Professor Chou is a renowned educator, clinician and expert in biomedical engineering, translational medicine and oral-maxillofacial medicine. He pioneered the field of molecular biocompatibility of biomaterials, the first biomimetically engineered scaffold for bone tissue engineering, the first epitheliogenic materials for wound healing, the first 3D printer for tissue-engineering, and the first head and neck PET/CT scanners. His innovations have improved/saved tens of millions of lives. He chaired Clinical Research Committee of American Academy of Oral Medicine. He was the sole recipient of the 2002 Metcalf Cup & Prize, Boston University's most prestigious teaching award, chosen from over 3,000 professors university-wide.