معرفی
Yuebing Zheng is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, holding the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship. He leads a research group innovating optical nanotechnologies for applications in health, energy, and manufacturing. His work focuses on light-matter interactions, optically active materials, and interdisciplinary training. Key roles include Graduate Advisor for the Materials Science Program and past leadership as Associate/Assistant Professor since 2013.
Education:
- PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics (2010), Penn State University
- Postdoctoral Researcher (2010-2013), UCLA (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
- MSc in Physics (2003), National University of Singapore
- BSc in Physics (2001), Nankai University
Research Interests:
- Optical manipulation technologies (e.g., optothermal tweezers)
- Nanophotonics and metamaterials
- Machine learning for materials discovery
- Biomedical applications (e.g., cell analysis, chiral sensing)
- Clean energy systems
Recent Article Trends: Focus on AI-driven materials design, optothermal microrobotics, and advanced optical systems for energy and biomedical applications. Key innovations include photonic batteries, graphene moiré systems, and steerable active particle swarms.
Awards:
- 2025 SPIE Fellow
- 2024 Optica Fellow
- 2017 NIH New Innovator Award
- 2014 Beckman Young Investigator
- Multiple best paper awards (2019–2023)
Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 PhD students/postdocs. Active grants from NIH, NSF, ONR, NASA, and industry partnerships. Current lab focuses on optical manipulation, metamaterials, and AI-integrated nanotechnology.
Labs/Teams: Director of the Zheng Research Group, affiliated with the Texas Materials Institute. Collaborates on projects merging nanoscience with machine learning and biomedical engineering.
