Dr. Sinn-wen Chen is a Chair Professor of National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, joined the Alcoa Technical Center, then he took a faculty position in the Chemical Engineering Department in NTHU in 1992.He is an associate editor of the Journal of Electronic Materials and a board member of the Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion. He had served as the Chairman of Chemical Engineering Department, VP of Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Global Affairs, Research and Development and Senior VP of Academics of NTHU. He was a visiting professor to Lehigh University, Ecole Polytechnique de l'universite de Nantes, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was the program director of Chemical Engineering division in National Science Council of Taiwan. He was the president of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, and is the president of Material Research Society of Taiwan.

Materials thermodynamics Laboratory in the Chemical Engineering Department, National Tsing Hua University is supervised by Professor Sinn-wen Chen. Materials thermodynamics and phase equilibria are our specialized field. Our research interests are studying phase equilibria, phase transformation and thermodynamics of inorganic materials. The knowledge is then applied to the understanding of materials systems and manufacturing processes. The materials under investigations are thermoelectric materials and electronic solders.