Grace Gu Dept of Mechanical Engineering Composites, additive manufacturing, in-situ monitoring and process control, artificial intelligence and machine learning, bioinspired materials, generative AI for aerospace, soft robotics
Ramon Weber Dept of Architecture computational design, sustainability, structural modeling, generative design, embodied carbon
Simon Schleicher Dept of Architecture biomimetics, structural engineering, architectural design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, digital fabrication, fabrication, composite structures, finite element analysis, parametric design, bio-inspired structures, robotics manufacturing, robotics
Hayden Taylor Dept of Mechanical Engineering manufacturing, microfabrication, nanofabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, computational mechanics, nanoimprint lithography
Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng Dept of Materials Science and Engineering additive manufacturing, metamaterials, robotics, antenna, artificial intelligence
Eric Paulos Division of Computer Science (EECS) human-computer interaction, AI, Human-AI, design, new media arts, sustainability, digital fabrication, epidermal and wearable electronics
Kristofer Pister Division of Computer Science (EECS) Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) micro robotics, synthetic insects, smart dust
Evan Variano Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering fluid mechanics, turbulence, wetlands, imaging, plankton, sediment transport
Liwei Lin Dept of Mechanical Engineering nanotechnology, MEMS (microelectromechanical systems), NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems), design and manufacturing of microsensors, microactuators, development of micromachining processes, silicon surface/bulk micromachining, micromolding process
Björn Hartmann Division of Computer Science (EECS) human-computer interaction, user interfaces, end-user programming, design tools, prototyping, crowdsourcing, multitouch, sensing