Dr. Haigang Chen received the BS and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph. D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 2007. His Ph. D. study is focused on the lubrication and nano-tribology of head-disk interface in hard disk drives, conducted in the Data Storage Systems Center (DSSC). He had two summer interns in Seagate Technology Research Center in 2005 and 2006. Before joining CMU, he worked as a research associate to develop a HBV diagnostic DNA chip in Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, from March 2002 to July 2003.

Dr. Chen has been with Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) since Oct. 2007, where he is currently a Project Lead Engineer in the R&D organization of Media Supplies and Solutions, a division in Image Printing Group (IPG). He is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and numerous conference presentations. He is a senior member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and member of Society for Imaging Science and Technology (SIST).

Haigang Chen served as the monitor of undergraduate and graduate class during his study in SJTU. He also served as the secretary of science and technology of SJTU graduate students union from 2000 to 2002. Currently he serves as the Director of Alumni Service of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Foundation of America (SJTUFA).