Professor Fu-Rong Chen received his bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering at National Tsing Hua University in Shinchu in 1980. He obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Stony Brook University, USA in 1986 and started his postdoctoral career as research associate at MIT from 1986 to 1988. From 1988 to 1990, he worked as research assistant professor at Northwestern University, USA.

1990, Prof. Chen Furong joined National Tsinghua University and was promoted to the position of Chair Professor in 2017.

2018, Prof. Chen joined City University of Hong Kong as Chair Professor and served as Director of City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Futian Research Institute.

Prof. Chen has long been engaged in the research field of materials science and electron microscopes. His research interests are in low-dose 3D atomic resolution dynamics, soft materials dynamics imaging, quantum electron microscopy, and solar energy tunable (SET) glass.

During his research career, Prof. Chen published more than 300 SCI papers in high-impact journals such as Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Communications, PNAS, etc. and he received many awards and honors, including The best paper in the year in Europea Microscopy Society 2012, The Microscopy Society of American Innovation Award for the Design of an Ultrafast/ Ultra High Voltage Desktop Electron Microscope in 2019 and The Distinguished Professor of Tsing Hua University in 2012. He received an average of 5 invited talks for international conferences per year.

In the field of industrialization of scientific achievements, he has founded two high-tech companies, engaged in the research and development of electrochromic energy-saving smart glass and compact electron microscope.