Education

 Experience

 Service

 Honors and awards

 Teaching

 Publications

Education

B.S.  Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 1985
M.S.  Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1987
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA, 1992

Experience

Professor, Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (1998-Present)

Assistant Researcher, Division of Process Development, Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB) (1987-1988)

Board member, Division of Nano-Biotechnology, Biosensors and Biochips (NBB), AFOB (Asian Federation of Biotechnology)  (2014.10-)

Associate Editor, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (JTICE) (2012.07-Present)

Member of Phi-Tau-Phi Scholastic Honor Society of ROC since 1985

Publications

A.  Selected Papers 

1. CJ Huang, Jiun-Lin Lin, Ping-Hong Chen, Mei-Jywan Syu*, GB Lee*. A multi-functional electrochemical sensing system using microfluid technology for detection of urea and creatinine. Electrophoresis, 32(8), 931-938, 2011.
2. Mei-Jywan Syu*, Ting-Jung Hsu, ZK Lin. Synthesis of recognition matrix from 4-methylamino-N-allylnaphthalimide with fluorescent effect for the imprinting of creatinine. Analytical Chemistry 82(21), 8821-8829, 2010. 
3. Yung-Shun Chang, TH Ko, TJ Hsu, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Synthesis of an imprinted hybrid organic-inorganic polymeric sol-gel matrix toward the specific binding and isotherm kinetics investigation of creatinine. Analytical Chemistry 81(6), 2098-2105, 2009.
4. Mei-Jywan Syu*, Yu-Sung Chang. Ionic effect investigation of a potentiometric sensor for urea and surface morphology observation of entrapped urease/ polypyrrole matrix. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 24, 2671-2677, 2009.
5. SK Chou, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Via zinc(II) protoporphyrin to the synthesis of poly(ZnPP-MAA-EGDMA) for the imprinting and selective binding of bilirubin. Biomaterials 30(7), 1255-1262, 2009.
6. CY Huang, Mei-Jywan Syu^*, Yong-Shuen Chang, CH Chang, TC Chou, BD Liu. A portable potentiostat for the bilirubin-specific sensor prepared from molecular imprinting. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 22(8), 1694-1699, 2007. 
7. Mei-Jywan Syu*, Tsung-Chieh Chiu, CY Lai, YS Chang. Amperometric detection of bilirubin from a micro-sensing electrode with a synthetic bilirubin imprinted poly(MAA-co-EGDMA) film. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 22(4), 550-557, 2006.    
8. Mei-Jywan Syu*, You-Ming Nian, YS Chang, XZ Lin, Shu-Chu Shiesh, TC Chou. Ionic effect on the binding of bilirubin to the imprinted poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol dimethylacrylate). Journal of Chromatography A 1122, 1/2, 54-62, 2006.
9. An-Hua Wu and Mei-Jywan Syu*. Synthesis of bilirubin imprinted polymer thin film for the continuous detection of bilirubin in an MIP/QCM/FIA system. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 21(12), 2345-2353, 2006. 
10. RY Hsieh, Hsuan-Ang Tsai, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Designing a molecularly imprinted polymer as an artificial receptor for the specific recognition of creatinine in serums. Biomaterials 27(9), 2083-2089, 2006.  
11. Mei-Jywan Syu*, You-Ming Nian. An allosteric model for the binding of bilirubin to the bilirubin imprinted poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol dimethylacrylate). Analytica Chim Acta 539, 97-106, 2005. 
12. Hsuan-An Tsai, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Synthesis and characterization of creatinine imprinted poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-divinylbenzene) as a specific recognition receptor. Analytica Chim Acta 539, 107-116, 2005. 
13. Mei-Jywan Syu*, Jing-Hong Deng, You-Ming Nian, AH Wu. Binding specificity of a-bilirubin imprinted poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol dimethylacrylate) toward alpha-bilirubin. Biomateials 26(22), 4684-4692, 2005. 
14. Hsuan-An Tsai, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Synthesis of creatinine imprinted poly(beta-cycloextrin) for the specific binding of creatinine. Biomaterials 26, 2759-2766, 2005. 
15. Mei-Jywan Syu*, Jing-Hong Deng, You-Ming Nian. Towards bilirubin imprinted polymethacrylic acid for the specific binding of alpha-bilirubin. Analytica Chim Acta 504(1), 167-177, 2004.
16. Mei-Jywan Syu*, Bour-Jia Chen, ST Chou. Backpropagation neural network on-line adaptive control of a benzoic acid simulated wastewater oxidative treatment process. Ind Eng Chem Res 42, 6862-6871, 2003.
17. Mei-Jywan Syu*. A minireview – Biological production of 2,3-butanediol. Invited. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 55, 10-18, 2001.  
18. Mei-J Syu*, Bow-C Chen. Backpropagation neural network adaptive control of a continuous wastewater treatment process. Ind Eng Chem Res 37(9), 3625-3630, 1998.
19. Mei-J Syu*, Jwo-Y Liu. Neural network sensitivity analysis of the detected signal from an SO₂ electrode. Sensors and Actuators B 50/1, 1-8, July 15, 1998.
20. Mei-J Syu*, JB Chang. Recurrent backpropagation neural network adaptive control of the penicillin acylase fermentation by Arthrobacter viscosus. Ind Eng Chem Res 36(9), 3756-3761, 1997.

B.  Conference papers 

1. Mei-Jywan Syu*. Development of home-care portable urinary biochip. Invited speech, 1st China Forum on Biosensors, Biochips and Nanobiotechnology. Foshan, China. October 19-21, 2017.
2. Mei-Jywan Syu*. Development of home-care urinary biochip, oral presentation. BioTaiwan Exhibition, July 23, 2015
3. Yu-Lin Huang, Yan-Di Tseng, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Fabrication of ionic liquid doped imprinted poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol dimethyl acrylate) electrode for the amperometric sensing of bilirubin. 2015 Polymer Annual Meeting, Taipei, Outstanding Award.
4. Cheng-Yu Cheng, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Preparation of the bilirubin imprinted polymer via 2-amino-3-nitro-5-vinylpyridine functional monomer for the specific binding investigation. 2015 Polymer Annual Meeting, Excellent Award.
5. Yu-Lin Huang, Yan-Di Tseng, Mei-Jywan Syu*. Fabrication of the ionic liquid doped imprinted polymer electrode for the amperometric sensing of bilirubin. outstanding poster award, 2014 Taiwan-Japan Bilateral Worshop (TJBP), October 12-15, 2014, Tainan, Taiwan.
6. Mei-Jywan Syu*. Towards the investigation of thermal effect induced from the biocompatible polymer modified nano-magnetic particles, invited speech, PCGMR (Promotion Center for Global Material Research, NCKU), Nanomaterials Symposium, September 24, 2011.
7. Mei-Jywan Syu*. Synthesis of recognition polymeric matrix by the molecular imprinting technology for the specific binding of biomedical analyte. invited speech, Symposium P: NanoMaterials and Technology, IMURS-ICA 2010 (C-MRS), Sep 25-28, 2010, Qingdao, China.
8. MJ Syu*, YS Chang. Electropolymerization of urease/pyrrole onto the carbon paper microelectrode for the sensing and electrochemical kinetic investigation of urea. Oral presentation (July 5’s morning) International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals (ICSM), July 4-9, 2010.
9. IH Cheng, MJ Syu*. Amperometric sensing of bilirubin from its specific uptake via the fabrication of the imprinted poly(vinylimidazole-EGDMA) film onto Au substrate. poster presentation (the only one from Taiwan selected for 3-minute oral presentation for youth award), 2010 ICSM, July 4-9, 2010.
10. Mei-Jywan Syu*. Synthesis of materials with molecular recognition cavity for biomedical applications. invited speech, June 27, Session 6: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, BioEconomy 2007, The Ministry of Science and Technology, June 26-28, 2007, Tianjin, PROC.

C. Books

1. Book Chapter: CH Luo, Mei-Jywan Syu, SC Shiesh, SC Lai, WJ Ma, YH Juan, WH Juang. Urine microchip sensing system. Ed., CM Kyung, H Yasuura, YP Liu, YL Lin. Smart Sensors and System: Innovations for Medical, Environmental, and IoT Applications. Springer Verlag, Inc. 359-384, 2017.
2. Book Chapter: MJ Syu, GJ Tsai, GT Tsao. Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Adsorptive Separation, Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Springer Verlag Press, 49, 97-122, 1993.

1. 66th ISE Annual Meeting (66th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry), Symposium (II) (Bioelectrochemistry symposium), organizing committee member, October 4-9, 2015, Taipei, Taiwan
2. 2003, 2006: 1^st and 2^nd International Meeting on Microsystems and Microsensors, committee member.