Victor Chi-Yuan Shih, Ph.D.
 
e-mail: cyshih@caltech.edu
 
 
Education

Research

Micro Total Analysis Systems

  • Chip-Based High Performance Liquid Chromatography (2003~2006)

  • Chip-Based Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System (2004)

MEMS/NEMS Sensors and Actuators

  • Shear Flow Self-Assembled Nano Particle Film for Chemiresistor Application (2003)

  • Assembly of Biomimetic Motor Molecule in Micromachined Actuators (2002~2004)

Nanofabrication Technology

  • Molecular Self-Assembly using Microfluidic Shear Flow Devices (2003~2004)

  • Nanometer Gaps Fabrication and Its Sensing Applications (2002~2003)

Material Property Characterization

  • Mechanical Properties of Thermal Responsive Hydrogel (2004~2005)

  • Mechanical Properties of Parylene-C Membrane (2001~2002)

Solid State Devices

  • Ferroelectric PZT Thin Film for Non-Volatile Memory Application (1996~1998)

  • Radio Frequency Divider CMOS Circuit Layout (1995~1996)

Patents

  • Enhanced 3D Self-Assembly Using Microfluidic Devices (Pending)
  • On-Chip Temperature Controlled Liquid Chromatography Methods and Devices (Pending)

  • An Embedded-Parylene-Channel Technology for Liquid Chromatography Applications (Provisional)

Publication

  • C.Y. Shih and Y.C. Tai, Single-Mask Technology for On-Chip High-Pressure HPLC System, to be presented and published in the 8th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems in Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS05), Boston, USA, Oct. 9-13 (2005).
  • C.Y. Shih and Y.C. Tai, Single-Mask Fabrication Process for MEMS High-Pressure HPLC system, The 29th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2005), Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 26-30 (2005).
  • C.Y. Shih, Q. He, Y.C. Tai, C. Lin, T. Hsiai and J. Hwang, MEMS HPLC System for On-Chip LDL subfraction detection, The 29th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2005), Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 26-30 (2005)
  • C.Y. Shih, Y. Chen and Y.C. Tai, Parylene-Strengthened Thermal Isolation Technology for Microfluidic System-On-Chip Applications, The Thirteenth International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '05), Seoul, Korea, Jun. 5-9 (2005).
  • C.Y. Shih, Y. Chen, J. Xie, Q. He, Y.C. Tai, On-Chip Temperature Gradient Interaction Chromatography, The Eighteenth Intermational Symposium in Microscale Bioseparations (MSB 2005), New Orleans, USA, Feb. 12- Feb. 17 (2005).
  • C.Y. Shih, Y. Chen, J. Xie, Q. He, Y.C. Tai, On-Chip Temperature Gradient Liquid Chromatography, The Eighteenth IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '05), Miami, USA, Jan. 30- Feb. 3 (2005).
  • C.Y. Shih, S. Zheng, Y.C. Tai, Y. Liu and J.F. Stoddart, Shear Flow Self-Assembled Nanoparticle Film For Chemiresistor Applications, the 8th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems in Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS04), Malmo, Sweden, 26-30 September, p339-341, (2004)   
  • C.Y.Shih, S. Zheng, E. Meng, Y.C. Tai, Y. Liu and J.F. Stoddart, Nano-to-Micro Self-Assembly Using Shear-Flow Devices, Seventeenth IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '04), Maastricht, Netherlands, Jan. 25-29 (2004)
  • C.Y. Shih, S. Zheng, E. Meng and Y.C. Tai, Linear Motor-Molecule Biommimetic Muscle, Biomolecular Motors (BMM) Annual Principle Investigators Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 19-20, (2003)
  • C.Y. Shih, S. Zheng, A. Chang and Y.C. Tai, Nanometer Gaps by Feedback-controlled Electromigration, Technical Digest, The 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '03), Boston, USA, pp. 1530-1533 (2003)
  • C.Y. Shih, T. Harder and Y.C. Tai, Yield Strength of Thin-Film Parylene-C, pp394-398,  Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP2003), Mandelieu-La Napoule, France, May 5-7, (2003)
  • T. Harder, T.J. Yao, Q. He, C.Y. Shih and Y.C. Tai, Residual Stress in thin-film Parylene-C, Fifteenth IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '02), Las Vegas, USA, Jan. 20-24 (2002)
  • J. Xie, C.Y. Shih, Q. He, Y.C. Tai, J. Liu, T.D. Lee, An Integrated ESI-MS Fluid Chip with nL/s Flow Control, CNSI Nanotriangle Meeting, Marina Del Ray, CA, USA, Jul. 9, (2002).
  • C.Y. Shih, J.Y.M. Lee, Electrical characteristics of metal-ferroelectric (PbZrxTi1-x O-3)-insulator (Ta2O5)-silicon structure for nonvolatile memory applications, The 11th International Semiconducting and Insulating Materials Conference (SIMC-XI 2000),3-7 July,2000, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Journal Papers

  • C.Y. Shih, Y. Chen and Y.C. Tai, Parylene-Strengthened Thermal Isolation Technology for Microfluidic System-On-Chip Applications, submitted to Sensors and Actuators A fpr publication, May, 2005
  • C.Y. Shih, Y. Chen, J. Xie, Q. He, Y.C. Tai, On-Chip Temperature Gradient Interaction Chromatography, submitted to the Journal of Chromatography A for publication, Feb. 2005.      
  • C.Y. Shih, Y. Chen, Wei Li, J. Xie, Q. He, Y.C. Tai, An Integrated System for On-Chip Temperature Gradient Interaction Chromatography, submitted to Sensors and Actuators A for publication, Feb. 2005.        
  • C.Y. Shih, T. Harder and Y.C. Tai, Yield Strength of Thin-Film Parylene-C, pp407-411, journal of Microsystem Technologies, vol.10, No. 5, (2004)
  • C.Y. Shih, J.Y.M. Lee, Electrical characteristics of metal-ferroelectric (PbZrxTi1-x O-3)-insulator (Ta2O5)-silicon structure for nonvolatile memory applications, J VAC SCI TECHNOL B 18 (6): 2848-2850 NOV-DEC (2000)

Experience and Awards

  • Study Abroad Fellowship from Education Ministry of Taiwan (2005)
  • Academic Achievement Award at NTHU (1995)Board of Director member of Graduate Student Council (GSC) at Caltech (2005)
  • Phi Tau Phi Honor Scholastic Society of America Scholarship (2004)
  • Phi Tau Phi Honor Scholastic Society of America Graduate Scholar (2004)
  • Caltech Micromachining Laboratory Management Committee Member (2003-2006)
  • President of Taiwanese Graduate Student Association (TGSA) at Caltech (2002)
  • Journal reviewer for Journal of Chromatography A
  • Journal reviewer for IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society
  • Journal reviewer for Sensors and Actuators
  • Journal reviewer for IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Student member of IEEE
  • Member of The Chinese Institute of Engineers
  • Teaching Assistantship for EE185, EE187 at Caltech
  • Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship (SURF) co-mentor for Alan Chang (2002), Yang Chen (2004) and Wei Li (2005)
  • Undergrad Senior Thesis co-mentor for Alan Chang (2003)

  • Killgore Fellowship at Caltech (2001)