Yujia Zhang

Yujia Zhang is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), leading the Laboratory for Bio-Iontronics (BION) since January 2025. His work focuses on developing iontronic biointerfaces and hybrid intelligent systems for biomedical applications.

• Academic Affiliations: EPFL School of Engineering, STI-SMT SMT-ENS PhD program committee
• Research Themes: Droplet-based iontronics, synthetic tissues, advanced manufacturing

Research Trends from his publications emphasize microscale droplet iontronics, soft energy systems, and biohybrid interfaces, with applications in neurostimulation, tumor modeling, and biomedical devices.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023: Early-career Research Scientist Representative, UK Parliamentary & Scientific Committee
• 2022: Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2021: Outstanding Doctoral Thesis, Chinese Institute of Electronics
• 2020: Special Prize for President Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Academic Contributions include mentoring PhD students and teaching microfabrication technologies. His lab develops 3D-printed synthetic tissues and droplet networks for interactive biological communication.