Assistant Professor @UArkansas. Postdoc @MIT. PhD @MST. Advanced manufacturing, laser processing, intelligent systems, wearables, and functional textiles AI.

Joined September 2019
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Our group at UArk has a PhD opening for Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. We are interested in self-motivated candidates with a background in laser material processing and #manufacturing, with target applications in #sensors and #robotics. #phd #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
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Glad to share my undergraduate student's work published in a journal. If there is a day when we want to build parts on Mars, we should consider manufacturing in Martian Atmospheric Environments. Here is a brief proof-of-concept study. mdpi.com/2504-4494/10/2/67
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I would like to share one more call for papers/abstracts Topic 3-13 Micro & Nanomanufacturing
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Call for papers/abstracts ASME IMECE Topic 03-9 Robotics & Automation in Manufacturing Systems and Other Applications
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Call for abstracts/papers for this year's ASME IMECE in Vancouver, Canada.
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A small exploration of metal additive manufacturing in a CO2 environment, simulating the Martian atmosphere. Completed by my undergraduate student. arxiv.org/abs/2601.04232

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8 Jul 2025
New paper with Prof. @HaoZeng_Group led by Jianfeng Yang cell.com/cell-reports-physic…
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26 Jun 2025
Considering hiring a master's research assistant in the fall of 2025. With a background in MD simulation or laser micro/nano-manufacturing. I can take students either in ME or MSE. Background in robot design, fabrication, and control can also be considered.
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23 Jun 2025
Call for papers!!! I am guest editing a special issue: "Fiber photonics, electronics, and robotics: from materials, fabrication to devices" in the journal @iScience_CP, together with Larissa Shepherd and Vanessa Sanchez @avanessasanchez ! Please consider submitting your paper.
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16 Jun 2025
It's hard to believe I've been working in front of my computer for three hours.
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12 Jun 2025
Paper from undergraduate student: AM/3D printing of lunar regolith, reconfigurable bricks arxiv.org/abs/2506.06392
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7 Jun 2025
Glad to share a new paper about triboelectric devices for extreme temperatures from −29 °C to 400 °C sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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6 May 2025
Glad to see collaborators' paper online in Advanced Materials: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…
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13 Feb 2025
Energy barriers in phase transitions. This contains a lot of information.
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6 Feb 2025
Gradually, I understand better the word "game-changer". It's a game.
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