Dr. Shengjie Zhai

( University of Nevada, Las Vegas )

Contact

(702) 774-1409
  • Institution:University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Departments: dept., of electrical and computer engineering
  • Research Fields: Biosensor, Nano Optics, Nano/microfluidics
  • Disciplines: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, General, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Nanotechnology
  • Location:Clark County
  • Funding:DoE - Department of Energy, EPSCoR - Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, INBRE - IdeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NSF - National Science Foundation, UNLV - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentoring

Over the past three years, I have guided and mentored three undergraduate students who successfully secured the UNLV UROP and NV INBRE UNLV UROP scholarships. Additionally, one of my undergraduate students was awarded the Nevada NASA EPSCoR scholarship.

Biography

Dr. Shengjie (Patrick) Zhai is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research expertise is centered around five key areas: 1) Novel nanomaterials and patterning techniques for bioelectronics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaics, 2) Plasmonic-enhanced biosensors for single-molecule biomedical analysis, 3) Micro/Nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), 4) Physiological organ biomimetic systems built on microfluidic chips and multi-external driven, scaffold-free engineered human tissue models, and 5) Artificial intelligence-assisted health assessment.
His research contributions include the development of micro-engineered multichannel organ-on-a-chip devices, AI-reinforced biomimetic biosensors, and novel biomaterials for low-noise, comfortable personal health wearable monitor bioelectronics (PHWMB). Dr. Zhai has authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles published in respected journals such as Advanced Optical Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and IEEE COMPSAC, and holds nine patents in his field.
Among his accolades, Dr. Zhai is a recipient of two National Science Foundation Fund Awards (2021, 2019), the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development Fund Award (2020), the NASA-Colgate Funding Award (2019), and a Department of Energy Research Award (2022). He has also served as an editor for the Journal of Renewable Materials and as a contributing reviewer for the Royal Society of Chemistry Advances. His academic services extend to numerous other academic journals, and he has participated as a panelist for NSF, DOE, and NASA grant review processes.

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Dr. Shengjie Zhai
Conducting Experiments on the International Space Station