Xueju "Sophie" Wang

Associate Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2016)
  
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2016)
• B.E., Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (2011)

Research Summary

• Stimuli-responsive materials
• Soft/active/smart materials
• Nanomechanics and micromechanics of advanced materials
• Energy storage and conversion
• Flexible/stretchable/bio-integrated electronics
• In-situ/environmental operando experimental techniques

Honors and Awards

• ASME Orr Early Career Award, 2021
• ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Award, 2019
• 1907 Women in Engineering Faculty Award, University of Missouri, 2019
• Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant Award, University of Missouri, 2019
• Coulter Program Award, Coulter Biomedical Accelerator, University of Missouri, 2019
• Faculty travel grant award, College of Engineering, University of Missouri, 2019
• Postdoctoral Professional Development Travel Award, Northwestern University, 2017
• Gary L. Cloud Scholarship Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2016
• Career, Research, Innovation and Development Conference Competition Finalist, 2016
• Society of Experimental Mechanics International Student Paper Competition Finalist, 2014
• Graduate Travel Fund, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014 & 2015

Publications

Finding Transition State and Minimum Energy Path of Bistable Elastic Continua through energy landscape explorations.G.C. Wan†, S. J. Avis†, Z.Z. Wang, X.J. Wang*, H. Kusumaatmajac*, T. Zhang*, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (JMPS),  105503 (2023).

Soft, Flexible Pressure Sensors for Pressure Monitoring Under Large Hydrostatic Pressure and Harsh Ocean Environments (Invited paper for the Soft Matter Emerging Investigators Series)
Y. Li†, A. Villada†, S.H. Lu, H. Sun, J.L. Xiao*, X.J. Wang*,
Soft Matter, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00563A

Covalently Attached Slippery Surface Coatings to Reduce Protein Adsorptions on Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Planar Surfaces and 3D Microfluidic Channels. Yue Cao†, Xingchi Chen†, Avi Matarasso, Zizheng Wang, Song Yang, Guangfu Wu, Xincheng Zhang, He Sun, Xueju Wang, Michael R. Bruchas, Yan Li*, Yi Zhang*,
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, 7, 9987–9995(2023)

 Biosensor integrated tissue chips and their applications on Earth and in space
Anne Yau, Zizheng Wang, Nadya Ponthempilly, Yi Zhang, Xueju Wang*, Yupeng Chen*,
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 114820 (2022). .
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Three-Dimensional Thermochromic LCE Structures with Reversible Shape-Morphing and Color-Changing Capabilities for Soft Robotics (Invited paper for the Soft Matter collection on soft robotics)
Yi Li, Yasmin Teixeira, Gina Parlato,  Jaclyn Grace, Fei Wang, Bryan D. Huey, Xueju Wang*
Soft Matter, 18(36), 6857-6867 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM00876A

Soft, Wireless Pressure-Sensor-Integrated Smart Bandage for the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Ian Heck†, Wei Lu†, Zizheng Wang, Xincheng Zhang, Tejas Adak, Carolyn Crumley, Yi Zhang, Xueju Wang*,
Advanced Materials Technologies, 2200821 (2022).

Morphing of Stiffness-Heterogeneous Liquid Crystal Elastomer Structures Via Mechanical Training and Locally Controlled Photopolymerization; Yi Li, Gina Parlato, Francis K. Masese, Rajeswari M. Kasi, Teng Zhang*, Xueju Wang*
Matter, 5(12), 4332-4346 (2022).

 Soft, Pressure-Tolerant, Flexible Electronic Sensors for Sensing Under Harsh Environments
Yi Li†, Guangfu Wu†, Gyuho Song, Shao-Hao Lu, Zizheng Wang, He Sun, Yi Zhang, Xueju Sophie Wang*
ACS sensors. 7, 8, 2400–2409 (2022).

Implantable aptamer-graphene microtransistors for real-time monitoring of neurochemical release in vivo
​Guangfu Wu, Nannan Zhang, Avi Matarasso, Ian Heck,Huijie Li, Wei Lu, Glenn Phaup, Michael Schneider,  Yixin Wu, Zhengyan Weng, He Sun, Zan Gao, Xincheng Zhang, Stefan Sandberg, Dilruba Parvin, Elena Seaholm, Syed Kamrul Islam, Xueju Wang, Paul E. M. Phillips, Daniel C. Castro, Shinghua Ding, De-Pei Li, Michael R. Bruchas, Yi Zhang*
Nano Letters, 22(9), pp.3668-3677., (2022).

Shape-Programmable Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Structures
Z.Z. Wang, G.F. Wu, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, X.J. Wang*
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,14, 13, 15599–15607 (2022).

Multimodal Sensing and Therapeutic Systems for Wound Healing and Management: A Review (An invited review to honor the pioneering contributions of Professor David Walt in sensors and biosensors)
S.H. Lu†, M. Samandari†, C.H. Li, H.J. Li, D.J. Song*, Y. Zhang*, A. Tamayol*, X.J. Wang*
Sensors and Actuators Reports,100075 (2022).
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