Developing nonlinear NEMS/MEMS using multi-functional materials to utilize intrinsically nonlinear characteristics such as broadband resonance, frequency tunability, and nonlinear instability
Advancing the state-of-art AFM techniques through understanding and enhancing the AFM cantilever dynamics to achieve better material characterization.
Developing energy systems based on multi-functional ferroelectric material.
These studies are expected to broadly impact both practical applications (e.g., energy harvesting devices, electromechanical signal processing, and sensing) and fundamental research in the field of nano- and bio-science and nonlinear dynamics.