Principle investigator
Xueju "Sophie" Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Email: xueju.wang@uconn.edu
Postdoc fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University (Sept. 2016-July 2018)
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Aug. 2016)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Aug. 2016)
B.E., Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (June 2011)
B.A., English, Dalian University of Technology (June 2011)
Faculty profile: https://mse.engr.uconn.edu/xueju-sophie-wang
Awards:
2022 EML Young Investigator Award
2022 NIH Trailblazer Award
2022 PMSE Young Investigator Award
2022 NSF Career Award
2021 ASME Orr Early Career Award
2019 ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Award
2019 1907 Women in Engineering Faculty Award, University of Missouri
2019 Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant Award, University of Missouri
2016 Gary L. Cloud Scholarship Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
Email: xueju.wang@uconn.edu
Postdoc fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University (Sept. 2016-July 2018)
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Aug. 2016)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Aug. 2016)
B.E., Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (June 2011)
B.A., English, Dalian University of Technology (June 2011)
Faculty profile: https://mse.engr.uconn.edu/xueju-sophie-wang
Awards:
2022 EML Young Investigator Award
2022 NIH Trailblazer Award
2022 PMSE Young Investigator Award
2022 NSF Career Award
2021 ASME Orr Early Career Award
2019 ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Award
2019 1907 Women in Engineering Faculty Award, University of Missouri
2019 Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant Award, University of Missouri
2016 Gary L. Cloud Scholarship Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics
Postdoc
Dr. Yongyu Lu
Dr. Manikandan Muthu
Dr. Yongyu Lu
Dr. Manikandan Muthu
Ph.D. students
Yi Li
08/2020-present: Ph.D. student, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing (2017-2019)
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing (2013-2017)
Awards: Doctoral Dissertation Research Award
Publications (1st author): Matter, 2022; ACS sensors, 2022; Materials Horizons, 2022; Soft Matter, 2022; EML, 2021; AFM, 2021; ACS AMI, 2021
Zizheng Wang
01/2020-present: PhD student, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Award: Frist Place Winner of the 2022 Graduate Elevator Pitch Competition
Publications (1st author): ACS AMI, 2022;
Zizheng Wang
01/2020-present: PhD student, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Award: Frist Place Winner of the 2022 Graduate Elevator Pitch Competition
Publications (1st author): ACS AMI, 2022;
Shao-Hao (Charles) Lu
08/2021-present: PhD student, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
M.S., Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University
B.S., Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University
Publications (1st author): Sensors and Actuators Report, 2022;
Master student
Thong Cu
Undergraduate researchers
Camille Martinez (08/2021-present)
Martin Birnbach (06/2021-present)
Pablo Zarama (06/2021-present, McNair scholar)
Gina Parlato (summer 2021); received the 2022 Undergraduate Outstanding Research Award
Thong Cu
Undergraduate researchers
Camille Martinez (08/2021-present)
Martin Birnbach (06/2021-present)
Pablo Zarama (06/2021-present, McNair scholar)
Gina Parlato (summer 2021); received the 2022 Undergraduate Outstanding Research Award
Alumni
Gina Parlaro (undergraduate, 04/2021-98/2021; current position: Materials Engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat)
Tejas Adak (MS, 09/2018-08/2020; current position: engineer at Spectrum Plastics Group)
Ian Heck (MS, 10/2019-10/2021; current position: engineer at Johnson & Johnson)
Gina Parlaro (undergraduate, 04/2021-98/2021; current position: Materials Engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat)
Tejas Adak (MS, 09/2018-08/2020; current position: engineer at Spectrum Plastics Group)
Ian Heck (MS, 10/2019-10/2021; current position: engineer at Johnson & Johnson)
