Educational Background

PhD, North Carolina State University, 2023

MS, Zhejiang University (China), 2018

BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), 2015

Selected Publications

[1] Wu, S., Lee, S. Y., & Zhu, Y. (2025). Thermally Actuated Soft Robotics. Advanced Materials, e04683.

[2] Wu, S., Zhao, T., Zhu, Y., & Paulino, G. H. (2024). Modular multi-degree-of-freedom soft origami robots with reprogrammable electrothermal actuation. PNAS 121(20), e2322625121.

[3] Wu, S., Kim, D., Tang, X., King, M., & Zhu, Y. (2024). Encapsulated Stretchable Amphibious Strain Sensors. Materials Horizons, 11, 5070-5080.

[4] Wu, S., Hong, Y., Zhao, Y., Yin, J., Zhu, Y., (2023). Caterpillar-inspired soft crawling robot with distributed programmable thermal actuation. Science Advances. 9(12), eadf8014.

[5] Wu, S., Moody, K., Kollipara, A., and Zhu, Y. (2022). Highly Sensitive, Stretchable and Robust Strain Sensor based on Crack Propagation and Opening. ACS AMI, 10.1021/acsami.2c16741

Recognition & Awards

• Best Poster Award - First Place in the ASME Society-Wide Micro and Nano Technology Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 29-November 2, 2023.
• Selected Future Faculty Award at the 2023 SES Annual Technical Meeting, Minneapolis, October 8-11, 2023.
• IMECE Faculty Travel Grant for the 2024 IMECE, Portland, November 18-21, 2024.
• Science.org front page highlight - Highlighted as "A Caterpillar-Inspired Soft Crawling Robot" in the Physical and Materials Sciences section of Science Advances.

Research

Wearable technology, stretchable devices, functional nanomaterials, bioinspired soft robotics