Profile: Dr. I-Wei Yang (Also known as Yi-Wei Yang)

Dr. I-Wei Yang (Yi-Wei Yang)               Postdoctoral Research Fellow                              University of California, Berkeley                               Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering                                        happynight13@berkeley.edu                                             Research Interests: Plasma Surface Modification Plasma Thin Film Deposition Plasma Physics, Chemistry & Diagnostics Plasma Medicine Plasma-Biomolecule Interaction                Webpage:  ResearchGate; Linkedin

Education & Experience

• Postdoc.                             Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering    UC Berkeley, October 2015-Present, U.S.
• Ph.D.                                  Mechanical Engineering                         National Chiao Tung University, 2014, Taiwan
• Visiting Research Student   Chemistry                                              University of Bari, Mar-December 2013, Italy
• B.S.                                     Mechanical Engineering                         National Central University, 2009, Taiwan

Honors, Awards & Fellowship

• Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program 2015 (MOST in Taiwan)
• Academic Award of Importance (NCTU 2014)
• Gold Prize for Young Scientist Lecture Competition (NANOSMAT 2013)
• Best Oral Paper Award (APSPT 2013)
• Best Poster Award (APSPT 2013)
• Graduate Students Study Abroad Program 2012 (MOST in Taiwan)
  
  

Selected Journal Publications

• Fabio Palumbo^a*, Giuseppe Camporeale^a, Yi-Wei Yang^a, Jong-Shinn Wu, Eloisa Sardella, Giorgio Dilecce, Cosima Damiana Calvano, Laura Quintieri, Leonardo Caputo, Federico Baruzzi, Pietro Favia*, “Direct Plasma Deposition of Lysozyme-Embedded Bio-Composite thin films,” Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 12, issue 11, pp. 1302-1310, 2015. (^a equally contributed to this work)
• Yi-Wei Yang, Giuseppe Camporeale, Eloisa Sardella, Giorgio Dilecce, Jong-Shinn Wu , Fabio Palumbo*, Pietro Favia*, “Deposition of Hydroxyl Functionalized Films by Means of Water Aerosol Assisted Atmospheric Pressure Plasma,” Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 11, issue 11, pp. 1102-1111, 2014. (Rank: 7/31; IF: 2.799)
• Yi-Wei Yang, Jane-Yii Wu, Chih-Tung Liu, Guo-Chun Liao, Kuang-Yao Cheng, Ming-Hung Chiang and Jong-Shinn Wu*, “An Optimized Two-step Nitrogen-based Plasma Treatment Procedure under Atmospheric-Pressure Condition and Its Surface Amination Mechanism,” Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 12, issue 7, pp. 678-690, 2015.
• Yi-Wei Yang, Jane-Yii Wu, Chih-Tung Liu, Guo-Chun Liao, Hsuan-Yu Huang, Ray-Quen Hsu, Ming-Hung Chiang and Jong-Shinn Wu*, “Fast Incorporation of Primary Amine Group into Polylactide Surface for Improving C2C12 Cell Proliferation Using Nitrogen-Based Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jets,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Vol. 102, issue 1, pp. 160-169, 2014. (Rank: 13/76 ; IF: 3.369 )
• Yi-Wei Yang, Jane- Yii Wu, Ming-Hung Chiang and Jong- Shinn Wu*, “Highly Effective Large-area Inactivation of B. Subtilis Spore Using a Planar Dielectric Barrier Discharge Jet with CF4/Air Mixture,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science: Special Issue - Nonthermal Medical/Biological Treatments Using Ionized gases and electromagnetic fields, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 3003-3006, 2012. (Rank: 23/31; IF: 0.868 )