Members

Front row (from L): Kalyani, Sabrina, Yuxuan, Darpan, Katie

Back row (from L): Yong, Giwon, Shuang, Hongyu, Jayesh (missing Michael and Gabby)

Principal Investigator

Email: yong_zhu@ncsu.edu or yzhu7@ncsu.edu
Andrew A. Adams Distinguished Professor
University of Science and Technology of China, BS (1999)
Northwestern University, MS (2001) and PhD (2005)

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Group Members

Giwon Lee

Postdoctoral Researcher

4th year PhD student

4th year PhD student

4th year PhD student

3rd year PhD student

Katherine Moody

1st year PhD student (MSE)

Michael Lastovich

1st year PhD student (MSE)

Jayesh Jadhav

1st year MS student

Gabby Kistner

1st year MS student

Sabrina Fleming

1st year MS student (MSE)

Kalyani Deshmukh

1st year MS student (MSE)

Holly Newman

Undergraduate researcher

Grant Stevenson

Undergraduate researcher

Alumni (gone but not forgotten)

Zheng Cui, PhD (December 2018), Title: “Silver Nanowire-based Flexible and Stretchable Devices: Applications and Manufacturing”, Currently: Zenomics, LA
Chengjun Li, PhD (December 2018), Title: “Development of Microelectromechanical Systems for Advanced Nanomechanical Characterization”, Currently: back to China
Farhan Rahman (co-chaired), PhD (December 2018), Title: “Development of a novel multiaxial miniature testing system for micro-specimen testing, and multi-scale modeling for continuum-scale material property”: Currently: postdoc at Sandia National Lab
Felipe Poblete, PhD (August 2018), Title: “Rate-dependent Interfacial Mechanics in Advanced Material Systems”, Currently: Align Technology
Yuqi Zhang, PhD (July 2018), co-advised for 2 years, Currently: Assistant Professor at Zhejiang University
Jianxun Cui, PhD (October 2017), Title: “Self-folding of Engineering Materials Actuated by Heat Shrinkable Polymers”, Currently: Postdoc at UW Madison
Shanshan Yao, PhD (October 2016), Title: “Nanomaterial-Enabled Soft Sensors and Actuators”, Currently: Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University
Guangming Cheng, PhD (October 2016), Title “In Situ Investigation of Deformation Mechanisms in Crystalline Nanowires”, Currently: Postdoc at Princeton
Tzu-Hsuan Chang, PhD (August 2016), Title: “In situ Scanning Electron Microscopy Mechanical Characterization of Crystalline Nanowires using MEMS Devices”, Currently: Intel, OR
Qingquan Qin, PhD (December 2012), Title: “Mechanical Properties of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials: Size, Time and Temperature Dependent Effects”, Currently: Schlumberger
Feng Xu, PhD (August 2012), Title: “Applications of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Stretchable Electronics”, Currently: Semtech, CA
Hun Ki Sim, MS (February 2020), Title: “Wearable Strain Sensors for Measuring Diastolic Blood Pressure”, Currently: Applied Materials, CA
Ziyang Xie, MS (April 2019), Title: “Silver nanowire-based heater: it’s fabrication and applications in self-folding structure and wearables”, Currently: Phd student at NC State
Victor J. Ouyang, MS (December 2011), Title: “Piezoresistive Self-Sensing and Feedback Control of a Z-Shaped Thermal Actuator”, Currently: Knowles Corporation, IL
Changhong Guan, MS (December 2009), Title: “Development of a Closed-loop MEMS Capacitive Force Sensor”, Currently: Timo Laboratories Inc.
Qijin Huang, Postdoc (September 2015 – July 2017),
Alper Gurarslan, Postdoc (August 2015 – September 2016), Currently: Assistant Professor and Marie Curie Fellow at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Tao Jiang, Postdoc (January 2012 – January 2014), Currently: Professor at Jinan University, China
G. Langston Baker (2019-2020)
Malvika Mishra, MSN (Dec. 2019)
Aravind Murugan, MSN (May 2019), Currently: Product Engineer at Lenovo, NC
Siddarth Mahendran, MSN (May 2019), Currently: Manufacturing Engineer at Vibrant America Clinical Laboratory, CA
Joseph Sizemore, MSN (May 2016), Currently: General Dynamics Mission Systems, NC
Amanda Myers, MSN (May 2014), Currently: NC State
Jose Caceres, MSN (May 2013), Currently: Product Engineer at Cummins Inc., IN
John Pearce, MSN (Aug. 2012)
John Durham, MSN (May 2012), Currently: R&D Manager at Dexcom
Raul Campos, MSN (May 2012), Currently: Staff Mechanical Engineer at Fermilab, IL
Christian Perea, MSN (Dec. 2011), Currently: Controls Engineer at Bosch, MN
Undergraduate researchers (over 50):
Alex Draghici (MAE), Oct 2021 – present
Michael Zheng (MAE), Oct 2021 – present
Abhiroop Kollipara (MAE), May 2021 – present
Grant Stevenson (MAE), August 2020 – May 2021
Holy Newman (MAE), June 2020 – May 2021
Anthony Kyu (BME), August 2019 – May 2020
Wenzheng Heng, July – August 2019, GEAR program
Zhangli Lu, July – August 2019, GEAR program
Brian Vogel, August 2018 – May 2019
Rohith Koduru, August 2018 – May 2019
Brian Turi, August 2018 – May 2019
Kelly Jones, January – May 2018
Nick Mininni, May 2017 – December 2017
Priya Loganathar, May 2017 – December 2017
John Sharp, January – May 2017
Noah Russ, January – May 2017
John Adams, August 2016 – December 2017
Ameer Ghanem, July – September 2016, GTI program
Alao Deh, July – September 2016, GTI program
Joseph Meyers, August 2015 – May 2016
Mai Abdo, June – July 2015, NCSU GTI
Khalid Alrubaya, May – June 2015, KAUST program
Adam Cunningham, May 2015 – August 2015
Yan Huang, July – August 2015, GEAR program
James Turner, August 2011 – May 2015
K’Ehleyr James, May 2014 – May 2015
Michael Suguitan, May – August 2014
Erik Anderson, May – August 2014
Jocelyn Yu, July – August 2014, GEAR program
Yuyang Zhou, July – August 2014, GEAR program
Watan Fayes, June – August 2014, PTU program
Elizabeth Fortin, May – August 2013
Lingnan Song, July – August 2013, GEAR program
Yu Zhang, July – August 2013, GEAR program
Caleb Hansen, August 2012 – May 2013
Matt Caroll, August – December 2012
David Gebb, August – December 2012
Michael Mazzoleni, January 2010 – May 2012
Greg Bennett, August 2010 – August 2011
Margaret McDonald, BS 2012, last seen: graduate student at Georgia Tech
Connor Bradfield, BS 2011, last seen: graduate student at UPenn
Shanevea Foster, BS 2011, last seen: working at GE
Laura Rucker, BS 2011, last seen: working at Cook Medical
Raul Campos, BS 2010, last seen: graduate student at NC State
Chris Dopira, BS 2010, last seen: graduate student at NCSU
Barrett Lawson, BS 2009, last seen: working at kDy Automation Solutions
Shreyasi Mukerji, BS 2009, last seen: graduate student at Cornell
John A. Chiulli, BS 2009, last seen: graduate student at Clemson
Ben Stiles, BS 2009, last seen: graduate student at NCSU
Brian Honeycutt, BS 2008
Fangfang Ding, visiting graduate student from Northwestern Polytechnic University, China (Sep 2010 – Feb 2011)
Thao Phan, REU student from MIT (Summer 2011)
Jose Caceres, visiting UG student from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador (Summer 2010)
High School students
Jake Deng, summer 2021, NCSSM