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Prof. Stoyan Smoukov is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), affiliated with the School of Engineering and Materials Science and the Centre for Sustainable Engineering. His research focuses on material robotics, self-sensing materials, artificial morphogenesis, and sustainable manufacturing. He explores phase transitions in confined geometries to create nanostructured materials and investigates the origin of life through protocellular compartment formation. His work spans experiments in colloids, molecular dynamics simulations, and drug delivery platforms.
Research interests include growing material robots inspired by nature, developing energy-efficient emulsification processes, and creating smart actuators. His projects integrate living tissues with materials for biological applications, such as hierarchical scaffolds for cancer cell culture. Smoukov has secured significant grants, including a £1.18M EPSRC award for molecular manufacturing and a Horizon 2020 grant for energy-efficient emulsification. He has authored over 200 publications on topics like self-shaping droplets, shape-memory polymers, and nanoscale structures.
Grants: Major funding includes a £1.18M EPSRC grant for 'Molecular Manufacturing of Macroscopic Objects' (2018–2024). Recent grants include the Aqualunar Challenge Prize (2025–2026) and projects on wound healing and low-cost instruments. His research emphasizes sustainability, from scalable nanofiber fabrication to eco-friendly robotics.
He leads a dynamic team at QMUL, collaborating internationally on soft robotics, colloids, and energy materials. The lab's innovations bridge materials science and engineering, addressing both fundamental science and practical applications in healthcare, energy, and environmental sustainability.
