Principal Investigator

Xiangfan Chen, Ph.D.
Dr. Xiangfan Chen is currently an Assistant Professor @ The Polytechnic School (TPS). Before joining ASU, Dr. Chen obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in 2018, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, P.R.China) in 2012. Dr. Chen’s research interest focuses on the advanced manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing, nanoimprinting, and nano-transfer printing, for emerging applications in the areas of photonics, energy, and biomedical engineering.
Graduate Students

Siying Liu
PhD Student in Material Science, 2018~

Ujjawal Jha
MS Student in Mechanical Engineering, 2022~

Luyang Liu
PhD Student in System Engineering, 2020~

Chayaank Ravishankar
MS Student in Manufacturing Engineering, 2022~

Wenbo Wang
PhD Student in System Engineering, 2020~

Sonia Hernandez
MS Student in Robotics, 2021~
Undergraduate Students

Maxime Zand
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Former Group Members
Alexander Potts (Barrett Honors Thesis, co-advised with Prof. Dhruv Bhate, 2023)
Jacob Yoshitake (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering System, 2021-2022)
Michael Schelp (B. S in Robotics)
Daniel Mester (B. S. in Mechanical Engineering System, 2021)
Sonia Hernandez (B. S. in Robotics, 2020)
Rishabh Kabade (M.S. 2018~2020)
Chintan Shah (M.S. 2019~2020)
Pradyumna Mysore (B.S. 2018~2020)