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Ruowen Tu received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2024, with a thesis titled “Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Engineering and Piezoelectric Polymers through Precipitation Printing”. He also holds dual bachelor’s degrees in both mechanical engineering from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2019. His research includes additive manufacturing of advanced polymers and multifunctional materials, and the integration of 3D printing in bioinspired design. Since 2024 he joined the Bioinspired Soft Robotics group at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing his research on 3D printing of biodegradable materials for plant-inspired devices and robots.

Education

Title: Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering
Institute: University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Country: USA
From: 2019 To: 2024

Title: B.S.E. Aerospace Engineering
Institute: University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Country: USA
From: 2017 To: 2019

Title: B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering
Institute: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Location: Shanghai
Country: China
From: 2015 To: 2019

All Publications
2025
Tu R., Kim H.C., Sodano H.A.
Precipitation 3D printing of all-aramid materials for high-strength, heat-resistant applications
Materials and Design, vol. 249
Article Journal
2024
Tu R., Delplanche R.A., Tobalske B.W., Inman D.J., Sodano H.A.
3D printed feathers with embedded aerodynamic sensing
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 19, (no. 6)
Article Journal
2024
Tu R., Kim H.C., Baabdullah O.A.H., Sodano H.A.
Alignment Controlled Aramid Nanofiber-Assembled Films
Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 34, (no. 30)
Article Journal
2024
Kim H.C., Tu R., Sodano H.A.
Room temperature 3D printing of high-temperature engineering polymer and its nanocomposites with porosity control for multifunctional structures
Composites Part B: Engineering, vol. 279
Article Journal
2023
Tu R., Kim H.C., Sodano H.A.
Additive Manufacturing of High-Temperature Thermoplastic Polysulfone with Tailored Microstructure via Precipitation Printing
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 15, (no. 38), pp. 45270-45280