Congratulations to Alyssa Ann Launi for her graduation!
Alyssa joined our lab in the 2022 Fall semester. She will be joining STV in Chicago starting in the fall! Congratulations Alyssa! We will be missing you!
Congratulations to Debasmita Baidya for passing her Master's defense!
Thesis title: Tailoring Piezoelectric Properties of Zno-PVDF nanocomposite for Intelligent Infrastructure Monitoring
Congratulations to Cihang Huang for passing his Ph.D defense!
Cihang will be joining Beyond Engineering as a research engineer! Congratulations and well done Cihang!
Congratulations to Guangshuai Han for passing his defense!
Guangshuai (Jerry) will be joining Johns Hopkins University as a post-doctoral researcher! Congratulations and good job Jerry! We will be missing you!
Mission Statement
Our research focuses on develop functional nanomaterials/devices with tunable (mechanical, electrical, thermal, and optical) properties, to enable energy harvesting and advanced sensing technology. Fundamentally we study electron, phonon and photon transport mechanisms in a given materials system, and design the materials, devices and systems to meet targeted performance.
We have three major research areas, including thermoelectric and piezoelectric materials and devices for energy harvesting and sensing, crystal growth of oxides for optoelectrical devices, and multifunctional nanocomposites /building materials.