Myself

TeYu Chien (簡德宇)
Professor

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Physical Science 224
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming
1000 E. University, Dept. 3905
Laramie, WY 82071
email: tchien@uwyo.edu

Educational Background
Graduate School:
  • Ph. D degree in Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Tennessee (2004 - 2009)
    • Advisor: Prof. E.Ward Plummer
    • Thesis title: Anisotropic Electron-Phonon Coupling on a Two-Dimensional Isotropic Fermi Contour: Γ Surface State of Be(0001)
  • Graduate study for Master (one year) and Ph. D (two years) programs in Physics Department, National Taiwan Normal University (2001 - 2004)
    • Advisor: Prof. Chih-Ta Chia
    • Research focus: Raman spectrum and photoluminescence of Si quantum dots.
Undergraduate:
  • B.S. in Physics, June 2001, Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University
Professional Experiences
2024 - present: Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming
2019 - 2024: Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming
2013 - 2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming
2011 - 2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, working with Prof. Mark Hersam, Northwestern University
2009 - 2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, working with Dr. John W. Freeland and Dr. Nathan P. Guisinger, Argonne National Laboratory
2004 - 2009: Research Assistant (Prof. Ward Plummer's research group), University of Tennessee
2004 (Feb. - June): Junior high school teacher of Natural Science, Chemistry, and Physics, Nanmen Junior High School, Taipei Taiwan
2001 - 2003: Research Assistant (Prof. Chih-Ta Chia's research group), National Taiwan Normal University

Honors
2023 - UW Mid-Career Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
2020 - Thumbs Up Award from the College of Arts & Science Dean's Undergraduate Council, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
2018 - College of Arts and Sciences Extraordinary Merit in Research Award, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2004 - 2009 - Tennessee Advanced Material Laboratory (TAML) Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2006 - Elected as Member of Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2002 - Outstanding Graduate School Student Scholarship, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
1997-2001 - Gifted Students for Science & Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

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