About Us Our research group is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University).
Our research focuses on the mechanics, design, 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. |
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Principal Investigator
Pu Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Director Department of Mechanical Engineering State University of New York - Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 13902, US Email: [email protected] Office: ES1328 - ITC Department Profile |
Education
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Group Members
Jason Jiexian Ma PhD (8/2019 - 5/2025) 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 |
Truong-Thang Pham PhD Student (1/2024 - present) MS, Inje University BS, Hanoi University of Science and Technology Research: soft functional composites |
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)