Dr Xuanhe Zhao is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering (by courtesy) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr Zhao received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard University in 2009, MS in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard University in 2008, MS in Materials Engineering from University of British Columbia in 2006, and BE in Electrical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2003. Upon finishing a postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering at Harvard in 2010, Dr Zhao joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, at Duke University as an Assistant Professor. Dr Zhao moved on to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT as Assistant Professor in 2014 and obtained a Full Professorship in 2020. Dr Zhao is the recipient of numerous awards such as the NSF CAREER Award, ONR Young Investigator Award, SES Young Investigator Medal, ASME Hughes Young Investigator Award, Adhesion Society’s Young Scientist Award, Materials Today Rising Star Award, and Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher. He held the Hunt Faculty Scholar at Duke University, and the d'Arbeloff Career Development Chair and Noyce Career Development Professorship at MIT. The mission of Zhao Lab at MIT is to advance Science and Technology on the interfaces between humans and machines for addressing grand societal challenges in health and sustainability with integrated expertise in mechanics, materials and biotechnology. A major focus of Zhao Lab's current research is the study and development of soft materials and devices including polymers, hydrogels, bioadhesives, bioelectronics, and medical robots.