09/2024: Dr. Lin received the prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) as a sole PI for the project titled “Precision in Miniature: Revolutionizing MPS with Digital Acoustofluidics and Nanoscale 3D Printing.” This award, with a Phase 1 Base Award Amount of $499,866, recognizes Dr. Lin’s innovative approach to advancing microphysiologic systems (MPS), and is a significant achievement that highlights the groundbreaking potential of Dr. Lin’s research in developing novel technologies to transform the landscape of tissue engineering and personalized medicine. Congratulations to Dr. Lin! See News here:

07/2024: Liyuan was named Graduate Student Scholar at ASME FEDSM 2024 in Anaheim, CA. Congratulations to Liyuan!

06/2024: Bryan Varela joins the lab as a PhD student. Welcome!

06/2024: Dr. Lin received a $199,999 research grant as the sole PI from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the project ‘ERI: A Microfluidic Approach for Monitoring Microplastics in Seawater.‘ Congratulations to Dr. Lin! See News here:

05/2024: Our undergraduate student Sam Kipper received an Undergraduate Research Grant of $1,000. Congratulations to Sam on this achievement!

03/2024: Dr. Lin received a $472,193 research grant as a co-PI from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the project ‘REU-Site: URI Plastic Initiative.‘ Congratulations to Dr. Lin!

03/2024: Dr. Lin received a $599,846 research grant as a co-PI from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to support his work for the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology (NIUVT). Congratulations to Dr. Lin!

12/2023: Our undergraduate students Robert Hartman, Samuel Greene, and Mitchell Farah received an Undergraduate Research Grant of $1,200. Congratulations to Robert, Samuel, and Mitchell on this achievement!

10/2023: Dr. Lin received a $25,000 research grant as the PI from the US Geological Survey (USGS) to support the project ‘Sampling and Characterization of Nanoplastics in Tap Water of Rhode Island.‘ Congratulations to Dr. Lin!

05/2023: Pedro has graduated with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Congratulations to Pedro!

11/2022: Our PhD student Liyuan Gong received a $1,000 research grant as the recipient of the Enhancement of Graduate Research Awards. Congratulations to Liyuan!

01/2022: Liyuan Gong joins the lab as a PhD student. Welcome!

12/2021: Our master’s student Pedro received a $1,000 research grant as the recipient of the Enhancement of Graduate Research Awards. Congratulations to Pedro!

03/2021: Dr. Lin received a $25,000 research grant as the PI from the Rhode Island Foundation to support the project ‘A Deep Study of Microvascular Blood Flow for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis.‘ Congratulations to Dr. Lin!

01/2021: Pedro Mesquita joins the lab as a Master student. Welcome!

12/2020: Our undergraduate students Honghao Zhen, Anthony Bartolotta, and Joshua Kang received an Undergraduate Research Grant of $1,397. Congratulations to Honghao, Anthony, and Joshua on this achievement!

08/2020: Dr. Lin joined the University of Rhode Island and established the Microfluidics and Microsystems Laboratory.