Dr. Chen received his B.S. degree in 1999 and M.S. degree in 2002 from Tongji University. After he received his Ph.D. degree in Structural engineering from Lehigh University in 2007, he served as post-doctoral research associate and research engineer at the Lehigh NEES RTMD Site in 2008 and 2009. He is currently an associate professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University. His research interests focus on advanced experimental techniques and seismic hazard mitigation. Dr. Chen has published over twenty refereed journal or conference proceeding articles. He is a member of ASCE, EERI, AISC and NEES Inc.