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). 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, nanocomposites, semiconductors, etc.). His research has wide applications, such as wearable electronics, robotics, structural materials, clean water/energy, etc.
Research Interests
Education
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Advanced and Disruptive Manufacturing
Scalable micor/nano manufacturing; Hybrid 3D printing
Robot manipulation and manufacturing
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Advanced Materials for Electronics and Robotics
Functional nanomaterials, nanocomposites, and soft materials
Functional fibers and textiles
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Design for Materials and Manufacturing
Polymer design, synthesis/formulation
Sustainable manufacturing for clean water and energy
New mechanisms
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Fundamentals
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of crystallization
Light-matter interactions in laser processing
Polymerization/curing
EDUCATION
Postdoc, MIT, 2019-2021
Ph.D., Missouri S&T (formerly UMR) 2014-2018
MS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2012-2014
BE, Tianjin Polytechnic University, 2008-2012
Graduate Students
Nahid Tushar, Ph.D. student joined 2021
M.S. Arkansas Tech
B.S. Arkansas Tech
Research Interests: Manufacturing, robotics, and machine learning
Bo Shen, MS student joined 2022
B.S. University of Arkansas
Research Interests: Manufacturing, Sensors, and laser processing.
Rencheng Wu (co-advised), Ph.D. student joined 2021
B.S. Shandong University of Technology
Research Interests: Manufacturing, design, and automation
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Undergraduate Students
Jade Thomas Research topic: ionic polymer processing/manufacturing. (2022 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
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Zane Mebruer Research topic: sustainable composites synthesis/processing. (2022 Fall-)
Honors College research grant 2023
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Cole McCallum Research topic: composite manufacturing (2023 Fall-)
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Trent Lenhart Research topic: soft robot manufacturing (2023 Fall-)
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Brett Miller, Jake Le, Duncan Nunnelly Research topic: robot-assisted manufacturing (2023 Fall-)
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Ariadna Ramirez Research topic: advanced materials and manufacturing (2024 Spring-)
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NguyetNhi (Brittney) Nguyen Research topic: advanced manufacturing for sensors and robots (2024 Spring-)
High school students
Former members
Hannah Odland, high school student, rsearch interest: robotics (2023 Summer-Fall) Admitted to MIT 2024.
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Scott Logan Williamson, undergraduate student, research topic: spray (2023 Spring-Summer).