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Professor

Dr. Wan Shou is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville. He was a Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Design & Fabrication Group at MIT CSAIL from January 2019 to July 2021, mentored by Prof. Wojciech Matusik (EECS & ME). He studied laser materials processing and manufacturing at MST and received his PhD in 2018. He also received a BS in Textile Science and Engineering from the Tiangong University in 2012 and MS in ME from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2014. His group aims to solve societal challenges with manufacturing. His research interests are closely related to advanced manufacturing (e.g, laser-based micro/nano-manufacturing, novel 3D printing, and robot-assisted manufacturing), and advanced materials (such as hydrogels/ionogels, composites, functional fibers, semiconductors, etc.). His research has wide applications, such as wearable electronics, robotics, structural materials, clean water/energy, etc.  

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Advanced and Disruptive Manufacturing                                              Design for Materials and Manufacturing

Scalable micor/nano manufacturing; Hybrid 3D printing                           Polymer design, synthesis/formulation

Robot manipulation and manufacturing                                                      Materials and manufacturing for clean water/eneegy

Advanced Materials for Electronics and Robotics                                  Fundamentals

Functional nanomaterials, nanocomposites, and soft materials                   Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of crystallization

Functional fibers and textiles                                                                       Light-matter interactions; Polymerization/curing

 

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Graduate Students

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Youwen Liang, Ph.D. student, 2024 summer-

Research Interests: Manufacturing, laser processing, and simulation.

Scott Fisher, master student, 2025 fall-

Research Interests: Design and robotics.

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Nahid Tushar, Ph.D. student, 2021 fall-

Research Interests: Manufacturing, robotics, and machine learning

Om Desai, master student, 2025 fall-

Research Interests: Design and fabrication for robotics.

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Rencheng Wu (co-advised), Ph.D. student, 2021 fall-

Research Interests: Manufacturing, design, and automation

Undergraduate Students

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George Vessey 

Research topic: Sand robot design, manufacturing and application (2025 Spring-)

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Ariadna Ramirez

Research topic: robotics, sensors, and manufacturing (2024 Spring-), Honors College research grant 2024

Cole McCallum 

Research topic: laser materials processing; composite manufacturing (2023 Fall-), Honors College research grant 2024

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Keegan Atkins 

Research topic: Sand robot design, manufacturing and application (2025 Spring-)

NguyetNhi (Brittney) Nguyen

Research topic: advanced manufacturing for sensors and robots, composites (2024 Spring-)

John Dykes

Research interest: nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing for functional fiber; automation (2024 Fall-)

Garrett Horton

Research interest: nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing for functional fiber; automation (2024 Fall-), Honors College research grant 2024 fall

Gabrielle Blitz 

Research topic: Micro-robot, soft robot design, and fabrication (2025 Spring-)

High school students

Emma Hardman, high school student, 2025 May-July

Janie Kramer, high school student, 2025 May-July

Cole Kessman, high school student, 2025 April-

Norah Odland, high school student, 2025 May-July

Harry Xu, high school student, 2025 June-

 

Former members

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Bo Shen, MS Research topic: laser materials processing and manufacturing. First job: Ecotech (USA).

Zane Mebruer Research topic: laser materials processing; composites. (2022 Fall-2025 Spring); Honors                       College research grant 2023, 2024; NASA ASGC - WFD Award Summer 2024. 

 Next step: joining Georgia Tech for PhD study

Sylvia Smith, high school student, research interest: microfluidic device for brain-on-a-chip (2024 June-July). Bodenhamer Fellow at University of Arkansas U of A Honors College Announces 2025 Bodenhamer Fellows | University of Arkansas

Jade Thomas Research topic: ionic polymer processing/manufacturing. (2022 Spring-2024 Spring) ​

NSF REU program; Wiley grant ($500); Honors College research grant 2022; summer research grant (from the Space Grant Consortium) 2023; NASA internship 2023; SURF grant 2024

Next step: joining Georgia Tech for PhD study

Hannah Odland, high school student, rsearch interest: robotics (2023 Summer-Fall) Admitted to MIT 2024. 

Scott Logan Williamson, undergraduate student, research topic: spray (2023 Spring-Summer). 

Trent Lenhart Research topic: soft robot manufacturing (2023 Fall)

Brett Miller, Jake Le, Duncan Nunnelly Research topic: robot-assisted manufacturing (2023 Fall-2024 Spring) 

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