Chih-Yu Kuo (郭志宇) Ph.D.

Biography
Dr. Chih-Yu Kuo is currently an assistant professor in Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech). Dr. Kuo received his BS (2010) and PhD (2016) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU). He completed his PhD dissertation research under the guidance of Prof. Wen-Yen Chiu and Prof. Ting-Yu Liu on stimuli-responsive, self-assembled, polymeric nanocarriers for controlled release. He then joined the Institute of Chemistry at Academia Sinica as a postdoc in Dr. Hsien-Ming Lee’s group to investigate the interaction between membrane-active peptides and lipid bilayers. Prior to Taipei Tech, he continued his postdoc research for hydrogel synthesis with Prof. Yi-Cheun Yeh at NTU. Dr. Kuo started his independent research career in Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology from Aug. 2021.

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Outside of lab interests
Chih-Yu enjoy the family time with his wife, Connie and daughter, Summer. Chih-Yu loves playing badminton and volleyball. He was a setter undergrad and since then enjoys this position who needs to analyze the opponent rapidly and command the teammates precisely. Chih-Yu is a huge fan of KARA, an Koren girls’ singer group, although they were literally disbanded. Chih-Yu also enjoys reading various kinds of books, especially “The Story of the Stone” (Dream of the Red Chamber).