Dr. Cunjiang Yu is the Founder Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with affiliated appointments in Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, of Mechanical Science and Engineering, and of Bioengineering. His research focuses on soft electronics and bioelectronics, bridging fundamental discoveries in engineering science with translational applications. He has published more than 140 journal articles, approximately one-third of which have appeared in Nature and Science families of journals. His work has been recognized with many awards, include the Society of Engineering Science (SES) Emmy Noether Medal, SES Young Investigator Medal, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Materials Division Centennial Mid-Career Award, ASME Thomas J. R. Hughes Young Investigator Award, ASME Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, IEEE Nanotechnology Council Technical Achievement Award, the American Vacuum Society Young Investigator Award, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award, the NSF CAREER Award, and the NIH Trailblazer Award. He was named one of MIT Technology Review’s Regional Innovators Under 35. He serves as an IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Lecturer and is a Fellow of ASME and the AIMBE.