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Prof. Yi-Cheun Yeh is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University. She received her BS and MS in Chemistry from National Taiwan Normal University. Yi-Cheun pursued her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst under the guidance of Prof. Vincent Rotello.  Her doctoral work mainly focused on engineering the Nano-Bio interface through tailoring the surface monolayers of nanomaterials.  Upon graduation, Yi-Cheun moved to Philadelphia to perform her postdoctoral studies in the polymeric biomaterials laboratory of Prof. Jason Burdick, with the focus on developing functional polymers for biomedical applications.  Aside from science, Yi-Cheun enjoys travel, music and movies. 

EDUCATION

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  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
    Research under the supervision of Prof. Vincent M. Rotello
    Dissertation: Engineering Surface Functionality of Nanoparticles for Biological Applications

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  • M.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Research under the supervision of Prof. I-Jy Chang
    Thesis: Biomolecule and Gold Interaction: Electrochemistry and Nanoparticle Formation

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  • B.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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  • Associate Professor (August 2022- present)
    Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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  • Adjunct Faculty (August 2019- July 2024)
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan​

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  • Assistant Professor (August 2018- July 2022)
    Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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  • Assistant Professor (August 2017- July 2018)
    Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, Taiwan

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  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA (Prof. Jason A. Burdick)

 

FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS/HONORS   

                                                                  

  • 2025 Chemical Society Reviews Pioneering Investigators

  • 2025 ACS Materials Au Rising Stars

  • Exceptional Performance Award, National Taiwan University (2025, 2024 ) (台大年度績優)

  • Dissertation Supervisor Award in the Dean’s Award for COE Graduate Students by National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2025, 2024, 2022) (台大工學院研究生院長獎指導教授獎)

  • 2024 ACS Applied Polymer Materials Early Career Investigators 

  • 2024 Chemistry – An Asian Journal Emerging Researchers

  • 2023 Outstanding Young Polymer Scientist Award from The Polymer Society in Taipei (112年中華民國高分子學會傑出高分子青年科技獎).

  • 2023 Young Investigator Award of Prof. Zhao-ren Li Biomedical Engineering and Development Foundation        (112年李昭仁教授生醫工程發展基金會年輕學者獎)

  • 2023 Editorial Board for Journal of Controlled Release

  • 2021 Small Rising Stars

  • 2021 ChemComm Emerging Investigator 

  • 2021 Journal of Materials Chemistry B Emerging Investigator 

  • 2018-2021:  Early Career Editorial Advisory Board​ for ACS Biomaterial Science & Engineering

  • 2017: Recruitment of Special Outstanding Talents by Universities and Colleges by Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (科技部補助大專校院延攬特殊優秀人才措施)

  • 2012: Graduate Student Travel Grant Award for Gordon Research Conferences on Noble Metal Nanoparticles by University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA

  • 2007: Conference Travel Award for 234th ACS Meeting by National Science Council, Taiwan

  • 2006: Technology Research Scholarship by CTCI Foundation, Taiwan (財團法人中技社科技獎學金)

  • 2006: Conference Travel Award for 232nd ACS Meeting by National Science Council, Taiwan

  • 2004: Undergraduate Research Fellowship by National Science Council, Taiwan

  • 2002: Presidential Award by National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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Google Scholar Profile          Chemistry Tree

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(1) Yu Yun Hsu and Yi-Cheun Yeh*

“Engineering Multi-Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles for Tailored Alginate-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Luminescence and Sensing Capabilities”

Small, 2025, 21, e06085

 

(2) Tzu-Ying Wang, Yu-Ning An, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*

“Ultrasound- and NIR-responsive polydextran/black TiO2 nanocomposite hydrogels for triple-modal antibacterial therapy”

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025, 17, 49910–49929.

 

(3) Shu-Ying Wu, Yu-Ning An, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*

“Lanthanide Ionic Radius Modulation for Tailored Triple-Crosslinked Luminescent Gelatin/Alginate Hydrogels: Structural, Mechanical, and Sensing Insights”

JACS Au, 2025, 5, 4022–4035

 

(4) Pin-Han Zeng, Guo-Zen Song, and Yi-Cheun Yeh*
“Injectable and Self-Healable Luminescent Europium-Containing Gelatin/Polydextran/Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Distinguishing Formaldehyde in Volatile Organic Compounds”
Small, 2025, 21, 2501574. 

 

(5) Bo-Yan Li†, Tung-Yi Lin†, Yi-Jhen Lai, Ting-Hsiang Chiu, and Yi-Cheun Yeh* “Engineering Multiresponsive Alginate/PNIPAM/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Hydrogels as On-Demand Drug Delivery Platforms” 

Small, 2025, 21, 2407420.

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