William Lai
Research Interests: Electroactive polymers, Biomimetic soft actuators, Micromechanics, Fiber-reinforced composites, FEA, Experimental mechanics, Digital image correlation
Email: [email protected]
Major Professor: Dr. Ashraf Bastawros, Dr. Wei Hong
Papers and Presentations:
Ashraf Bastawros, William Lai, Hui Wang, Antonia Antoniou,”Application of Digital Image Correlation for Multiscale Biomechanics.” In Corey Neu, Guy Genin, Handbook of Imaging in Biological Mechanics, Chapter 11, CRC Press, 2014
William Lai, Ashraf F. Bastawros, Wei Hong, Soon-Jo Chung, “Fabrication and Analysis of Planar Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Capable of Complex 3-D Deformation.” The 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2012
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~whong/papers/45.pdf)
William Lai, Ashraf Bastawros, Wei Hong, “Out-of-Plane Motion of a Planar Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Distributed Stiffeners.” Electroactive Polymer Actuators And Devices (EAPAD) 2012 Book Series: Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.8340, 2012
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~whong/papers/44.pdf)
Bio:
I came to ISU for graduate school in 2009 from Taiwan after I received my Bachelors degree in Material Science in 2007 and served one year in Taiwan army. Currently, I am pursuing my PhD degree in engineering mechanics working on smart polymer based soft actuators. Other than spending my day in lab doing research, I do enjoy a good sweat after playing tennis and volleyball. I also like traveling a lot to explore any unexplored experience.
Email: [email protected]
Major Professor: Dr. Ashraf Bastawros, Dr. Wei Hong
Papers and Presentations:
Ashraf Bastawros, William Lai, Hui Wang, Antonia Antoniou,”Application of Digital Image Correlation for Multiscale Biomechanics.” In Corey Neu, Guy Genin, Handbook of Imaging in Biological Mechanics, Chapter 11, CRC Press, 2014
William Lai, Ashraf F. Bastawros, Wei Hong, Soon-Jo Chung, “Fabrication and Analysis of Planar Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Capable of Complex 3-D Deformation.” The 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2012
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~whong/papers/45.pdf)
William Lai, Ashraf Bastawros, Wei Hong, “Out-of-Plane Motion of a Planar Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Distributed Stiffeners.” Electroactive Polymer Actuators And Devices (EAPAD) 2012 Book Series: Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.8340, 2012
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~whong/papers/44.pdf)
Bio:
I came to ISU for graduate school in 2009 from Taiwan after I received my Bachelors degree in Material Science in 2007 and served one year in Taiwan army. Currently, I am pursuing my PhD degree in engineering mechanics working on smart polymer based soft actuators. Other than spending my day in lab doing research, I do enjoy a good sweat after playing tennis and volleyball. I also like traveling a lot to explore any unexplored experience.