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[June 23, 2016] Prof. Kang is invited to participate in a workshop on “The Future of Vibration Energy Transfer in Solids and Structures: Needs and Opportunities” supported by the US Army Research Office.

[June 23, 2016] Prof. Kang is invited to participate in a workshop on “The Future of Vibration Energy Transfer in Solids and Structures: Needs and Opportunities” supported by the US Army Research Office. Thank you for kind invitation, Profs. Boechler, Harne, Kochmann, and Yang.

[June 23, 2016] Prof. Kang is invited to participate in a workshop on “The Future of Vibration Energy Transfer in Solids and Structures: Needs and Opportunities” supported by the US Army Research Office. Read More »

[June 20, 2016] Our paper with Australian National University and Harvard colleagues on elastic metamaterials for tuning electromagnetic wave propagation is published in Scientific Reports.

[June 20, 2016] Our paper with Australian National University and Harvard colleagues on elastic metamaterials for tuning electromagnetic wave propagation is published in Scientific Reports. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep28273

[June 20, 2016] Our paper with Australian National University and Harvard colleagues on elastic metamaterials for tuning electromagnetic wave propagation is published in Scientific Reports. Read More »

[June 13, 2016] Santiago’s work on a “Piezo-flag” for sustainable wind energy harvesting is featured as news on multiple campus media.

[June 13, 2016] Kang group postdoctoral fellow Santiago Orrego is currently exploring how to harness wind energy with the hopes of one day replacing traditional batteries in small-scale sensors, biomedical devices, and wearable electronics while also creating a sustainable alternative for powering devices in remote areas. Please check the links below for more detail: https://www.facebook.com/HopkinsExtreme/ http://hemi.jhu.edu/news/postdoctoral-fellow-santiago-orrego-designs-a-piezo-flag-to-sustainably-harvest-wind-energy/

[June 13, 2016] Santiago’s work on a “Piezo-flag” for sustainable wind energy harvesting is featured as news on multiple campus media. Read More »

[June 13, 2016] Ms. Sofia Alexandra Diez joined Kang group. Sofia is an undergraduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering at JHU, welcome to Kang group!

[June 13, 2016] Ms. Sofia Alexandra Diez joined Kang group. Sofia is an undergraduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering at JHU, welcome to Kang group!

[June 13, 2016] Ms. Sofia Alexandra Diez joined Kang group. Sofia is an undergraduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering at JHU, welcome to Kang group! Read More »

[May 19, 2016] Prof. Kang is invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 2016 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. The total number of 100 engineers, generally 30-45 years old from industry, universities, and government labs will attend to represent the full range of engineering fields.

[May 19, 2016] Prof. Kang is invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 2016 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. The total number of 100 engineers, generally 30-45 years old from industry, universities, and government labs will attend to represent the full range of engineering fields.

[May 19, 2016] Prof. Kang is invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 2016 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. The total number of 100 engineers, generally 30-45 years old from industry, universities, and government labs will attend to represent the full range of engineering fields. Read More »

[May 17, 2016] Our paper with Harvard colleagues on architected materials with effective negative swelling is published in Advanced Materials.

[May 17, 2016] Our paper with Harvard colleagues on architected materials with effective negative swelling is published in Advanced Materials. For more information, check here.

[May 17, 2016] Our paper with Harvard colleagues on architected materials with effective negative swelling is published in Advanced Materials. Read More »

[May 16, 2016] Shuyang received his MSE degree. Shuyang is the first student in the group, who finished a thesis. The title of his thesis is “Self-folding Transformer Robot Based on Bidirectional Shape Memory Polymer Composite Actuators”. Congratulations!

[May 16, 2016]   Shuyang received his MSE degree. Shuyang is the first student in the group, who finished a thesis. The title of his thesis is “Self-folding Transformer Robot Based on Bidirectional Shape Memory Polymer Composite Actuators”. Congratulations! You can see pictures celebrating his graduation here.

[May 16, 2016] Shuyang received his MSE degree. Shuyang is the first student in the group, who finished a thesis. The title of his thesis is “Self-folding Transformer Robot Based on Bidirectional Shape Memory Polymer Composite Actuators”. Congratulations! Read More »