Research Expertise and Interest

additive manufacturing, metamaterials

Research Description

Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng is an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.  His research focuses on developing additive manufacturing/3D printing techniques for materials and structures with controlled topologies and encoded properties. His current interests are in developing new additive fabrication techniques, multi-material synthesis, structure property relationships and leveraging novel artificial intelligence to create intelligent materials and systems for structural, robotics, electronics, energy, and healthcare.