Professor Chen is a distinguished Professor in Energy Materials at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia. His expertise is in functional materials for thermoelectrics and nanoelectronics, and advanced microscopy. Currently, Dr Chen is leading 2 ARC discovery projects, 1 sub project at ARC Research Hub, and 3 industry investments. Dr Chen is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (Top 0.1% researcher in the world).