Professor Chen received his Ph.D. in Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics in 2000 from Institute of Modern Physics, the Chinese Academy of Science. He held a Research Associate position at Texas A&M University, College Station, USA (2002.02-2004.08), and a Visiting Professor position at Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA (2007.02-2007.05 and 2010.03-2010.05). Currently, he serves as the Associate-Director of the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astronomy, and Cosmology (INPAC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and is a Guest Professor of Center of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, National Laboratory of Heavy Ion Accelerator, Lanzhou, China.

Professor Chen's studies mainly focus on the theoretical aspects of heavy-ion collisions at intermediate and relativistic energies. As a theorist, he made important contributions on many topics in isospin physics, compact stars and ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions, especially, 1) isospin effects in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies, 2) EOS of isospin asymmetric nuclear matter and the nuclear symmetry energy, 3) structure of neutron stars, 4) collective flow phenomena, exotic particle production and quark coalescence model in heavy-ion collisions at relativistic energies. Currently, his research interests mainly include theoretical studies of a) EOS of dense matter and physics of compact stars, b) isospin effects in heavy ion collisions with rare isotopes, c) signals and properties of the quark-gluon plasma in relativistic heavy ion collisions. He has authored more than 100 SCI publications, including 4 papers published in Physical Review Letters and 1 paper published in Physics Reports. The details of his SCI publications and the citations can be found in ResearcherID. His partial publications and preprints as well as the citations can also be found in INSPIRE.

1. Theoretical Nuclear Physics

2. Heavy-Ion Collisions

3. Quark Gluon Plasma

4. Compact Stars

1. J. Xu, Lie-Wen Chen, B. A. Li, and H. R. MaNuclear Constraints on Properties of Neutron Star CrustsAstrophys. J. 697, (2009) 1549-1568

2. Zhigang Xiao, Bao-An Li, Lie-Wen Chen, Yong-Gao Chan, and Ming ZhangCircumstantial Evidence for a Soft Nuclear Symmetry Energy at Suprasaturation DensitiesPhys. Rev. Lett. 102, (2009) 062502

3. Jun Xu, Lie-Wen Chen, Bao-An Li, and H. R. MaEffects of isospin and momentum dependent interactions on thermal properties of asymmetric nuclear matterPhys. Rev. C77, (2008) 014302

4. Bao-An Li, Lie-Wen Chen, Che Ming KoRecent Progress and New Challenges in Isospin Physics with Heavy-Ion ReactionsPhys. Rep. 464, (2008) 113-281

5. L.W. Chen, C.M. Ko, W. Liu, and M. NielsenDsJ(2317) meson production in ultrarelativistic heay ion collisionsPhys.Rev. C76, (2007) 014906

6. Lie-Wen Chen, Che Ming Ko, and Bao-An LiIsospin-dependent properties of asymmetric nuclear matter in relativistic mean-field modelsPhys. Rev. C76, (2007) 054316

7. Lie-Wen Chen and C. M. Koφ and Ω production in relativistic heavy ion colliions in a dynamical quark coalescence modelPhys.Rev. C73, (2006) 044903

8. Lie-Wen Chen, C. M. Ko, Bao-An LiHigh-energy behavior of the nuclear symmetry potential in asymmetric nuclear matterPhys.Rev. C72, (2005) 064606

9. Lie-Wen Chen, C. M. Ko, Bao-An LiNuclear matter symmetry energy and the neutron skin thickness of heavy nucleiPhys.Rev. C72, (2005) 064309

10. Lie-Wen Chen, C. M. Ko, Bao-An LiDetermination of the stiffness of the nuclear symmetry energy from isospin diffusionPhys. Rev. Lett. 94, (2005) 032701

11. Lie-Wen Chen, C. M. Ko, and Zi-Wei LinPartonic effects on higher-order anisotropic flows in relativistic heavy-ion collisionsPhys.Rev. C69(R), (2004) 031901

12. Lie-Wen Chen, V. Greco, C.M. Ko, and B. A. LiEffect of Symmetry Energy on two-nucleon correlation functions in heavy-ion collisions induced by neutron-rich nucleiPhys. Rev. Lett. 90, (2003) 162701

13. Lie-Wen Chen, Feng-Shou Zhang, Zhao-Hu Lu, and Hong-Ru MaIsospin dependent Pauli blocking and nucleon mean free path in isospin-asymmetric nuclear matterPhys. Rev. C 64, (2001) 064315

14. Chen Liewen, Zhang Fengshou, Jin GenmingAnalysis of Isospin Dependence of Nuclear Collective Flow in an Isospin-Dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics ModelPhys. Rev. 58(4), (1998) 2283-2291

15. Chen Liewen, Ge Lingxiao, Zhang Xiaodong, Zhang FengshouIsospin Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium in Heavy-Ion Collisions at IntermediateEnergiesJ. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 23, (1997) 211-218

1. 2008: 上海交通大学“晨星青年学者奖励计划”SMC优秀青年教师奖

2. 2008: 上海交通大学第一届“烛光奖励计划”二等奖

3. 2006: 入选“上海市青年科技启明星计划(A类)”

4. 2005: 入选“教育部新世纪优秀人才支持计划”

5. 1999: 中国科学院院长奖学金优秀奖