About Tengteng Tang
Dec, Golden Gate Bridge, CA
Dec, Zion, UT
About Tengteng Tang
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. My research interests mainly focus on biomimetic additive manufacturing (3D printing), employing vat photopolymerization, functional composite materials, and multi-physics fields to fabricate multi-scale and multi-functional structures for the application in self-sensing devices, superhydrophobic surface, and optical steganography.
Degree & Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Arizona State University
GPA:4.00/4.00
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
Hefei University of Technology
GPA: 3.84/4.30 (Ranking: 2/462)
Aug 2020 - Present
Tempe, AZ
Sep 2016 - Jul 2020
Hefei, China
Experience
Arizona State University
Graduate Research Assistant: Biomimetic Additive Manufacturing
Advisor: Cindy Li
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Summer Research Scholar: Volumetric Additive Manufacturing, Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Advisor: Maxim Shusteff, Caitlyn Krikorian
Feb 2021 - Present
Tempe, AZ
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Livermore, CA
Awards & Honors
ASU GPSA Group Travel Award ($2,850), Mar 2025
ASU Graduate College Travel Awards, Mar 2025
EMC50 Best Poster Award (2nd place), Eyring Materials Center’s 50th Anniversary, ASU, Mar 2025
MSEC2024 Best Poster Award, June 2024
Workshop for Additive Manufacturing (WAM) 2024 Travel Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 2024
ASU GPSA Group Travel Award, May 2024
ASU Inspiring Global Citizen Award, Apr 2024
Graduate College Completion Fellowship, Apr 2024
GPSA 3MT Competition Winner (Engineering Sector), Apr 2024
NSF Travel Award for NAMRC/MSEC 2024, Mar 2024
ASU Graduate College Travel Awards, Mar 2024
ASU Graduate College and GPSA Graduate Research Support Program (GRSP) grant, Jan 2024
ASU GPSA Jumpstart Research Grant *4, Jan 2024, Aug/Jun/Jan 2023
ASU GPSA Innovation Fellows Program *2, Dec/Mar 2023
2023-2024 Mistletoe Research Fellowship, Nov 2023
ASU GPSA Outstanding Mentor Award, Oct 2023
ASU GPSA Outstanding Research Award, Oct 2023
ASU GPSA Publication Research Grant, Aug 2023
MSEC2023 Best Paper Award (1st Place, Tie), June 2023
ASU GPSA Leadership Scholarship, May 2023
NSF Travel Award for NAMRC/MSEC 2022, Jun 2022
MSEC2022 Best Paper Award (1st Place), Jun 2022
NSF Student Support Award for SFF2022, June 2022
ASU Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Travel Grant *3, May 2022, Jun 2023, Feb 2024
Arizona State University Graduate Fellowship, Mar 2021
National Scholarship*2, Oct 2017, Oct 2019
Oral Presentations
“Machine Learning-Based Monitoring of Nanofiller Alignment Under Electric Field”, USNCCM18, Chicago, Jul 2025.
“Machine Learning-Based Monitoring of Nanofiller Alignment Under Electric Field”, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2025 (MSEC2025), Clemson University, Clemson, Jun 2025.
“Machine Learning-Based Monitoring of Nanofiller Alignment Under Electric Field”, National Graduate Research Polymer Conference (NGRPC), Arizona State University, Tempe, Mar 2025.
“Sustainable Vat Photopolymerization of Complex Functional Structures with Fast Dissolvable and Recyclable Supports”, National Graduate Research Polymer Conference (NGRPC), Arizona State University, Tempe, Mar 2025.
“Thermal Responsive Soft Actuator and Volumetric 3D Printing”, CEMMiar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Aug 2024
“3D Printing of Magnetic Helical Microrobots via Magnetic-Assisted Vat Photopolymerization”, 2024 International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA 2024), University of Washington, Jul 2024
“Electrically Assisted Vat Photopolymerization of Bio-Inspired Functional Materials”, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2024 (MSEC2024), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Jun 2024
“A Novel 3D Printing Method for Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites with Functional Embedded Framework”, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2024 (MSEC2024), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Jun 2024
“Thermal enhancement of SiC nanocomposites fabricated via liquid crystal templating assisted vat photopolymerization”, 2023 Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SSDM2023), San Diego, Jun 2023
“Contactless 3D printing of artificial cells in air for biomedical applications”, 2023 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2023), Rutgers University, Jun 2023
“Analysis of dynamic process for aligning nonconductive nanofillers by liquid crystal templating assisted vat photopolymerization”, 2023 ASU GPSA Research Symposium, Arizona State University, Apr 2023
“Bioinspired smart nanocomposite fabrication via liquid crystal templating-assisted 3D printing”, 2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF2022), Austin, Jul 2022
“Scalable multi-material additive manufacturing of polymeric material with metallic structures via electrically assisted stereolithography”, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2022 (MSEC2022), Purdue University, Jun 2022
“Properties evaluation of bioinspired nanocomposite fabricated by liquid crystal templating-assisted 3D printing”, American Chemical Society Spring 2022 (ACS Spring 2022), San Diego, Mar 2022
“Fabrication of bioinspired optical material with self-sensing capability via thermal field assisted 3D printing”, 2021 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF2021), Virtual, Aug 2021
Poster Presentations
“Vat Photopolymerization of Resin/liquid Crystal-Based Polarizer for Optical Steganography”, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2025 (MSEC2025), Clemson University, Clemson, Jun 2025.
“Layer Stacking-induced Light Orientation via Vat Photopolymerization for Optical Steganography”, Eyring Materials Center’s 50th Anniversary, Arizona State University, Mar 2025
“Scalable Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of Bioinspired Polymer/Metal Structures Via Electrically Assisted Stereolithography”, 2024 Workshop for Additive Manufacturing (WAM2024), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Jul 2024
“Highly Removable Support via Vat Photopolymerization of Recyclable Polymer”, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2024 (MSEC2024), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Jun 2024
“Vat Photopolymerization-Based Multi-Material 3D Printing of Overhangs with Highly Removable and Recyclable Thiol-ene Photopolymer Supports”, 2024 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit (S24MRS), Seattle, April, 2024
Services
Reviewer: ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2025
S24 MRS Symposium Assistant
Reviewer: ASME International Symposium on Flexible Automation Conference 2024
Reviewer: ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2024
Reviewer: ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2023
Reviewer: ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2022
Reviewer: Scientific Reports, Additive Manufacturing, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS Omega, npj Advanced Manufacturing
Reviewer: ASU Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Travel Grants
Reviewer: ASU Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Award
Professional Affiliations
Member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Member of Tau Beta Pi (TBP), The Engineering Honor Society
Member of Materials Research Society (MRS)