ycao@mit.edu

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Research Interests: Sustainable materials, Precision agriculture & medicine, and Mechanics, design & manufacturing

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- B.Eng. Engineering Mechanics, 2013, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

- M.Eng. Solid Mechanics, 2016, Xi’an Jiaotong University,

- Ph.D. Structures and Materials, 2022, MIT

raju.cheerlavancha@smart.mit.edu

yangyang.han@smart.mit.edu

yueh@mit.edu

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Research Interests: Biomaterials, Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Nanobiotechnology, Assembly of biopolymers

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- B.S. Chemistry, 2015, University of Science and Technology of China
- Ph.D. Chemistry, 2021, Brown University
 

mengli@mit.edu

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Research Interests: sustainable robotic materials, active matter, micromachines, device fabrication

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- B.Eng. Biomedical Engineering, 2013, Southeast University, China

- M.Sc. Advanced Materials, 2015, University of Ulm, Germany

- Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2020, Tufts University, USA

- Humboldt Postdoc Fellow, 2020-2022, Physical Intelligence, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany

ejlim@mit.edu

muchunl@mit.edu

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Research Interests: biomaterials, responsive transformation, non-invasive assembly, hierarchical architectures, 2D nanochannels, actuation, agriculture, biomedicine, and environment

- B.Eng. Materials Science and Engineering, 2012, Beihang University
- M.Eng. Materials Engineering, 2015, Beihang University
- Ph.D. Chemistry, 2020, Brown University

giorgio7@mit.edu

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Research Interests: Biomaterials, Assembly of biopolymers, Hierarchical Structures, Molecular Dynamics, Sustainable Agriculture, Environment.

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- B. Chemistry, 2015, University of Palermo, Italy

- M.Sc. Chemistry, 2017, University of Palermo, Italy

- Ph.D. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, 2021, University of Bari, Italy

- Post-doctoral Fellow, 2021-2022, University of Bari, Italy

huisun@mit.edu

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Research Interests: Biomaterials, Nanotechnology, Protein Engineering, Bottom-up Assembly of Biomacromolecules, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security

- B.Eng. Civil Engineering 2013, Sichuan University, China
- M.Sc. Solid Mechanics, 2016, Peking University, China
- Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2022, MIT

yyegin@mit.edu

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Research Interests: Biopolymers, Nanotechnology, Sustainability, Food Waste, Food Safety, Food Security, Bacterial Antifouling Coatings, Multifunctional Drug Delivery Systems

- B.Eng. Food Engineering, Celal Bayar University, TURKIYE

- M.Sc. Food Engineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA

- Ph.D. Bio and Nano Interfaces Materials Lab, Food Science and Technology & Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA

- Postdoctoral Associate, 01/2021-06/2021, Bio and Nano Interfaces Materials Lab, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA

yilinz@mit.edu

Research Interests: plant nano-biotechnology, biomaterials, synthetic polymer chemistry, sustainable agriculture.

- B.Eng. Environmental Engineering 2016, Beihang University
- M.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
- Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021, Carnegie Mellon University
- Postdoctoral Associate, 09/2021-07/2022, Lowry group, Carnegie Mellon University

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