Areas of Research

Research activities focus primarily on micro and nanosystems. The actively pursued areas are MEMS/NEMS (micro-nanoelectromechanical systems) design and fabrication (e.g., bioMEMS, sensors, and actuators); microrobotic manipulation of biomaterials; nanomanipulation and nanoassembly; and cellular biomechanics and mechanobiology. My group develops enabling systems/devices and techniques with which we tackle fundamental and applied biological/biomedical, clinical, and emerging engineering problems. Our research skills include micro/nano device design, fabrication, and testing; micro-nanorobotic manipulation; computer vision microscopy; pN-nN force sensing and control; automation at the micro and nano scales; cellular biomechanics; and electro/mechanical characterization of biological cells and nanomaterials.

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Open postdoc and graduate positions

Open undergraduate thesis topics

Sun's brief biography

Prof. Sun is jointly appointed in the Inst. of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Current courses:

• MIE342: circuits with applications to mechanical engineering systems (3rd-year core course)
• MIE404: control systems (4th-year elective)
• MIE506: MEMS design and microfabrication (senior and graduate)

University of Toronto
Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
5 King's College Road
Toronto, ON M5S 3G8