Hao Zeng
About me
I currently hold a tenure-track position as an Associate Professor of Soft Matter Robotics at Tampere University and a title of Academy Research Fellow from Academy of Finland. I lead a research Group Light Robots.
Our group work at the interface between physics, soft mechanics and material engineering. We are interested in developing general research routes for materials robotics that are out of equilibrium, locomotive, interactive, and capable of self-feedback, adaptation, and communication.
Project links
Top achievements
Becoming a father to my daughter, followed by my son.
Research topics
We seek ideas for imaginative projects.
We're also big fans of scientific jokes. See updates in group gallery.
Research fields
Optics, soft mechanics, stimuli-responsive materials
Funding
Research career
Associate Professor (tenure track), Soft Matter Robotics, Tampere University, 11.2023-10.2028
Academy Research Fellow, Academy of Finland, Tampere University, 2021-2026
Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher, Tampere University, 2018-2021
Post-doc, Tampere University of Technology, 2016-2018
PhD, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS) / University of Florence, Atomic and Molecular Photonics, 3/2015.
M. Sc, Photonics and Technology, Nankai University, China, 7/2011
B. Sc, Physics, Nankai University, China, 7/2008