Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Tianhong Cui is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in Mechanical Engineering and an affiliate senior member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is an adjunct professor in physiology and biomedical engineering at Mayo Clinic. He is a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) and a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). He was a laureate of Blaise Pascal Chair for Excellence through École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris) in France, a distinguished visiting fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK, a visiting fellow at Cambridge University, and a global chair at the University of Bath. He is interested in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and advanced manufacturing in micro and nano scales with a focus on biosensors, lab-on-a-chip, and clean water technologies. His group investigates micro and nano devices including new sensors and actuators using nanomaterials and polymers for medical and environmental applications. He is the founding Executive Editor-in-Chief for the first engineering journal of Nature, Microsystems & Nanoengineering. He was the founding executive editor-in-chief (2012-2019) of another Nature journal, Light: Science & Applications.
Lab
Technology Integration & Advanced Nano/Microsystems Lab (TIAN lab) - ME 4128
ME Research Areas
Biosystems & Bioengineering
Materials & Mechanics
ME Impact Areas
Environment & Sustainability
Human Health
Ph.D. 1995, Mechanical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
B.S. 1991, Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2017-present
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2010-2017
Nelson Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, 2013-2010
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, 1999-2003
STA Fellow, National Laboratory of Metrology, Japan, 1998-1999
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1997-1998
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tsinghua University, 1995-1997