Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Zihan He
Year in joining group: 2023
Ph.D. institution and Major: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Organic Chemistry
Ph.D. advisors: Prof. Daoben Zhu, Prof. Chong-an Di
Research Interests: Bioelectronics, flexible and stretchable electronics, organic semiconductors
Hobbies: Hiking, Traveling, Movies
E-mail: zihanhe@Stanford.edu
Dr. Tianyang Chen
Year in joining group: 2023
Ph.D. institute and major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Mircea Dincă
Research Interests: Soft and stretchable polymeric materials for electrochemical interfaces in batteries.
Hobbies: Zip-lining, Driving, Anime, Cooking, Chinese Painting, Cat Petting
Email: tychen95@stanford.edu
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Dr. Ines Weber
Year in joining group: 2023
Ph.D. institute and major: ETH Zurich; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Sotiris E. Pratsinis
Research Interests: Nanotechnology, chemical sensing, mobile health devices
Hobbies: Mountaineering, running, music, reading
Email: weberi@stanford.edu
Dr. Susmita Sarkar
Year in joining group: 2023
Ph.D. institute and major: Purdue University; Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Partha P. Mukherjee
Research Interests: Electrochemistry and interface science, Stretchable electronics/batteries, Wearable devices
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, cooking, puzzles, volunteering
Email: ssusmita@stanford.edu
Dr. Yepin Zhao
Year in joining group: 2023
Ph.D. institute and major: University of California, Los Angeles; Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Yang Yang
Research Interests: Flexible and stretchable electronics, stretchable encapsulation, bio-interfaces, sensors
Hobbies: basketball, music, hiking, eating
Email: yepinz@stanford.edu
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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. 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. Advisor: 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
Ph.D. 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
Ph. D. 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
Ph. D. 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
Ph. D. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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