Dr Will Wenmiao Shu MIEEE, FHEA

Teaching

• B51EM1 Advanced Mechanics of Materials: Biomechanics
• B58EC1/D2 Mechical Engineering Sciences 3 & 4: Strength of Material Labs
• B51RA2 Advanced Reading
• B55HB3 Engineering Analysis Assignments: Year 4 Projects 

Dr Shu's current research activities explore the new possibilities enabled by MEMS and Nanotechnology and the interfaces with life sciences. His research interests and ongoing work include the following areas:

• Microcantilever sensor array: biosensors, chemical/gas/explosive sensors, tactile microsensors.
• Micro/nano-fluidics: integrated microfluidic systems for synthetic biology, cell culture and high-throughput drug screening; sensor integrated microfluidic devices.
• Microbiomechanics: cell mechanics, mechanotransduction.

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Journal Papers:

• Shu, W., Laurenson, S., Knowles, T.P.J., Ferrigno, P.K., Seshia, A.A., "Highly Specific Label-free Protein Detection from Lysed Cells using Internally Referenced Microcantilever Sensors" Biosensors & Bioelectronics. 24(2), 233-237 (2008).
• Knowles, T., Shu, W. , Hubert, F., Lang, H.-P., Dobson, C. M., Welland, M. E., “Label-free Detection of Amyloid Growth using Microcantilever Sensors” Nanotechnology, 19, 384007 (2008).
• Zhou, F., Biesheuvel, P., Choi, E.Y., Shu, W., Poetes, R., Steiner, U. and Huck W.T., "Polyelectrolyte Brush Amplified Electroactuation of Microcantilevers." Nano Letters. 8(2), 725-730 (2008)
• Knowles, T.P.J., Shu, W., Devlin, G.L., Meehan, S., Auer, S., Dobson, C.M. and Welland M.E., "Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Amyloid Formation from Direct Measurements of Fluctuations in Fibril Mass " Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(24), 10016 - 10021 (2007)
• Shu, W., Laue, E.D. and Seshia, A. A. "Investigation of Biotin-Streptavidin Binding Interactions using Microcantilever Sensors", Biosensors & Bioelectronics. 22(9), 2003-2009 (2006) 
• Zhou F., Shu, W., Welland, M.E., Huck, W.T. "Highly Reversible and Multi-Stage Cantilever Actuation Driven by Polyelectrolyte Brushes" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(16), 5326-5327. (2006)
• Shu,W., Everett, W.N., Zhang, Q.X., Liu, M.H., Trigg, A., Spearing, S.M., Wang, S., Sue, H.-J., Moran, P.M. "Microheated Substrates for Patterning Cells and Controlling Development", IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 14(5), 924-934, (2005)
• Shu,W., Liu,D., Watari, M., Riener, C.K. , Strunz, T., Welland, M. E. , Balasubramanian, S., McKendry, R.A. "DNA Molecular Motor Driven Micromechanical Cantilever Arrays" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(48), 17054-17060. (2005)

Books

• Shu, W., "Microcantilever-based sensors and actuators", VDM Verlag, Germany, (2008) Available from Amazon 

Dr Will 'Wenmiao' Shu is a Lecturer in Microengineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Originally from China, he received the M.Sc. degree in advanced materials for micro- and nano-systems from the Singapore-MIT Alliance in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Cambridge University Engineering Department and Nanoscience Centre in 2006. Then he worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Cambridge developing micro- and nano- sensor devices for homeland security applications. In 2007, he joined as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Engineering and Physical Sciences of Heriot-Watt University. His research interests focus on microcantilever sensors, microfluidics and nanodevices.

Education

• 2006 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Cambridge University
• 2002 M.S., Advanced Materials, Singapore-MIT Alliance
• 1998 B.Eng. Polymer Materials, Dalian University of Technology

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Microengineering, Heriot-Watt University
• Jesus College Research Associate, Cambridge University
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cambridge University
• Senior Research Officer, Institute of Materials Research & Engineering
• Research Assistant, Institute of Microelectronics
• Research Assistant, National University of Singapore 

Professional Societies

Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.

Awards and Honors

• 1996 First Prize, National Mathematical Modeling Contest, China;
• 1997 Meritorious Award, International Mathematical Competition in Modeling (MCM), USA;
• 1998 Science Star, Dalian University of Technology, China;
• 2001 Graduate Fellowship, Singapore-MIT Alliance;
• 2002 Agilent Technologies Award for Best Student in S.M. Project Dissertation, Singapore-MIT Alliance;
• 2003 Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholar & Fellow, Cambridge University;
• 2004 The Finalist Winner, Cambridge University 50k Business Plan Competition;
• 2005 Best Poster Award, China International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing;
• 2006 Jesus College Research Associateship, Cambridge;
• 2009 Nomination, Graduating Students’ Prize for "Lecturer of the Year” nominated by Heriot-Watt University Students’ Association.