About Us Our group is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY.
Our research focuses on the mechanics and manufacturing of soft functional materials with tailored microstructures for desired mechano-physical properties. The targeting application areas include stretchable and wearable electronics, sensing and actuation, soft robotics, etc. Right now, we are actively working on the processing and modeling of soft conductive composites, especially those based on liquid metals. We are thrilled at discovering both new mechanics theories and novel materials. Our research has been funded by NSF, SBIR, IEEC and industry. |
Opening: We have 1 PhD position (2024F) on simulation or experiment for soft functional materials. Please email Prof. Zhang to inquire.
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Principal Investigator
Pu Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Binghamton University - SUNY Binghamton, NY 13902 Email: pzhang@binghamton.edu Office: ES1328 - ITC Department Profile |
Education & Employment
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Group Members
Jason Jiexian Ma PhD Candidate (8/2019 - present) BS & MS, South China University of Technology Research: liquid metal composites |
Aminur Rahman PhD Candidate (8/2022 - present) MS, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg BS, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Research: 3D printing; soft functional materials |
Mohammad Madadi PhD Candidate (8/2022 - present) MS, Amirkabir University of Technology BS, Arak University Research: Modeling of soft functional materials |
Alumni
Ph.D. Students
- Quang-Kha Nguyen, 2018-2023 (Kairos Power LLC, CA)
- Zihan Liu, 2020-2021 (PhD student at Binghamton Univ.)
- Fanghang Deng, 2019-2020 (Chongqing Jiaotong Univ.)
- Jay Zhang, 2018-2019 (Blue Origin, WA)
- Jessie Linamen, 2018 (Raymond Co, NY)
- Louis Dagobert, 2022
- Aidan Gangai, 2022 (Case Western Reserve Univ.)
- Chris Yoo, 2018 (Marotta Controls, NJ)
- Xin Shu, 2018-2020 (from Hunan Univ.)
- Brandon Orticke, 2019 (from Xavier Univ. of Louisiana)