Z. Hugh Fan

Dr. Z. Hugh Fan is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida, affiliated with the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemistry. He directs the Microfluidics and BioMEMS Laboratory and previously led the Interdisciplinary Microsystems Group (2021-2023).

• B.Sc., Yangzhou University
• Ph.D., University of Alberta

His research spans microfluidics, BioMEMS, and biomedical sensors, focusing on applications in pathogen detection, cancer diagnostics, flexible electronics, and environmental monitoring. Recent projects include paper-based diagnostic devices and thermally actuated microvalves.

His 2024-2018 publications reveal trends in lab-on-a-chip systems for rapid diagnostics, with keywords including biomedical engineering, fluid dynamics, and nucleic acid analysis.

• E.T.S. Walton Award (2009)
• Fraunhofer-Bessel Award (2010)
• NIH Career Award (2011)
• Elected Fellow: AAAS, ASME, AIMBE

Dr. Fan serves on editorial boards of Microsystems & Nanoengineering and Scientific Reports. His lab has mentored 4 Ph.D. students and 3 undergraduates as of December 2024.