RESEARCH
"Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years."
Bill Gates
Research Summary
My research incorporates interdisciplinary knowledge, drawing from Solid Mechanics, Materials Science, Biology, and Advanced Manufacturing, with the aim of advancing our comprehension of novel materials at the molecular level and translating this insight into groundbreaking technologies at the macroscale.
My Ph.D. research focuses on developing bioinspired materials endowed with self-healing, shape-morphing, self-adaptive, and self-strengthening with the aid of new polymer chemistry and constructing analytical models to unravel the underlying mechanics behind these materials.
My current postdoc research centers on developing carbon-absorbing bio-based cementitious materials that can be 3D printed into complex and high surface area geometries that nullify the greenhouse gas emissions embodied in buildings and structures.
My future research aims to provide sustainable solutions for pressing engineering challenges.
I proposed and developed analytical theories to explain the interfacial self-healing mechanics of soft polymers crosslinked by general dynamic bonds, the light-activated interfacial self-healing polymers, and the self-healing thermoplastic elastomers... Read more
I designed, characterized, and tested the materials feasible for multi-functionalities and unprecedented mechanical properties... Read more
By designing tailored 3D architectures with the developed material, I applied additive manufacturing as a reliable and effective strategy to fabricate metamaterial for various engineering applications... Read more