Education

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Guelph (09/2000 – 08/2002)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Winnipeg ( 09/1998 – 08/2000)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Scientist, University of Helsinki and Helsinki Institute of Physics (02/1996 – 08/1998)
• Ph. D. in Theoretical High Energy Physics and Mathematical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing (1996)
• M. Sc. in Mathematical Physics, Lanzhou University (1991)
• B. Sc. in Theoretical Physics, Lanzhou University (1988)

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Honors and Awards

• World Laboratory Research Fellowship, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1996

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Areas of Research

• Topological quantum field Theory
• Quantum field theory
• Supersymmetric Quantum Theory and Supergravity
• Differential geometry and geometric analysis
• Quantum theory
• Application of quantum field theory to condensed matter physics including nanostructure and nanoscience

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Selected Publications

• New Superconformal Field Theory in Four Dimensions and N=1 Duality,
  Phys. Rep. 346 (2001) 89-341,
  M. Chaichian, W.F. Chen and C. Montonen.

• Differential Geometry from Quantum Field Theory,
  Int. J. Geom. Methods Mod. Phys. 10 (2013) 135003 (32 pages)
  W.F. Chen  

• Chern-Simons Spinor Electrodynamics in the Light-cone Gauge,
  Phys. Rev. D86 (2012) 125012 (17 pages)
  W.F. Chen  

• Supergravity Dual of the Superconformal Anomaly,
  Int. J. Mod. Phys. A26 (2011) 4475-4509
  W.F. Chen

• The Holographic Supercurrent Anomaly,
  Nucl. Phys. B678 (2004) 317-338,
  M. Chaichian and W.F. Chen

• Constraint from Anomalous Magnetic Moment and Lamb Shift on Lorentz and CPT Violation in Quantum Electrodynamics,
  Phys. Rev. D62 (2000) 105029 (25 pages),
  W.F. Chen and G. Kunstatter

• Understanding Radiatively Induced Lorentz and CPT Violation in Differential Regularization,
  Phys. Rev. D60 (1999) 85007 (9 pages),
  W.F. Chen.

• On the Low-energy Effective Action of N=2Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory,
  Nucl. Phys. B537 (1999) 161-183,
  M. Chaichian, W.F. Chen and C. Montonen.

• Softly Broken N=1 Supersymmetric QCD,
  Phys. Lett. B432 (1998) 120-183,
  M. Chaichian, W.F. Chen and T. Kobayashi.

• Quantum Holonomy in Three-dimensional General Covariant Field Theory and Link Invariant,
  Phys. Rev. D56 (1997) 1170-1174,
  W.F. Chen, H.C. Lee and Z.Y. Zhu.

• Differential Regularization of Topologically Massive Yang-Mills Theory and Chern-Simons Theory,
  Phys. Rev. D55 (1997) 3664-3673,
  W.F. Chen, H.C. Lee and Z.Y. Zhu.

• Gauss Law Constraints in Chern-Simons Theory from BRST Quantization,
  Phys. Lett. B387 (1996) 785-790,
  M. Chaichian, W.F. Chen and Z.Y. Zhu.

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Teaching

At SUNY Polytechnic Institute

• MAT-112: Elements of Calculus
• MAT-381: Abstract Algebra
• MAT-230: Differential Equations
• MAT-260: Ordinary Differential Equations and Series Solutions
• MAT-152: Calculus II (start from Spring 2017)

At Laurentian University

• MATH-2066: Introduction to Differential Equations
• MATH-4377: Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics II: Nonlinear Optimization, Introduction to Wavelet Analysis and Game Theory Basics

At Nipissing University

• MATH-5056: Algebra
• MATH-6001(Individual Graduate Reading Course): Mathematical Physics and Analysis on Differential Manifolds
• MATH-3156: Abstract Algebra I
• MATH-2046: Advanced Linear Algebra I
• MATH-3266: Differential Equation I
• MATH-3267: Differential Equations II
• MATH-3146: Complex Analysis I
• MATH-3276: Probability and Statistics II
• MATH-3286: Mathematics of Finance
• MATH-2076: Probability and Statistics I
• PHYS-1005: General Physics  
• PHYS-1006: General Physics I: Classical Mechanics
• PHYS-1007: General Physics II: Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Wave and Thermodynamics
• PHYS-2006: General Physics III: Electromagnetism (Lecture and Lab)

At Wilfrid Laurier University

• MA110: Introduction to Differential and Integral Calculus
• MA255: Continuous and Discrete Transforms
• MA104: Calculus II

At National Taiwan University

• Graduate Seminar Course: Quantum Field Theory and Modern Differential Geometry

At National Tsing Hua University

• Graduate Course: Special Topic in Quantum Field Theory

At University of Helsinki

• Graduate Special Topic Course: Nonpertubative Supersymmetric Gauge Theory

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Professional Service

• Organizing Team Member of the International Workshop “Geometry and Symmetry based Mathematical and Computational Methods with Applications in Engineering, Science and Education”, 24-30/08/2015, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
• Faculty advisor for Asian Student Club, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, 09/2014 – 08/2015
• Adjudication Panel Member of OGS (Ontario Graduate Scholarship), 2011-2012.
• Organizing Committee Member of 2005 Taipei International Summer Institute on Strings, Particles and Fields held at the National Taiwan University, 06-08/2005