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EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Extending the Safety of Soft Robotics: Towards Millimeter to — NSF Award to University of Hawaii (HI

This Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) EPSCoR Research Fellows project provides a fellowship to an Assistant Professor and training for a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This work is conducted in collaboration with researchers at Mayo Clinic. Through the fellowship, the PI will develop a

Award titleEPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Extending the Safety of Soft Robotics: Towards Millimeter to
Award ID2531477
AwardeeUniversity of Hawaii
CityHONOLULU
StateHI
Amount obligated$299,997
Principal investigatorTianlu Wang
ProgramEPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fe
Start date05/01/2026
AbstractThis Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) EPSCoR Research Fellows project provides a fellowship to an Assistant Professor and training for a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This work is conducted in collaboration with researchers at Mayo Clinic. Through the fellowship, the PI will develop a class of miniature, eco-biocompatible soft robots with multimodal deformation and locomotion capabilities, achieving both safety and practicality beyond soft interactions. By explo
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