[NEW] Multiple graduate and postdoc positions are available immediately.
Xinyu Liu was appointed as a Senior Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. (01/2024)
We welcome our new graduate students, Shaojia (Shawn) Wang, Zhefang Zhang, and Ryan Li. (09/2023)
Xinyu Liu was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (06/2023).
Pengfei's paper on ultrasoft conductive elastomers has been published on Nature Communications. Congrats! (02/2023)
Xinyu Liu was elected as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). (12/2022)
Yueyue Pan successfully passed her PhD defence. Congratulations to Yueyue! Wish her all the best in her future endeavours. (12/2022)
We welcome our undergraduate students, Ziyi Huang, Ryan Li, Siddhartha Challa, and Matthew Du, to join us for a great summer of existing research. (2022/05)
Xinyu accepted the invitation to serve as the Specialty Chief Editor of Frontiers in Robotics and AI. He will organize and lead a new specialty section on Micro and Nanorobotics. (2022/03)
Binbin's paper on ionic hydrogel-based triboelectric nanogenerator has been accepted by ACS Applied Electronic Materials. Congrats! (2022/03)
Xinyu started his term as the Corresponding Chair of the Technical Committee for Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS). (2022/01)
Juntian's paper on our SEM-based nanomanimuplation system on multiphysical characterization of single nanowires has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. Congrats! (2021/12)
Xinyu gave an invited seminar (virtual) at the Faculty of Biotechnologies, Saint Petersburg University of Information Technologies, Optics and Mechanics (ITMO University), Russia. (2021/11)
The paper of Ran and Yueyue on our SPEEDS platform for rapid COVID-19 serological testing has been accepted by Biosensors & Bioelectronics (IF: 10.6). (2021/10)
Xinyu gave a plenary talk (virtual) at the International Conference on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation (ICMRA). (2021/10)
Our paper published on Biosensors & Bioelectronics is an ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1% in the field of chemistry). (2021/08)
The paper of Ran and Yueyue has been published on Small (IF: 13.3), and was highlighted as a Front Cover Article. (2021/08)
Xinyu gave a department seminar (virtual) at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. (2021/07)
Xinyu gave a keynote talk (virtual) at the 37th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis, Boston, MA, July 13, 2021.
Xianke's paper on optogenetic locomotion control of a living nematode worm C. elegans has been accepted by Science Robotics (IF: 23.8). (2021/06)
Binbin's paper on a hydrogel-based anti-freezing ionic skin (iSkin) has been accepted by Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 18.8). (2021/06)
Chen's paper on a portable analytical device for water total nitrogen detection has been accepted by Water Research (IF: 11.2). (2021/06)
Chen's paper on a wearable sweat biosensor has been accepted by Biosensors & Bioelectronics (IF: 10.6). (2021/04)
Pengfei's paper on a rolled-up indium nitride (InN) microtube-based FET biosensor has been accepted by Biosensors & Bioelectronics (IF: 10.6). (2021/04)
The paper of Weize and Peng has been accepted by IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters. (2021/01)
Xinyu was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). (2021/01)
Xinyu wrote a Perspective for Science to comment on two articles on electronic skins published on the journal. (2020/11)
The paper of Xiao, Zhen, Hao, and Ran has been accepted by Biosensors and Bioelectronics (09/2020). Congrats!
The paper of Xianke and Pengfei is accepted by IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. (09/2020). Congrats!
Peng's paper has been accepted by Advanced Materials Technologies (08/2020). Congrats!
Binbin's paper on nanopaper-based devices have been accepted by Lab on a Chip (07/2020). Congrats!
Our invited Perspective paper on COVID-19 diagnostics, written by Zhen, Ran, and Ilina, has been accepted by Matter (Cell Press). Congratulations! (2020/06)
The paper of Ran and Yueyue has been accepted by Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 18.8). Congratulations! (2020/06).
Binbin's paper on artificial ionic skin (AIskin) has been accepted for publication by Materials Horizons (IF=14.36). Congratulations! (2019/10)
Xinyu is awarded the Percy Edward Hart Professorship by the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto. (2019/10)
Xinyu accepts the invitation to serve as the Senior Editor of IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters. (2019/08)
Xinyu accepts the invitation to serve as the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. (2019/03)
The paper of Xianke and Pengfei on automated microfluidic worm sorting has been accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience. Congratulations! (2019/03)
Fan's paper on synthesis and biomedical application of multifunctional nanoparticles, in collaboration with the groups of Profs. Dongling Ma and Fiorenzo Vetrone, has been accepted by ACS Nano. (2019/01)
Chen Zhao joined Prof. Haim Bau's group at University of Pennsylvania as a Postdoctoral Fellow. We appreciate her contributions to the group as a PhD student and then a Postdoc, and wish her all the best at Penn. (2019/01)
Xinyu gave an invited talk at the 2018 Annual Conference of Chinese Robotics Society, Wuhan. He also gave invited department seminars at Beijing Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. (2018/12).
MBL presented four papers at MicroTAS 2018. (2018/11)
Xinyu accepted the invitation to serve on the Technical Program Committee of the 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers 2019). (07/2018)
Xinyu gave an invited talk at the 2018 Microsystems & Nanoengineering Summit (MINE 2018) in Beijing, China, and won the MINE Young Scientist Award.
Xinyu and Peng gave two invited talks at MARSS 2018 in Nagoya, Japan.
Pengfei's paper on microtube optical resonance biosensors has been accepted for publication by IOP Nanotechnology. Congrats! (07/2018)
The paper of Vicky, Pengfei and Xiao has been accepted for publication by Micromachines. (2017/12)
Our collaborative work with Prof. Dongling Ma's group (INRS) has been accepted for publication by Advanced Functional Materials. (2017/12)
Dr. Longyan Chen left the group for his new journey in medical device industry. We truly appreciate his unique contributions to the group, and wish him all the best in his future endeavor. (2017/10)
Our collaborative work with Prof. Jun Song's group has been accepted for publication at IoP Nanotechnology. (2017/10)
Xinyu Liu has moved to the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Eng., University of Toronto (click here for his UofT webpage). He truly appreciates the close collaboration and assistance from all his McGill colleagues and collaborators! (2017/09)
Our invited review article, first-authored by Peng, has been accepted by Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. (2017/09)
Juntian's article on SEM-based nanoprobing has been accepted for publication by IOP Nanotechnology. Congrats! (2017/06)
Our invited review article on paper-based flexible sensors, authored by Pengfei and Vicky, has been accepted by Printed and Printed Electronics (IOP). Congrats! (2017/06)
Xinyu has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective from June 1, 2017.
Xinyu has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE). (2017/06)
Xinyu won the Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence (Early Career) from the Faulty of Engineering. (2017/05)
Our invited review paper authored by Xiao has been accepted by Nanoscale. Congrats! (2017/03)
The paper of Weize and Juntian has been accepted for publication on IEEE Trans. on Mechatronics. Congrats! (2017/03)
Our collaborative work with groups of Prof. Dongling Ma and Prof. Fiorenzo Vetrone at INRS has been accepted by Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics. (2019/10)
Our collaborative work with Prof. Xuping Zhang's group at Aarhus University (Denmark) has been accepted by Journal of Microfluidics and Microengineering. (2019/10)
The paper of Juntian and Weize has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. Congratulations! (2016/08)
The paper of Weize and Xianke has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Congratulations! (2016/07)
The paper of Pengfei and Xianke published on Biomicrofluidics has been highlighted by the Journal as an Editor's Pick Article. Congratulations! (2016/03)
Chen's paper has been accepted by Biomicrofluidics. Congratulations! (2016/03)
Xiao's paper has been accepted by Advanced Healthcare Materials. Congratulation!! (2016/03)
The paper of Pengfei and Xianke has been accepted by Biomicrofluidics. Congratulations! (2016/01)
Xinyu Liu was invited to serve as an Associate Editor on the Conference Review Boards of IROS 2016 and CASE 2016. (2016/01)
We welcome Dr. Longyan Chen to join our group as a Postdoctoral Fellow! (2016/01)
The paper of Xiang and Tyler has been accepted by Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. Congratulations! (2016/01)
Our invited paper authored by Xiao and Chen has been selected as a Feature Article of the journal Microsystems and Nanoengineering (Nature Publishing Group). (2015/08)
The conference paper of Weize, Xianke, and Simon has been selected as a finalist of the Best Paper Awards at IEEE ICMA 2015. Congratulations! Our collaborative work with Prof. Xuping Zhang's group has also been selected as an award finalist at the same conference (2015/08).
The paper of Xiao, Vicky, and Anan has been accepted by IEEE Sensors Journal. Congratulations! (2015/06)
Tyler Clancy has started his new position as an Engineer at University of Ottawa. We wish Tyler all the best for his future endeavors! (2015/06)
Xinyu Liu was invited to serve as an Associate Editor of the new IEEE journal, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L). (2015/05)
Xianke Dong and Xinyu Liu presented two papers at ICRA 2015 at Seattle. (2015/05)
Xiao Li and Vicky Wang presented a poster at the Canadian PE Symposium 2015. (2015/04)
Xinyu Liu gave two talks at ASME NEMB 2015. (2015/04)
The paper of Chen and Guowei is the Finalist of the 2014 Best Paper Award of Biomicrofluidics. Congratulations! (2015/04)
Guowei's paper has been accepted by Micromachines. Congratulations! (2015/04)
The paper of Xianke and Pengfei has been selected as a finalist of the Best Conference Paper Award and the Best Automation Paper Award at ICRA 2015. Many congratulations to them for this great honour!! (2015/04)
The paper of Pengfei, Weize, and Alex won the Best Paper Award at the 2014 ASME IMECE Microfluidics Symposium. Congratulations!! (2015/03)
The paper of Pengfei, Weize, and Alex has been accepted by Biomedical Microdevices. Congratulations! (2015/01)
Xiao presented a paper at IEEE MEMS 2015, Estoril, Portugal. (2015/01)
The paper of Weize and Alex has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. Congratulations! (2015/01)
The paper of Xiao, Vicky, and Chen has been accepted by ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Congratulations! (2014/11)
The paper of Chen and Guowei has been published at Biomicrofluidics. (2014/08)
Weize Zhang presented a paper at IEEE EMBC 2014, Chicago. (2014/08)
Xiao Li presented a paper IEEE NANO 2014, Toronto. (2014/08)
Simon Silva-Da Cruz won the Best Poster Award (Bioengineering category) at the 2014 SURE Program Poster Presentation Afair. Congratulations, Simon! (2014/08)
Xinyu Liu gave two presentations at AMN 2014, Taipei. (2014/05)
