Huan Hu

Huan Hu is a Tenured Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the ZJU-UIUC Institute, Zhejiang University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed a postdoc at IBM's Watson Research Center. His research focuses on advanced nanomanufacturing, bio-inspired sensors, and lab-on-a-chip technologies. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers and holds 25+ patents. His lab, the Nanomanufacturing & Biomimetics Lab, develops applications in healthcare, energy, and environmental fields.

Education:

• Bachelor's and Master's: Tsinghua University, China
• Ph.D.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests:

• Advanced nanofabrication (sub-10nm manufacturing)
• Bio-inspired sensors (flow, tactile, wearable)
• Lab-on-a-chip for biomedical analysis

Key Achievements:

• Developed nanoball probe technology for nano-scale testing
• Granted Zhejiang Province's Top-notch Youth Fund
• Published 6 cover papers in journals like Advanced Materials

Lab Activities:

Hosts a multidisciplinary lab integrating electronics, mechanics, and biology. Current projects include antibacterial surfaces, microfluidic platforms, and scalable nanomanufacturing processes.