Mingkun Chen
Member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
From Palo Alto, California
From Palo Alto, California
PhD candidate majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at Stanford University with research interest and experience in the interdisciplinary domain of nanophotonics and machine learning.

Mingkun Chen Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Mingkun Chen of Los Angeles, California, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic discipline...
October, 12 2016 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Mingkun Chen was recognized for earning a scholarship
Morning Light Foundation Domestic Scholarship of $5000
Spring 2017 -
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Mingkun Chen was recognized for earning a scholarship
Full Tuition Scholarship from USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Fall 2016 - Fall 2017 -
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Mingkun Chen was recognized for earning a scholarship
Jerome Linn Scholarship of $5000
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -
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Mingkun Chen was recognized for earning a spot on the Dean's List
The Dean’s List of Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
Fall 2014 - Fall 2016 -
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Mingkun Chen was recognized for earning an academic award
USC Academic Achievement Award
Fall 2014 - Fall 2016 -
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Mingkun Chen was recognized for graduating
USC Renaissance Scholar Candidate
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Mingkun Chen was recognized for earning a scholarship
Stanford Graduate Fellowship - Art and Mary Fong Fellow
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Student Research Assistant at Povinelli Nanophotonics Laboratory
Cooperating with Northrop Grumman NEXT Nanophotonics & Plasmonics Laboratory to develop thermal homeostasis materials, meaning materials that regulate their own temperature
• Supervised by Professor Michelle Povinelli and sponsored by the USC Office of the Provost
• Presented poster on the seventh Annual Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering Research Festival
• Program the ISU TMM Photonic Crystal Simulation Package to run electromagnetic simulation on USC HPCC
• Analyze heat model on MATLAB and manage data with Origin
• Trained in working in cleanroom and laser laboratory
May 2016 - Present