Welcome to Dr. Cheng’s Website!

Dr. Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama. The mission of his research group (Intelligent Sensors, I-Sensor Lab) is to apply state-of-the-art technologies and knowledge to emerging challenges in our society, including environmental pollution, aging population, and low-cost medical diagnosis.

Contact
Office: 2032 NERC
Lab: 3060 NERC
345 7th Ave NERC
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa AL 35487
Email: mmcheng@ua.eduPhone: 205-348-4378http://mmcheng.people.ua.edu

Funded Research Positions

​​Dr. Cheng is looking for self-motivated undergraduate students, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to join his team  and to develop new technologies for environmental sensors and biomedical wireless sensing. Dr.  Cheng’s previous students have joined industry (Intel, GM, LG, A123..) or became the faculty members at other institutions. 

We have opening for PhD students and postdoc in Fall 2024 to work on water sensing technologies, wearable devices and BioMEMS. The students with BS/MS degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, mechanical engineering or material science are encouraged to apply. Please email Dr. Cheng your CV, personal statement and published work.

Work Experience

  • 2019-now – Professor (with tenure), Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
  • 2015-16. – Researcher, NIH Perinatology Research Branch
  • 2014-18 – Associate Professor (with tenure), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Nanoengineering, Wayne       State University, Detroit MI
  • 2013 – Summer Research Faculty, Naval Research Lab, Washington DC (Mentor: Debra Rolison)
  • 2008-13 – Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
  • 2006-07 – Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas Health Center at Houston, TX
  • 2003-05 – Postdoctoral Researcher, Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Mentor: Mauro Ferrari)
  • 2003-05 – (Joint) Postdoctoral Researcher, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health (Mentor: Lance Liotta) 
  • 2001-02 – Researcher, Physics, Georgetown University, Washington DC (Mentor: John Currie, Mak Paranjape)

Education

  • NIH Postdoc in Nanomedicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 2004-06
  • PhD Electrical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1996-03 (Advisor: Star Ruey-Shing Huang)
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1991-95

Honor

  • 2000 – Graduate Student Travel Award (K T Li Foundation) 
  • 2001 – Graduate Student Travel Award (National Science Council)  
  • 2003-05 – NIH Postdoc Trainee in Nanomedicine, National Cancer Institute
  • 2010 – University Research Grant (Wayne State University)         
  • 2011 – National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER AWARD
  • 2013 – ONR Faculty Summer Fellowship

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