Yian Pan

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Yian Pan is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of mechanics, materials science, and advanced manufacturing, with a particular focus on programmable and adaptive structures. Their major contributions lie in the development of bistable and self-folding systems, where they have pioneered methods to control surface topography and three-dimensional shape transformation. In their highly cited 2020 paper on "Bistable structures with controllable wrinkled surface" (14 citations), Pan introduced a novel approach to harnessing mechanical instabilities for tunable surface properties. Their subsequent work on "Programmable 3D Self‐Folding Structures with Strain Engineering" (11 citations), co-authored with Qiaohang Guo and Zi Chen, demonstrated a powerful strain engineering technique to fabricate bilayer structures that can reversibly switch between cylindrical and helical ribbon configurations across multiple length scales. This work has significant implications for soft robotics, deployable structures, and biomedical devices. With a growing citation record and a focus on fundamental mechanical principles, Pan is establishing a reputation for creating materials that can change shape and surface texture on demand, offering new pathways for responsive and intelligent systems.