Prof. Yimin Luo — Research Profile
Yale University · Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
MS in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Prof. Yimin Luo at Yale University Mechanical Engineering lists Image analysis and reconstruction, high-throughput experiment design, cell-material interaction, biophysics, liquid crystals and liquid crystal elastomers, rheology of suspensions, phase behaviors, active colloids and active nematics, scattering as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Myofibroblasts slow down defect recombination dynamics in mixed cell monolayersJournal of The Royal Society Interface · Aug 5
- Ordered materials meet living cells: Engineering alignment and programming force actuationBiophysics Reviews · Jun 1
- Proliferating Nematic that Collectively Senses an Anisotropic SubstratePRX Life · Dec 18, 2025
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