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Wu, Shuang

Shuang Wu

Shuang Wu

Assistant Professor | College of Engineering and Science: Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Contact Information

swu@fit.edu
OEC Room 207
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Expertise

Wearable technology, stretchable devices, functional nanomaterials, bioinspired soft robotics

Educational Background

PhD, North Carolina State University, 2023

MS, Zhejiang University (China), 2018

BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), 2015

Selected Publications

[1] Wu, S., Lee, S. Y., & Zhu, Y. (2025). Thermally Actuated Soft Robotics. Advanced Materials, e04683.

[2] Wu, S., Zhao, T., Zhu, Y., & Paulino, G. H. (2024). Modular multi-degree-of-freedom soft origami robots with reprogrammable electrothermal actuation. PNAS 121(20), e2322625121.

[3] Wu, S., Kim, D., Tang, X., King, M., & Zhu, Y. (2024). Encapsulated Stretchable Amphibious Strain Sensors. Materials Horizons, 11, 5070-5080.

[4] Wu, S., Hong, Y., Zhao, Y., Yin, J., Zhu, Y., (2023). Caterpillar-inspired soft crawling robot with distributed programmable thermal actuation. Science Advances. 9(12), eadf8014.

[5] Wu, S., Moody, K., Kollipara, A., and Zhu, Y. (2022). Highly Sensitive, Stretchable and Robust Strain Sensor based on Crack Propagation and Opening. ACS AMI, 10.1021/acsami.2c16741

Recognition & Awards

  • Best Poster Award - First Place in the ASME Society-Wide Micro and Nano Technology Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 29-November 2, 2023.
  • Selected Future Faculty Award at the 2023 SES Annual Technical Meeting, Minneapolis, October 8-11, 2023.
  • IMECE Faculty Travel Grant for the 2024 IMECE, Portland, November 18-21, 2024.
  • Science.org front page highlight - Highlighted as "A Caterpillar-Inspired Soft Crawling Robot" in the Physical and Materials Sciences section of Science Advances.

Research

Wearable technology, stretchable devices, functional nanomaterials, bioinspired soft robotics

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