About Us

     Our group is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY. 
​  Our research focuses on the mechanics and manufacturing of soft functional composite/architected materials with tailored microstructures for desired mechano-physical properties. The targeting application areas include stretchable and wearable electronics, sensing and actuation, soft robotics, smart armor, etc.  Right now, we are actively working on the processing and modeling of soft conductive composites, especially those based on liquid metals. Our research has been funded by NSF, SBIR, IEEC and industry.    ​ 
Opening: One PhD position on computational modeling of soft functional composites for electronics application. Send your CV+transcript to apply.  

​Principal Investigator

​Pu Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
State University of New York - Binghamton
Binghamton, NY 13902
Email: pzhang@binghamton.edu
Office: ES1328 - ITC
Department Profile
Education & Employment​
  • Assistant Professor (2018-present), SUNY Binghamton
  • Research Associate (2016-2017), University of Manchester
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
  • B.S. & M.S., Mechanics, Hunan University
​​Research Areas
  • Soft composite/architected material
  • Constitutive modeling
  • Multiscale and multiphysics simulation
  • Additive and hybrid manufacturing
Teaching
  • Intro to Solid Mechanics - Spring
  • Intro to Finite Element - Fall
  • Elasticity​​ - Fall
Awards
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2022​​​

Group Members

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Quang-Kha Nguyen
​PhD Candidate  ​(8/2018 - present)
​BS & MS, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Research: Computational modeling of liquid metal composites  

​Jason Jiexian Ma
​PhD Candidate  ​(8/2019 - present)
BS & MS, South China University of Technology

Research: Material processing of liquid metal composites

Aminur Rahman
​PhD Student  (8/2022 - present)
MS, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
BS, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Research:  3D printing of composites and electronics

Mohammad Madadi
​PhD Student  (8/2022 - present)
MS, Amirkabir University of Technology
BS, Arak University

Research: Modeling of soft functional composites

Alumni

M.S. Students (* with thesis)
  • * Zihan Liu, 2020-2021 (PhD student at Binghamton Univ.)​
  • * Fanghang Deng, 2019-2020 (research staff at Chongqing Jiaotong Univ.)​
  • Jay Zhang, 2018-2019 (Blue Origin, WA)
  • ​​Jessie Linamen, 2018 (Raymond Co, NY)
B.S. Students Visiting Scholars/Students
  • Xin Shu, 2018-2020 (PhD student from Hunan Univ.)
  • Brandon Orticke, 2019 (undergrad from Xavier Univ. of Louisiana)