Yen-Wen Lu received his Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in
2004. He received an M.S. from the University of Michigan and a B.S. from the National Taiwan University. He was a faculty
member in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Rutgers University and later in the Microsystems
Engineering Doctoral Program at Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States. He received several awards,
including an FEAD Faculty Award and a Texas Instruments/Harvey Award. His research projects have been supported by
federal agencies and industrial companies in the United States and Taiwan. His research interests have focused on wearable technolgoy, blood engineering and lab-on-a-chip devices for agricultural and biomedical applications. He is currently with Department of Biomechatronics Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology at National Taiwan University.

Yen-Wen Lu's lab is a dynamic research group specializing in microfluidics, sensors, and materials science. Their recent publications cover a wide range of topics, including self-powered digital microfluidics, tactile sensors for health monitoring and posture feedback, optoelectronic monitoring systems, platelet concentrates preparation, and more. The lab's interdisciplinary approach and innovative research contribute to the advancement of microfluidic technologies with applications in various fields, such as healthcare, diagnostics, and biomedical engineering.