Advanced Manufacturing and Functional Devices Lab

Exploring novel micro/nano 3D printing technologies, mechanical and electromagnetic metamaterials, and functional devices.

We always look for highly motivated graduate students with a solid background and hands-on experience in one or multiple areas: 3D printing, micro/nanoelectronics, optics, mechanics, and hardware interface.

Our group aims to develop innovative technologies in pushing the capabilities into a whole new dimension, including advanced manufacturing, novel photonic devices, as well as high efficiency energy conversion systems.

We’re hiring!

We’re currently recruiting fully funded PhD students to work on 1. advanced photopolymerization-based 3D printing processes and system optimization (preferably with a background in mechanical manufacturing or optics); 2. printable functional materials, including multifunctional hydrogels, liquid crystal elastomers, and composite materials.

Please send the following documents to [[email protected]] (subject line: PhD Application – [Your Name])
1️⃣ Cover letter describing your research interests, background, and career goals
2️⃣ CV or resume
3️⃣ Academic transcripts (unofficial acceptable for initial review)
4️⃣ Contact info for 2–3 references

3D Printing of Lens
Metasurface-Based Optical Modulator
Imaging
Continuous Projection Micro-Stereolithography

Latest News

New Seed Grant for 3D Printing of Microrobots!

06/28. We thank the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program ($80k, 2022-2023) for supporting our research on 3D printing of microrobots!

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Congratulations to Siying Liu for publishing paper

Congratulations to Siying Liu for publishing paper on Research, A Science Partner Journal  to report high-speed 3D-printing of piezoelectric device! (Link)

Siying Liu, Wenbo Wang, Weiheng Xu, Luyang Liu, Wenlong Zhang, Kenan Song, Xiangfan Chen, “Continuous Three-…

Students’ Award

Siying Liu is awarded the NSF SFF Student Award to present his work at the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium in Austin this July. Congratulations! 06/10/2022

Siying Liu is also awarded the Graduate College Q1 Travel Award to present his work at the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium in Austin this July. Congratulations! 06/21/2022

https://www.sffsymposium.org/


Acknowledgement

We would like to sincerely thank our sponsors for their generous support!