Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Stefano Cestellos-Blanco
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph.D. institute and major: University of California, Berkeley; Materials Science & Engineering
Ph. D. advisor: Prof. Peidong Yang
Research Interests: Developing material modalities to understand and augment biology
Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, running, cycling, robotics, TV
Email: scestell@Stanford.edu
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Dr. Ahmed Elabd
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph.D. institute and major: Chemistry Department, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. (Chemistry)
Ph. D. advisor: Prof. Ali Coskun
Research Interests: High energy density batteries, anode/cathode coatings and interfaces, solid polymer electrolytes, and stretchable batteries.
Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, swimming, and traveling.
Email: aelabd@stanford.edu
Dr. Xuelin Guo
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph.D. institute and major: The University of Texas at Austin, Mechanical Engineering Department, Materials Science Area.
Ph. D. advisor: Prof. Guihua Yu
Research Interests: alkali metal electrochemistry and interfaces, beyond-Li electrochemistry, solid-state/solid-polymer electrolytes, and flexible electronics
Hobbies: reading, music, ACG, voice acting, cooking
Email: gxl@stanford.edu
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Dr. Shiyuan Wei
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph.D institution and Major: Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking university, China; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Biomedical Engineering)
Ph. D. Advisor: Prof. Xiaojie Duan
Research interests: Flexible and stretchable bioelectronics; Seamless neural interface; Implantable devices
Hobbies: jazz dance, running, travel, calligraph
E-mail: sywei at stanford.edu
Dr. Hao Lyu
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph. D. Institution and Major: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; Chemistry
Advisors: Prof. Omar M. Yaghi
Research Interests: Synthetic exploration and structural characterization of polymeric materials for battery and electronics.
Hobbies: Hiking, birding, wildlife photography, bouldering, badminton.
Email: haolyu at stanford.edu
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Dr. Vanessa Sanchez
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph.D. Institution and Major: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering
Advisors: Prof. Robert J. Wood
Research Interests: Robotic Textiles, 3D Knitting, Soft Robotics, Conductive and Responsive Polymers, Wearable Assistive Devices
Hobbies: Pottery, Fashion, Food, Travel, Dance
Email: vanessasanchez at stanford.edu
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Dr. Lukas Felix Michalek
Year in joining group: 2022
Ph.D. Institution and Major: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane; Materials Science
Advisors: Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Prof. Leonie Barner
Research Interests: Materials Characterisation, Dynamic Materials, Interface Science, Polymers
Hobbies: Running, graphical design, cooking, reading
Email: lukasmi at stanford.edu
Dr. Jaeho Park
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and Major: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Advisors: Prof. Inkyu Park
Research Interests: Biosensors and its manufacturing processes toward wearable and medical device applications
Hobbies: Traveling, Music, Cooking
E-mail: jhpark90 at stanford.edu
Dr. Yeongjun Lee
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and major: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), S. Korea; Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Tae-Woo Lee
Research Interests: Stretchable electronics, Organic neuromorphic electronics, Bioelectronics
Hobbies: Soccer, Running, Movies, Music
Email: yeongjun at stanford.edu
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Dr. Can Wu
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and major: Princeton University, NJ; Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisors: Prof. James C. Sturm, Naveen Verma, Sigurd Wagner
Research Interests: Flexible and stretchable circuits/systems, wearable biomedical devices, and bioelectronics
Hobbies: hiking, reading, and table tennis
Email: canwu at stanford.edu
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Dr. Samuel E. Root
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph. D. Institution and major: University of California, San Diego; Chemical Engineering
Adviser: Prof. Darren Lipomi
Research Interests: Polymers, molecular interfaces, computer simulations, soft robotics
Hobbies: Cooking, Biking, Surfing
Email: sroot at stanford.edu
Dr. Kyun Kyu (Richard) Kim
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and major: Seoul National University, S. Korea; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Seung Hwan Ko
Research Interests: Skin electronics, machine intelligence, flexible/stretchable sensors and logic devices, Wearable VR devices
Hobbies: Movie, workout, music, cooking
Email: rikim at stanford.edu
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Dr. Mason Wu
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and major: Massachusetts Institution of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Chemistry.
Advisor: Prof. Timothy M. Swager
Research Interests: Novel polymer chemistries; recyclable, stretchable, conductive, porous polymers
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, running, weightlifting
Email: ycmwu at stanford.edu
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Dr. Will Ryan Henderson
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and Major: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Chemistry
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Ronald K. Castellano
Research Interests: Organic electronics, supramolecular chemistry for dynamic materials.
Hobbies: Skateboarding, mountain biking, music, soccer, surfing
E-mail: whend at stanford.edu
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Dr. Weilai Yu
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and Major: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Nathan S. Lewis
Research Interests: Polymer Electrolytes for Li Batteries
Hobbies: Photography, Traveling, Cooking
E-mail: wyyu at stanford.edu
Dr. Jiancheng Lai
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and major: Nanjing University, China; Chemistry.
Adviser: Prof. Jing-Lin Zuo, Prof. Cheng-Hui Li and Prof. Xiao-Zeng You.
Research Interests: Self-healing and stretchable materials and electronics, Soft actuators, Haptic interfaces, Polymeric electrolytes for lithium battery.
Email: jclai at stanford.edu
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Dr. Xiaozhou Ji
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and Major: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Chemistry
Ph.D. Advisors: Prof. Lei Fang
Research Interests: Design and synthesis of new semiconducting polymers
Hobbies: reading, music, video games
E-mail: jixz at stanford.edu
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Dr. Chuanzhen Zhao
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and Major: University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Chemistry
Ph.D. Advisors: Prof. Paul S. Weiss and Prof. Anne M. Andrews
Research Interests: Biosensors, wearable and implantable bioelectronics, and brain-machine interfaces
Hobbies: Running, reading, and traveling
E-mail: czzhao at stanford.edu
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Dr. Muhammad Khatib
Year in joining group: 2021
Ph.D. Institution and Major: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Biochemical Engineering
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Hossam Haick
Research Interests: Soft electronic materials and sensors, bioelectronics, wearable and implantable biomedical devices
Hobbies: Soccer, running, hiking, reading, traveling
E-mail: khatibm at stanford.edu
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Dr. Yangju Lin
Year in joining group: 2020
Ph.D institution and Major: Duke University, Durham, NC; Chemistry
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Stephen L. Craig
Research Interests: Dynamic polymer for battery materials, self-healing/degradable electronics
Hobbies: Music, movie, travelling, running, and workout
E-mail: yl2020 at stanford.edu
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Dr. Chengyi Xu
Year in joining group: 2020
Ph.D institution and Major: University of California, Irvine, CA; Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Alon A. Gorodetsky
Research Interests: Robotic skins, soft actuators and sensors, and bioinspired photonics
Hobbies: Hiking and astrophotography
E-mail: xcy at stanford.edu
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Dr. Anqi Zhang
Year in joining group: 2020
Ph.D institution and Major: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Charles M. Lieber
Research Interests: Flexible and stretchable electronics, Bioelectronics, Brain-machine interfaces
Hobbies: Reading, Science blogging
E-mail: aqzhang at stanford.edu
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Dr. Nathaniel J. Schuster
Year in joining group: 2020
Ph.D. Institution and Major: Columbia University, NY; Chemistry
PhD. Advisor: Prof. Colin Nuckolls
Research Interests: New molecular architectures for imparting deformability to semiconductors
Hobbies: History, art, music, video games
Email: njschu at stanford.edu
Dr. Donglai Zhong
Year in joining group: 2019
Ph.D institution: School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, China. Advisors: Prof. Lian-Mao Peng and Prof. Zhiyong Zhang
Research Interests: Nano electronics, Flexible and stretchable electronics, medical devices.
Hobbies: Photography, Travelling, Sports
E-mail: dlzhong at stanford.edu