Research Express
JI doctoral students sweep top three awards at SPIE conference
Three Ph.D. students from the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have won the top three awards in the Best Student Paper Competition on Structural and Biological Systems Health Monitoring at the SPIE Smart...
Top IEEE journal publishes federated analytics review by JI team
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, a top-tier journal in the fields of communications and computer science, has published a review paper on federated analytics by Associate Professor Yifei Zhu and his research team at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao...
JI team publishes novel findings in Physical Review Letters
A research team led by Associate Professor Lei Shao at the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), has published their latest research findings in Physical Review Letters, a leading journal in the field of physics. The paper, titled “Self-Injection Locked and Phase Offset-Free Micromechanical Frequency Combs,” introduces a novel self-injection locking mechanism for micromechanical frequency combs, offering significant advancements in nonlinear dynamics and precision clock signal sources.
Three JI doctoral students selected for 2024 CAST sponsorship program
Three doctoral students from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have been selected for the 2024 China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program. The...
ISSCC 2025 accepts two papers by JI research team
The research team led by Associate Professor Xuyang Lu of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has had two papers accepted by the 2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), a top conference in the field of integrated circuits. The papers, first-authored by JI doctoral students Yutian Zhao and Runqing Cai, focus on innovations in digital beamforming power amplifiers and microrobots with on-chip energy harvesting. Professor Lu is the corresponding author for both papers.
Top science journal features mechanical transistors developed by JI team
A research team from the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has published an article titled “Thermal Computing with Mechanical Transistors” in Advanced Functional Materials, a top-tier materials science journal with a Nature Index Impact Factor of 19. Featured on the inside cover of the journal, the article highlighted mechanical transistors developed by the research team and demonstrated thermal computing to supplement traditional electronic computing.
JI professor publishes new diode device finding in Physical Review Letters
Professor Yaping Dan from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has published a paper titled “Analytical impact excitation of Er/O/B co-doped Si light emitting diodes” in Physical Review Letters, a global top journal in physics.
Two JI professors rank among 2023 Most Cited Chinese Researchers
Professor Peisen Huang and Professor Xudong Wang of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have been listed as 2023 Most Cited Chinese Researchers by Elsevier, a Netherlands-based academic publishing company and a global leader in information and analytics. It is the third year in a row for the two professors to be selected for the list.
JI professor’s PNAS paper advances catalyst design optimization
The research team led by Assistant Professor Yulian He of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has made a significant contribution in catalyst design optimization. Their findings, published in the prestigious scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), introduce a novel method for determining the pivotal physical quantity influencing chemisorption energy on catalyst surfaces.
JI undergraduates publish paper in leading energy research journal
Four undergraduate students of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM–SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have published a research article titled “Patchable Transparent Standalone Piezoelectric P(VDF-TrFE) Film for Radial Artery Pulse Detection” in International Journal of Energy Research, a journal with an impactor factor of 4.6 and journal citation report top 2%.
JI undergraduate student publishes paper in IEEE journal
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate student Kezhi Li has published a research paper titled "Forehead or Headlights - At Which Height Should LiDARs Be Mounted on the Vehicle?" in IEEE...
JI Professor Jaehyung Ju elected as ASME Fellow
Jaehyung Ju, Associate Professor of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), has been elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in recognition of his research and education accomplishments in the area of Applied Mechanics.