Scholar
Wenzhong Yan (颜文忠)
Google Scholar ID: oDdPMhYAAAAJ
Postdoctoral researcher, Yale; PhD, UCLA
Citations & Impact
Citations
614
H-index
10
i10-index
10
Publications
20
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0
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published papers in Science; nominated as a full member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society; finalist for the UCLA Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research; presented at multiple international conferences such as ISRR, MRS 2024, etc.
Research Experience
- Currently a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working with Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio. Previously, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA ECE, working with Ankur Mehta and Jonathan Hopkins.
Education
- Earned a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from UCLA in June 2023.
Background
- Research interests include origami and soft robotics, mechanical intelligence, structural instability, computational fabrication, smart materials and structures, and wearable devices. The long-term research goal is to create soft robotic systems that can match the remarkable abilities of biological systems in terms of structural adaptability, physical robustness, and power autonomy.
Miscellany
- On the academic job market for a faculty position; interested in soft robots in sci-fi stories; discussed soft robotics with sci-fi author Annalee Newitz; attended a workshop celebrating Jennifer Lewis at Harvard; served on the RSS Pioneers 2025 Organizing Committee.
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