Prof. Changhong LINGHU, 令狐昌鴻

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1659-8073
Scopus Author ID: 57194235726
ResearcherID: I-5315-2018
Google Scholar Profile: hdmsw78AAAAJ

Metrics for Academic and Research Impact

Honors and Awards

1. Young Scientist Award in Smart Materials and Structures
2. Outstanding early-career board member award of International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2025.
3. Revolutionary Top 50 Finalists of the 11^th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition, 2023
4. Graduate College Research Excellence Award (only 3 at NTU), 2023
5. “Young Postgraduate Scholar of Distinction in Metamaterials” in the 2^nd China Metamaterials Conference, 2023
6. TOP Ten Novel Academic Advances of Zhejiang University (浙江大学学生十大学术新成果奖, very selected 10 in Zhejiang University), 2019
7. TOP Ten Novel Academic Advances of Zhejiang University (浙江大学学生十大学术新成果奖, very selected 10 in Zhejiang University), 2020
8. Best Poster Award of the 1^st CN National Congress of Soft Matter Mechanics, 2018
9. Best Paper Awards of the Journal of Experiments in Fluid Mechanics, 2019
10. Outstanding master’s thesis of Zhejiang Province, China, 2021
11. Sole First Prize Winner in the NTU Kumar Sustainability & Innovation Prize, 2023
12. Gold medal in the 7^th China International College Students ‘Internet+’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (国际互联网＋全国金奖，130 out of 2.28 million teams), 2021
13. Gold medal in the 12^th ‘Challenge Cup’ Chinese University Student Entrepreneurship Competition (挑战杯全国金奖，144 out of 1.79 million teams), 2020
14. First Prize in the 4^th ‘Gold Panda’ Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of Flexible Electronics, 2022
15. Best Winner Prize of the ‘Chunhui Cup’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, 2021
16. China National Scholarship (国奖, Three times), 2016/2018/2019
17. Tang Lixin Scholarship (Four times), 2016 - 2020
18. Outstanding Graduates Awards of Zhejiang Province/Zhejiang University, 2017
19. Outstanding Postgraduate Awards of Zhejiang Province/Zhejiang University, 2020

Selected Publications

(^# co-first; * corresponding)

• LINGHU C., … Gao H.* and Hsia K. J.*, Fibrillar adhesives with unprecedented adhesion strength, switchability and scalability. National Science Review, 2024: nwae106. (Highlighted by NTU, EurekAlert, Lianhe Zaobao, the Straits Times, Adhesives & Sealants Industry (ASI ) Magazine, Mirage News, Science Daily, the Independent Singapore, Technology Networks, the Engineer, and so on.)
• LINGHU C., … Gao, H.*, & Hsia, K. J*, Versatile adhesive skin enhances robotic interactions with the environment, Science Advances, 2025, 11(3): eadt4765.
• LINGHU C.^#*, Wu R.^#…Wang G. *, Gao, H.*, & Hsia, K. J*, Long-term adhesion durability revealed through a rheological paradigm, Science Advances, 2025, 11: eadt3957.
• LINGHU C.^#, Zhang S.^#, … Song J.*. Universal SMP gripper with massive and selective capabilities for multi-scaled, arbitrarily shaped objects. Science Advances, 2020, 6: eaay5120.
• LINGHU C., … Gao H.*, Hsia, K. J.*, Overcoming the adhesion paradox and switchability conflict on rough surfaces with shape memory polymers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023. 120(13): p. e2221049120.
• LINGHU, … Gao, H.*, & Hsia, K. J*. Mechanics of shape-locking-governed R2G adhesion with shape memory polymers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023, 170, 105091. (Highlighted by MIT Technology Review: https://www.mittrchina.com/news/detail/11549)
• LINGHU C.#*, Du Z.# … Hsia K. J.*, On shear adhesion of adhesive fibrils. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2023, 64: 102092.
• LINGHU C., … Song J.*. Mechanics of magnet-controlled transfer printing. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2019, 27:76-82.
• LINGHU C., … Song J.*. Rapidly tunable and highly reversible dry adhesion for transfer printing in air and vacuum. Soft Matter, 2019,15:30-37.
• LINGHU C., Zhang S., Wang C., and Song J.*. Transfer printing techniques for flexible and stretchable inorganic electronics. npj Flexible Electronics, 2018 2 (1).
• LINGHU C., … Leng J., & Gao, H.*, Advancing Smart dry adhesives with shape memory polymers, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials (2024): 1-41.
• LINGHU C., … Gao H*, Hsia K. J.*, Rubber-to-glass adhesion between a rigid sphere and a shape memory polymer substrate of finite thickness, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2025: 113431.
• Wu J. ^#, Guo J. ^#, LINGHU C.^#, Lu Y., Song J.*, Xie T.* and Zhao Q.*, 2021. Rapid digital light 3D printing enabled by a soft and deformable hydrogel separation interface. Nature Communications, 12(1), pp.1-9. (Co-first author)
• Mu T., Li R., LINGHU C.*, Liu J., Leng J. *, Gao H., Hsia K. J.*. Nonlinear contact mechanics of soft elastic spheres under extreme compression. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2025: 106229.
• Mao W., LINGHU C. *, Ju X., Hsia, K. J, Yang F.*, A physically based constitutive model captures the Mullins effect due to different damage mechanisms, Acta Mechanica (2025): 1-16.
• Xu R.^#, LINGHU C.^#,*, Mao W.^#, Zhang H., Jiang H., He Y., Liu Y., Li Y., Gao H., Chen Y., Lu M.*, Li X.*, Hsia K, J.*. Shape-adaptive mechanical metastructure enables robust adhesion and dynamic capturing of 3D objects. Advanced Functional Materials, 2025: e14499.
• Deng J., Linghu C.*, Zhang S., Ng Z., Low D., Gao H., Hsia K.J.*, & Lu H*. Peeling adhesion regime transition of elastic tapes. Extreme Mechanics Lettes. 2025.
• Wang C., LINGHU C., … Song J.*. Programmable and scalable transfer printing with high reliability and efficiency for flexible inorganic electronics. Science Advances, 2020, 6(25): eabb2393.
• Pan M.*, Lei J., LINGHU C., Chris Bowen, K. Jimmy Hsia*, Bioinspired mechanisms and actuation of soft robotic crawlers, Advanced Science, 12.16 (2025): 2416764. (Ranking: A+, 5% in Materials; IF = 2997, Citation = 11)
• Lei J., Linghu C., Pan M.*, Hsia K. J.*., Hard-to-Soft Part Ratios in Natural Crawlers Inform Hybrid Robotic Design. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2025: 102394.

Prof. Changhong LINGHU is a Presidential Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at City University of Hong KONG. He has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, since June 2023. He received his Ph.D. from NTU in 2023, and his M.S. and B.E. in Mechanics from Zhejiang University in 2020 and 2017, respectively.

He works at the interdisciplinary frontiers of mechanics, materials, robotics, and engineering, focusing on Smart Interfacial Science and Engineering (contact, adhesion, friction, etc.). His research spans fundamental mechanics, advanced manufacturing, collaborative/climbing robots, perching aerial vehicles, flexible/wearable devices, biomedical adhesives, and mechanical metamaterials. So far, he has published over 36 SCI papers in journals such as JMPS, PNAS, NSR, Sci. Adv., Nat. Commun., IJSS, and EML. He serves as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Polymer Materials, the guest editor and early career board (ECB) member of Int. J. Smart Nano. Mater., and ECB member of The Innovation Materials, SmartBot, Exploration, Additive Manufacturing, Micro-Nano Letters, and reviewers for more than 20 international journals, including Sci. Adv., Natl. Sci. Rev., Adv. Funct. Mater, Adv. Intell. Syst., JMPS, EML, the Innovation, Research, Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, etc. He has mentored/co-supervised over 80 students, with 56 pursuing graduate studies at top universities like Stanford, MIT, Yale, and Cambridge by Sept. 2025.

Professional Experience

09/2025-Present, City University of Hong Kong, Presidential Assistant Professor

06/2023-09/2025, Nanyang Technological University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

05/2020-08/2020, Zhejiang University, Research Associate.

Education

08/2020 – 06/2023, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (06/2023)

09/2017 – 03/2020, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, M.S. in Solid Mechanics                    (03/2020)

09/2013 – 06/2017, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University,               B.E. in Engineering Mechanics (06/2017)

Minors and Courses

MIT Professional Education-Short Programs, Machine Learning for Materials Informatics (07-08, 2024)      08/2024

Impact Leadership Mentoring Program of NTU Graduate School (02/2023 - 03/2023)       Merit Graduate  03/2023

MSc TIP Courses of NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur) 08/2022 - 10/2022     Student        10/2022

Hejun Business School (05/2020 – 05/2021)                                       Merit Graduate  05/2021

Editorship

Editor

• 09/2025 - Present, the Journal of Polymer Materials, Associate Editor
• 09/2024 - Present, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, Guest Editor

Early Career Board Member

• 10/2025 - Present, Soft Science, Early Career Board Member
• 08/2025 - Present, Nano-Micro Letters, Early Career Board Member
• 07/2025 - Present, The Innovation Materials, Early Career Board Member
• 07/2025 - Present, Exploration, Early Career Board Member
• 06/2025 - Present, SmartBot, Early Career Board Member
• 05/2025 - Present, Additive Manufacturing, Early Career Board Member
• 11/2024 - Present, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, Early Career Board Member

Conference Services

• 05/2025 – 08/2026, The 32^nd International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Session Chair (Smart Interfaces and Surfaces: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications)
• 11/2024 – 05/2025, The 31^st International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Session Chair (Bio-inspired smart surfaces for advanced applications: theory, simulation, and experiments)

Reviewer

• 10/2025 - Present, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Reviewer
• 09/2025 - Present, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Reviewer
• 09/2025 - Present, Acta Biomaterialia, Journal Reviewer
• 08/2025 - Present, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Journal Reviewer
• 08/2025 - Present, Materials Today Communications, Journal Reviewer
• 05/2025 - Present, The Journal of Adhesion, Journal Reviewer
• 05/2025 - Present, Acta Mechanica Sinica, Journal Reviewer
• 03/2025 - Present, Advanced Robotics Research, Journal Reviewer
• 03/2025 - Present, The Innovation, Journal Reviewer
• 03/2025 - Present, Research, Journal Reviewer
• 01/2025 - Present, Acta Mechanica, Journal Reviewer
• 01/2025 - Present, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Journal Reviewer
• 11/2024 - Present, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal Reviewer
• 11/2024 - Present, Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Reviewer
• 07/2024 - Present, Lubricants, Journal Reviewer
• 07/2024 - Present, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Journal Reviewer
• 06/2024 - Present, National Science Review, Journal Reviewer
• 01/2024 - Present, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, Journal Reviewer
• 10/2023 - Present, Extreme Mechanics Letters, Journal Reviewer
• 02/2023 - Present, Science Advances, Journal Reviewer
• 10/2022 - Present, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Reviewer

PATENTS OF INVENTION

• LINGHU C. et al., Mechanics of shape-locking-governed R2G adhesion with shape memory polymers, SG 10202302659U
• LINGHU C. et al., methods and systems for versatile robotic adhesive skins utilizing the rubbery-to-glass transition strategy for enhanced human-machine interaction in diverse adhesion environments, NTU TD 2024-015.
• LINGHU C., et al., ‘Soft + Stiff’ gripper for multi-scald objects with arbitrary shapes. (CN 109955233 A)
• LINGHU C., et al., A universal shape memory polymer stamp for transfer printing. (CN 109941007 A)
• LINGHU C., et al., Continuously rotating, magnet-controlled stamp and system for transfer printing. (CN 109219342 A)
• LINGHU C., et al., Selective transfer printing protocol with high-speed and high-resolution. (CN 108944110 A)
• LINGHU C., et al., Active, bio-inspired stamp for large-scale and programmable transfer printing. (CN 108583024 A)
• LINGHU C., et al., Solid particle generator based on the swirling fluid-bed. (CN ZL 2016 1 0646669.7)
• LINGHU C., et al., A magnet-controlled stamp for transfer printing. (CN 107215111 A)
• YU K., LINGHU C., et al., Characterization system and automated platform of the transfer printing. (CN 109916903 A)
• ZENG Y., LINGHU C., et al., A universal transfer printing method for complex, 3D devices. (CN 109968852 A)
• ZHANG S., LINGHU C., et al., an Implanting needle for flexible and implantable biosensors or integrated photonic/electronic devices and its implanting methods. (CN 108903916 A)

PATENTS OF UTILITY MODEL

• LINGHU C., et al., A universal stamp based on shape memory polymers for transfer printing. (CN 201920328579.2)
• LINGHU C., et al., A ‘soft + stiffness’ gripper based on shape memory polymers. (CN 201920316744.2)
• LINGHU C., et al., A bio-inspired stamp for large-scale and programmable transfer printing. (CN ZL 2018 2 1061745.9)
• LINGHU C., et al., A rotator-style, magnet-controlled stamp and system for transfer printing. (CN 201821764805.3)
• LINGHU C., et al., A magnet-controlled stamp for transfer printing. (CN ZL 2017 2 0690840.4)
• LINGHU C., et al., A fluid-bed based solid particle generator. (CN ZL 2016 2 0859403.6)
• YU K., LINGHU C., et al., A characterization system and automated platform of transfer printing techniques for flexible and stretchable integrated devices. (CN ZL 201920464059.4)
• ZHANG S., LINGHU C., et al., An implanting needle for flexible and implantable bio-sensors or integrated photonic/electronic devices. (CN 201821222692.4)

You are always welcome to connect Prof. LINGHU at [email protected] or [email protected] if you want to Join or Collaborate with our group!

We are always open to:

1. Research Staff (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Assistant)
2. Ph.D. students, MPhil Students (Self-funded ones are also welcome)
3. Research Interns (Undergraduates, Master Students)
4. Visitors (Visiting Scholars, Visiting Students)
5. Collaborators (Either from Academia or Industry)

Our lab: Interfacial Science and Engineering Lab

I-see Lab: 界灵实验室

Our research group is dedicated to the following interconnected areas:

Research Interests

1. Solid Mechanics and Fracture Mechanics (contact, adhesion, friction, wetting, deformation, etc.)
2. Robotics (soft/hybrid/aerial/underwater robots, human-robot interaction, embodied intelligence, low-altitude economy, etc.)
3. Intelligent Manufacturing (3D printing, micro/nano assembly, heterogeneous integration, massive micro-transfer, end-effectors, etc.)
4. Wearable and Biomedical Technologies (flexible wearable/implantable materials and devices, biomedical devices, biomechanics, etc.)
5. Mechanical Metamaterials (enhancement and toughening, impact energy absorption, actuation and deformation, property regulation, etc.)
6. Intelligent Soft Matters (shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, polymers, hydrogels, etc.)
7. Data-driven mechano-systems (mechanomaterials, data-driven mechanics and modeling)
8. AI for system statics/dynamics (collective behavior, living matters/masses; commercial/financial dynamics)

Research Direction: Interfacial Science and Engineering

Our research group is dedicated to investigations in the fields of intelligent interface science and engineering, interfacial adhesion mechanics and its applications, soft matter mechanics, fracture mechanics, soft robotics, wearable technology, metamaterials, and biomedical engineering. The research primarily builds upon principles of interfacial mechanics, physics, and chemistry to explore the governing laws of interfacial behaviors (e.g., contact, adhesion, friction). Based on this foundation, the group utilizes smart materials and optimized structural design to develop adaptive intelligent interfacial systems. These systems are integrated and applied across various domains, including robotics, robotic manipulators, unmanned aerial vehicles, human-computer interaction, intelligent wearables, flexible electronics, intelligent manufacturing, micro/nano assembly, heterogeneous integration, massive micro-transfer (transfer printing technology), biomedical devices, mechanical metamaterials, and aerospace/marine applications. 

We are expanding into data-driven mechanosystems by exploring generalized interfaces: interactive boundaries that connect physical, biological, and socioeconomic systems. This framework allows us to understand interactions across scales and domains. Our work integrates mechanomaterials design, data-informed modeling, and AI methods to analyze system statics and dynamics across diverse contexts—from active matter and biological collectives to socioeconomic networks, including financial and commercial dynamics.

02/2019 - 01/2023, Hangzhou 10D Technology & Education Co. Ltd., Co-founder and CEO

06/2019 - 09/2019, the Secretariat of Alumni Association of Zhejiang University in Beijing, Secretary General Assistant

06/2019 - 09/2019, the Home of Feng Webmaster Media, General Manager Assistant

12/2018 - 12/2020, Guizhou Zunyi Zhixing Charitable Foundation, Volunteer

07/2017 - 08/2017, Guizhou Zunyi, Village Chief Assistant

03/2018 - 05/2018, Guizhou Zunyi, Village Chief Assistant

06/2015 - 07/2015, Xicheng Primary School, Guizhou Zunyi, Volunteer Teacher

06/2014 - 07/2014, Tailai Junior High School, Guizhou Bijie, Volunteer Teacher