Jian “Javen” Lin is an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri. He was previously a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University. He received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering in 2007, followed by a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and doctorate in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Dr. Lin’s research group is conducting highly interdisciplinary research which dedicates computational and experimental research in advanced manufacturing to promote electronics, biomedical, and energy fields. The research lies in three main fields: 1) smart manufacturing powered by artificial intelligence; 2) programmable materials and devices; 3) soft robotics. The research projects are funded by National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, and US Department of Agriculture. The results have been published in top-tier journal papers and acknowledged by many media outlets. He is a recipient of 2015 ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award and 2016 Emerging Investigator of the Journal of Materials Chemistry. In 2019, he was named as Dean William R. Kimel and Mila Kimel Faculty Fellow by MU College of Engineering. Education PhD from the University of California, Riverside MS from the University of California, Riverside BS from Zhejiang University

1) smart manufacturing powered by artificial intelligence 2) programmable materials and devices 3) soft robotics.