New Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Shaoting Lin

Shaoting Lin will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering as an Assistant Professor in August 2026!

Dr. Lin’s research in the Extreme Soft Materials Laboratory has been focused on fundamental problems associated with the mechanical failures of soft materials and the longevity of soft machines. The research of his group, at the intersection of solid mechanics, polymer science, and advanced manufacturing, aims to understand the processing-structure-property relationships of soft materials, thereby pushing the limit of mechanical and physical properties of soft materials. Their mission is to leverage extreme soft materials for developing next-generation technologies including in-situ hydrogel bioelectronics, physics-empowered tactile robots, and high-precision sperm selection. Lin is being hired under our RISE THRIVE initiative and is seeking to use the move to Madison to expand his work in the use of hydrogel bioelectronics for medical applications.

Lin earned his PhD degree at MIT in 2019 and completed his MS degree and BS degrees at Tsinghua University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University.