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 Wei Xue, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Mechanical Engineering
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028

E-mail: xuew@rowan.edu; Tel: 856-256-5358
Office: Rowan Hall 211
Office Hours: Listed on syllabus, or email for an appointment


Welcome to the homepage of the Microsensors and Microelectronics Laboratory at Rowan University. Our group studies materials, devices, and systems at the micro- and nano-scale. Our primary research interests are in the areas of microsensors, microelectronics, microfluidics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), MEMS modeling, micro/nanofabrication, and nanotechnology. By using nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and enzyme molecules, we have developed field-effect transistors, digital logics, and sensors. We are also interested in microfluidic-supported systems with integrated sensing elements, as we believe that the innovations in microfluidics have given sensor technology new meaning and new opportunities.

Dr. Wei Xue received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shandong University, China, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He worked as an assistant professor at Washington State University Vancouver where he received the highest teaching award, 2011-2012 Students' Award for Teaching Excellence, by the Teacher of the Year Committee in 2012. He also worked as an electronics engineer at Huawei Technologies in Shenzhen, China and a senior engineer at WaferTech of TSMC in Camas, WA. Dr. Xue's curriculum vitae can be found here: (CV).

Dr. Wei Xue has covered a wide range of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering topics for teaching. He has developed and taught courses such as Intro to Mechanical Engineering, Semiconductor Devices, Microfabrication, Nanotechnology, MEMS, Engineering Materials, and Renewable Energy. Dr. Xue has worked with a number of graduate students; many of the M.S. students have been admitted with full scholarships to top engineering programs in the nation.

Dr. Xue is currently serving as a program coordinator of Rowan's Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) program. More information regarding the Ph.D. program can be found here: Ph.D. in MSE. For students who are interested in applying to this program, information can be found here: Application to Ph.D. in MSE.



Dr. Xue's research and educational activities have been supported by the following funding agencies. The complete list of the funded projects can be found in his CV and the current/previsou projects can be found here: Research.

National Science Foundation   Office of Naval Research   NSWCPD   Naval Engineering Education Consortium    

New Jersey Health Foundation     The Nicholson Foundation

Rowan University     M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust     Washington State University     Washington State University Vancouver


We are looking for motivated undergraduate and graduate students to work on research projects. We welcome students with different backgrounds in engineering and science. Please contact Dr. Xue if you are interested in learning sensors, electronics, microfluidics, and nanotechnology.


Recent Journal Publications (Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers Since 2014. The full publication list can be found here: Publications)
  1. Joshua Knospler, Nicholas Pagliocca, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “TendrilBot: modular soft robot with versatile radial grasping and locomotion capabilities”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 378, p. 115835, 2024. Download
  2. Joshua Knospler, Wei Xue, and Mitja Trkov, “Reconfigurable modular soft robots with modulating stiffness and versatile task capabilities”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 33, No. 6, p. 065040, 2024. Download
  3. Behrad Koohbor, Wei Xue, Kazi Z. Uddin, George Youssef, Daniel Nerbetski, Bradley Steiger, Joseph Kenney, and Dana Yarem, “Fabrication and characterization of electrically conductive 3D printable TPU/MWCNT filaments for strain sensing in large deformation conditions”, Advanced Sensor Research, p. 2300198, 2024. (selected as the issue cover paper) Download
  4. Kaniz Roksana, Shaini Aluthgun Hewage, Melissa Montalbo Lomboy, Chao Sheng Tang, Wei Xue, and Cheng Zhu, “Desiccation cracking remediation through enzyme induced calcite precipitation in fine-grained soils under wetting drying cycles”, Biogeotechnics, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 100049, 2023. Download
  5. Thong Vu, Tyler Petty, Kemal Yakut, Muhammad Usman, Wei Xue, Francis M. Haas, Robert A. Hirsh, and Xinghui Zhao, “Real-time arrhythmia detection using convolutional neural networks”, Frontiers in Big Data, Vol. 6, p. 1270756, 2023. Download
  6. Muhammad Usman, Nabil Jamhour, Jeffrey Hettinger, and Wei Xue, “Smart wearable flexible temperature sensor with compensation against bending and stretching effects”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 353, p. 114224, 2023. Download
  7. Jacob Mahon, Nicholas Pagliocca, Virginia Harnack, Behrad Koohbor, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Design and implementation of a thin film tensile testing apparatus for cryogenic applications", Experimental Techniques, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 817-826, 2023. Download
  8. Jacob Mahon, Nicholas Pagliocca, Virginia Harnack, Behrad Koohbor, Lei Yu, Xiao Hu, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Mechanics of dielectric polyamide/SiO2 nanocomposite coatings for cryogenic service in superconductor systems", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 139, No. 44, e53097, 2022. Download
  9. Muhammad Usman, Adarsh K. Gupta, and Wei Xue, "Wearable ring bioelectrical impedance analyzer for estimation and monitoring of body fat", Smart Health, Vol. 24, p. 100275, 2022. Download
  10. Harrison M. Hones, Jordan T. Cook, Michael J. McCaffrey, Robert R. Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Effects of material preparation in polyimide/SiO2 nanocomposites for low-temperature dielectric applications," IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, pp. 695-702, 2021. Download
  11. Jordan T. Cook, Harrison M. Hones, Jacob R. Mahon, Lei Yu, Robert R. Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, “Temperature-dependent dielectric properties of polyimide (PI) and polyamide (PA) nanocomposites,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, pp. 584-591, 2021. Download
  12. Greggory Murray, Samuel Bednarski, Michael Hall, Samuel W. Foster, SiJun Jin, Joshua J. Davis, Wei Xue, Eric Constans, James P. Grinias, "Comparison of design approaches for low-cost sampling mechanisms in open-source chemical instrumentation", HardwareX, Vol. 10, e00220, 2021. Download
  13. Taissa R. Michel, Michael J. Capasso, Muhammet E. Cavusoglu, Jeremy Decker, Danilo Zeppilli, Cheng Zhu, Smitesh Bakrania, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, and Wei Xue, "Evaluation of porous polydimethylsiloxane/carbon nanotubes (PDMS/CNTs) nanocomposites as piezoresistive sensor materials", Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 1101-1112, 2020. Download
  14. Muhammad Usman, Mario Leone, Adarsh K. Gupta, and Wei Xue, "Fabrication and analysis of wearable bio-impedance analyzers on paper and plastic substrates", IEEE Sensors Letters, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 6000304, 2020. Download
  15. Michael McCaffrey, Harrison Hones, Jordan Cook, Robert Krchnavek, and Wei Xue, "Geometric analysis of dielectric failures in polyimide/silicon dioxide nanocomposites," Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 59, Issue 9, pp. 1897-1904, 2019. Download
  16. Adriano A. Conte, Khosro Shirvani, Harrison Hones, Alexander Wildgoose, Xue Ye, Raghid Najjar, Xiao Hu, Wei Xue, Vince Z. Beachley, “Effects of post-draw processing on the structure and functional properties of electrospun PVDF-HFP nanofibers,” Polymer, Vol. 171, pp. 192-200, 2019. Download
  17. Raghid Najjar, Yi Luo, Dave Jao, David Brennan, Ye Xue, Vince Beachley, Xiao Hu, and Wei Xue, “Biocompatible silk/polymer energy harvesters using stretched poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) nanofibers,” Polymers, Vol. 9, No. 10, p. 479, 2017. Download
  18. Andrea De Vellis, Dmitry Gritsenko, Yang Lin, Zhenping Wu, Xian Zhang, Yayue Pan, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, “Drastic sensing enhancement using acoustic bubbles for surface-based microfluidic sensors,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 243, pp. 298-302, 2017. Download
  19. Maria Torculas, Jethro Medina, Wei Xue, and Xiao Hu, “Protein-based bioelectronics,” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 1211-1223, 2016. Download
  20. Jianlong Gao, Jiheng Zhao, Liping Liu, and Wei Xue, “Dimensional effects of polymer pillar arrays on hydrophobicity,” Surface Engineering, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 125-131, 2016. Download
  21. Catalina Maria Rivera, Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Ali Hashmi, Gan Yu, Jiheng Zhao, Jianlong Gao, Jie Xu, Wei Xue, and Alexander G. Dimitrov, “Towards a dynamic clamp for neurochemical modalities,” Sensors, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 10465-10480, 2015. Download
  22. Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Yuhao Xu, Stephen A. Solovitz, Wei Xue, Alexander G. Dimitrov, Allison B. Coffin, and Jie Xu, “Design of a microfluidic device with a non-traditional flow profile for on-chip damage to zebrafish sensory cells,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 017001, 2014. (selected for MEMS and Microengineering for Life Science Applications feature collection in the journal) Download


Student Achievements and Awards  

I have been fortunate to have the opportunities to work with some great students on various course and research projects. You can check out their publications here.


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