelectronics, MEMS, signal processing, and biomedical instrumentation Dr. Chen's laboratory is located at the Beckman Laser Institute, and he holds a joint appointment with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Surgery, and Materials Science and Engineering Program

Wenjuan Qi, Rui Li, Teng Ma, K. Kirk Shung, Qifa Zhou, and Zhongping Chen“Confocal acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography using a ring ultrasonic transducer,” Applied Physics Letters 104, 123702 (2014); doi: 10.1063/1.4869562 Xiang Li, Jiawen Li, Joe Jing, Teng Ma, Shanshan Liang, Jun Zhang, Dilbahar Mohar, Aidan Raney, Sari Mahon, Matthew Brenner, Pranav Patel, K. Kirk Shung, Qifa Zhou, and Zhongping Chen“Integrated IVUS-OCT Imaging for Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics In Quantum Electronics Vol. 20, No. 2, March/April 2014 Hwi Don Lee, Zhongping Chen, Myung Yung Jeong, and Chang-Seok Kim “Simultaneous Dual-Band Wavelength-Swept Fiber Laser Based on Active Mode Locking,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters Claire Robertson, Andrew E. Heidari, Zhongping Chen, Steven C. George“Mechanical analysis of arterial plaques in native geometry with OCT wall motion analysis,”Journal of Biomechanics 47 (2014) 755–758 Jiawen Li, MS, Xiang Li, PhD, Dilbahar Mohar, MD, Aidan Raney, MD, Joseph Jing, MS, Jun Zhang, PhD, Abbey Johnston, MD, Shanshan Liang, MS, Teng Ma, BS, K. Kirk Shung, PhD, Sari Mahon, PhD, Matthew Brenner, MD, Jagat Narula, MD, Qifa Zhou, PhD, Pranav M. Patel, MD, Zhongping Chen, PhD“Integrated IVUS-OCT for Real-Time Imaging of Coronary Atherosclerosis,”JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Vol. 7, No. 1, 2014 Gangjun Liu, Wangcun Jia,J. Stuart Nelson, and Zhongping Chen“In Vivo, High-Resolution, Three-Dimensional Imaging of Port Wine Stain Microvasculature in Human Skin,”Lasers in Surgery and Medicine