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Sihong Chen is a researcher whose work bridges biocatalysis and flexible electronics, demonstrating a rare versatility in applied science. In their early career, Chen made a notable contribution to protein engineering with the 2009 study on directed evolution of *Bacillus sphaericus* phenylalanine dehydrogenase. This work, which has garnered 19 citations, developed an efficient screening method to evolve the enzyme for activity with unsaturated non-natural amino acids, advancing the toolkit for synthetic biology and industrial biocatalysis. More recently, Chen has pivoted to the cutting-edge field of mechanically soft systems. Their 2021 paper, with 14 citations, introduces a reconfigurable and flexible frequency selective surface that uses a buckling dipole mechanism activated by mechanical stretching. This innovation directly addresses the growing demand for soft, adaptable devices in flexible electronics and soft robotics. By moving from molecular-level enzyme design to macroscopic, deformable structures, Chen exemplifies a cross-disciplinary approach, contributing foundational methods that enable both greener chemical synthesis and next-generation, shape-adaptive electromagnetic devices.
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