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Principal Investigator

HaoTian Harvey Shi, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Office: SEB 3089
Email: hshi265@uwo.ca 

Education

Ph.D. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 2020
MASc. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 2016
BASc. Engineering Science, University of Toronto, 2014

Employment 

Assistant Professor, Western University, 2022 - 
Research Associate, University of Cambridge, 2021 - 2022
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Toronto, 2021

 

Current Group Members

PhD Students

Mitra Ghamarinia, Ph.D. Student, 2024 - 2028

 

Research Topic: Hierarchical structuring of electrodes for supercapacitors and biomedical sensors

 

Reza Noroozi, Ph.D. Student, 2023 - 2027

Research Topic: Micro- and nano-structured biosensor design for microfluidic devices

 

MESc. Students

Domenic Quiquero, Accelerated MESc. Candidate, 2024 - 2025

Research Topic: Flexible micro-architectured biosensors for skin-mounted applications

 

MEng. Students

Wenxuan (Leo) Wang, 2025

Research Topic: Data-driven design of bio-inspired compressible tactile sensors

 

Canzhe (Michael) Tang, 2025

Research Topic: Fabrication and characterization of electrospun electrochemical sensors for biosensing applications

 

Xinyi Song, 2025

Research Topic: Microarchitectured cathode for zinc-ion batteries in smart textile applications

 

Enhao Qi, 2025

Research Topic: Microarchitectured anode for zinc-ion batteries in smart textile applications

 

Qun Li, 2025

Research Topic: 3D printing and data-driven geometry optimization of wearable strain sensors

 

Undergraduate Students/Volunteers

Jonah Jacksteit

Rachael Conliffe

Brian Carlson

Justin Gyeongseok Oh

Fuad Ghareeb

 

Past Group Members

Xiaohan (Jackie) Wu, MESc. Candidate, 2022 - 2024

Research Topic: Direct ink writing of tattoo-like strain sensors for biomedical monitoring. Utilization of machine learning techniques to optimize the functional material manufacturing processes. 

 

Annie Qin, Summer Student, 2023 Summer

Research Topic: Design of biocompatible colorimetric sweat sensors for on-skin applications

 

Earl John Castillo, Summer Student, 2023 Summer

Research Topic: Design of piezoresistive material characterization setups