About Me

I am currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, I am a core faculty member of the Center for Precision Engineering for Health and a member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group within the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Penn.

I have authored/co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles published in renowned journals such as Nature Materials, Nature Protocols, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Small, and Lab on a Chip, among others. My articles have received more than 2,400 citations as documented by Google Scholar (h-index: 29). And my work has been featured in various popular media outlets, such as Nature Materials, The Science Advisory Board, ‘2022 in science’ by Wikipedia, Phys.org, and MIT Technology Review. I also serve as a reviewer for several esteemed journals, including Science Advances, Lab on a Chip, IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, and Ultrasonics.

I obtained my PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University in 2021. Prior to joining Penn, I served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. My research primarily focuses on Acoustics, Microfluidics, and Biomedical Devices, with a particular interest in applying novel micro/nano technologies for applications in engineering and medicine.

Openings

My group has multiple positions available for Ph.D. students, postdocs, master’s, and undergraduate students for the Fall 2025 and Spring/Fall 2026. If you are interested in joining my group at the University of Pennsylvania, please send me an email (shujie.yang@seas.upenn.edu) with your CV and transcripts.

Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM)

Dr. Yang will serve as a PURM mentor in 2025, and the PURM research project is now open for applications. Two positions are available for first- or second-year undergraduate students (currently in their 2nd or 4th semester).

• Benefits for PURM Students:

  • Financial Support: Students will receive a $5,000 stipend to fully engage in their PURM project during the 10-week summer program.

  • Skill Development: Gain hands-on experience with the research process, attend a two-day Carpentries workshop, and access a variety of Professional Development Seminars.

  • Networking Opportunities: Present a poster showcasing your research at the CURF Research Expo.

• Application Deadline: Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 11:59 PM – Applications must be submitted electronically to CURF.

• How to Apply: Please log in to PennCURF.

Research Interests

• Acoustics
• Microfluidics
• Biomedical Devices

News

• 2025.01 – Welcome Wenyi Huang, a PhD student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at Penn, to the Yang Lab!
• 2024.10 – Welcome Zach Margaris, an M.S. student from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn, to the Yang Lab!
• 2024.10 – Welcome Eddie Wang, an M.S. student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at Penn, to the Yang Lab!
• 2024.09 – Welcome Dehang Zhu, an M.S. student from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Penn, to the Yang Lab!
• 2024.08 – Dr. Yang joined the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics.
• 2023.07 - Dr. Yang won the Microgrant Award from Brigham Research Institute, and served as the principal investigator.
• 2023.07 - Dr. Yang’s article “Acoustic tweezers for high-throughput single-cell analysis” was published in Nature Protocols, and featured as front cover image.
• 2022.03 - Dr. Yang’s article “Harmonic acoustics for dynamic and selective particle manipulation” was published in Nature Materials.