Dr. Haisong Lin is currently serving as an assistant professor at the School of Engineering, Westlake University. He earned his B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Iowa State University in 2016, after which he pursued his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prof. Sam Emaminejad's Interconnected & Integrated Bioelectronics Laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2016 to 2021, and continued as a postdoctoral researcher in the same group until 2022. From 2022 to 2024, he served as a research assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong and Co-Principal Investigator at Hong Kong Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre. He joined the School of Engineering at Westlake University in June 2024 as an assistant professor, leading the Laboratory of Biochips & Biosensors.

The mission of Dr. Lin's research is to promote decentralized health monitoring and establish an automated, digitized, and personalized health monitoring ecosystem. His current research is based on two platforms: the droplet robotic platform and wearable microfluidic platform, and three pillars: 1) actuation and manipulation of biofluids and biosamples; 2) development and integration of biosensors and bioassays; 3) investigation of the clinical relevance of non-invasive biofluids and biomarkers. He has published over 30 research papers, including first/co-first author papers in Nature, Science Robotics, and Nature Communications, etc.

1. H. Lin, W. Yu, K. Sabet, M. Bogumil, Y. Zhao, J. Hambalek, S. Lin, S. Chandrasekaran, O. Garner, D. Di Carlo, and S. Emaminejad, “Ferrobotic Swarms Enable Accessible, Adaptable, and Automated Viral Testing”, Nature (2022)

2. H. Lin, W. Yu, S. Lin, J. Suarez, H. Athavan, Y. Wang, W. Yu, S. Emaminejad, “A Wearable Microfluidic System for High Signal-to-noise Ratio Sweat Rate Sensing Via Programmable Microbubble Generation and Tracking”, Lab on a chip (2022)

3. W. Yu†, H. Lin†, Y. Wang†, N. Chen, X. He, K. Sun, D. Lo, B. Cheng, C. Yeung, J. Tan, D. Di Carlo, and S. Emaminejad, “A Ferrobotic System for Automated Microfluidic Logistics”, Science Robotics (2020), (Cover article), (†co-first author)

4. H. Lin, J. Tan, J. Zhu, S. Lin, Y. Zhao, W. Yu, H. Hojaiji, B. Wang, S. Yang, X. Cheng, Z. Wang, E. Tang, C. Yeung, S. Emaminejad, “A Programmable Epidermal Microfluidic Valving System for Wearable Biofluid Management and Contextual Biomarker Analysis”, Nature Communications (2020)

5. H. Lin, H. Hojaiji, S. Lin, C. Yeung, Y. Zhao, B. Wang, M. Malige, Y. Wang, K. King, W. Yu, J. Tan, Z. Wang, X. Cheng, S. Emaminejad, “A Wearable Electrofluidic Actuation System”, Lab on a Chip (2019)

6. H. Lin, Y. Zhao, S. Lin, B. Wang, C. Yeung, X. Cheng, Z. Wang, T. Cai, W. Yu, K. King, J. Tan, K. Salahi, H. Hojaiji, S. Emaminejad, “A Rapid and Low-cost Fabrication and Integration Scheme to Render 3D Microfluidic Architectures for Wearable Biofluid Sampling, Manipulation, and Sensing”, Lab on a Chip (2019)

As an interdisciplinary laboratory, we strive to cultivate a research atmosphere that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion among all group members. Prospective candidates are expected to possess a strong curiosity, focus, and passion for research problems. Our team is currently recruiting exceptional doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, undergraduate students, and visiting scholars who are interested in biomedical engineering, chemistry and materials science, mechanical and electronic engineering. Applicants are expected to work within our interdisciplinary research team and conduct projects including but not limited to the following topics: 1) biomicrofluidics and biochips; 2) biosensors and bioelectronics; 3) micro-nanorobots and fluidic robots; 4) wearable devices, etc. Applicants can directly send their application positions, resumes, and related experience to the email: linhaisong@westlake.edu.cn