Fenghui Gan

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Fenghui Gan is a researcher at the forefront of soft matter physics and active materials, with a focused expertise in the dynamic behavior of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). His work explores how these smart materials can autonomously harvest energy from steady, external sources like light to produce sustained, self-excited motion. Gan’s major contributions include pioneering the design of a light-fueled LCE spring oscillator that exhibits self-excited vibration, a breakthrough that opens new pathways for creating untethered, autonomous micro-engines and soft robots. He has further advanced the field by demonstrating the synchronization of a passive oscillator with an LCE self-oscillator, a critical step toward using these systems as reliable engines to drive additional mechanical work. This research on synchronization has profound implications for the development of coordinated, self-sustaining systems in soft robotics. With his most-cited work already garnering attention, Gan is establishing himself as a key innovator in harnessing ambient energy for autonomous, adaptive mechanical systems, promising a future of more portable and self-sufficient soft technologies.