People
Rachel Owyeung
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Bio
I grew up in Sunnyvale, CA and moved to La Jolla for my
undergraduate studies, where I received a B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. There, I
researched stretchable, semiconducting polymers for sensor
applications. I am now pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from
Tufts University working with Prof. Sameer Sonkusale and Prof.
Matthew Panzer. My research interests include chemical sensors and
novel materials for soft/flexible electronics and wearable devices
to be implemented into soft robotic platforms. When I'm not in the
lab, I enjoy eating, staying active, and exploring the outdoors.
IGERT Research
Living organisms are constantly receiving information and adapting
to their surroundings from a macro scale all the way down to a
molecular level. I seek to understand how we can design materials to
combine various architectures and chemical sensing capabilities to
mimic dynamic responses seen in biological organisms. Through this,
we can investigate how to create hierarchies of multiple sensing and
mechanical changes to create an intricate feedback network. These
materials can then be used for biosensing devices and soft material
robotics where we want to elicit a more complex response from a
fluctuating environment.
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