Modeling and Control for Micro/Nano Devices and Systems

Author of several award-winning papers in conference proceedings and recognized journals in his field, Ning Xi is the head and chair professor of the department of mechanical and biomedical engineering at City University of Hong Kong, Peoples' Republic of China. Previously he was a university distinguished professor and John D. Ryder professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA, where he also served as the director of the robotics and automation laboratory. He received his D.Sc in systems science and mathematics from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Guangyong Li is an associate professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He received his Ph. D in electrical engineering from Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. He has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings on nanorobotic manipulation, nanoscale characterization, and multiscale simulation of organic solar cells. A recipient of the U.S. Office of Naval Research's Young Investigator Award and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society's Early Career Award, Mingjun Zhang is an associate professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. Research results from his group have been published in and highlighted by numerous journals in his field. He received his D.Sc from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and his Ph.D from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Peoples' Republic of China.