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Yeongju Jung is an emerging researcher at the forefront of soft robotics, bioinspired engineering, and stretchable electronics. His work centers on a fundamental challenge in the field: liberating soft robots from the tethers — electrical wires and pneumatic tubes — that have historically constrained their real-world applicability. His most cited work, "Untethered soft actuators for soft standalone robotics" (2024, 130 citations), provides a landmark overview of this challenge, while his 2022 study on pumpless phase-change actuators driven by bidirectional thermoelectrics (69 citations) demonstrates a practical, elegant solution using thermally controlled actuation. Jung has drawn extensively from nature, developing bioinspired soft robotic fish capable of wireless underwater gliding locomotion — work that garnered nearly 60 combined citations and showcased his ability to translate biological principles into functional engineering systems. His research in bioinspired electronics for intelligent soft robots (62 citations) further bridges sensing, control, and actuation. More recently, his contributions to monolithically stacked liquid metal circuits advance the foundations of stretchable electronics. Across his portfolio, Jung is establishing himself as a distinctive voice in the design of autonomous, biologically intelligent soft robotic systems.