School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University -

CUI Mingyang

Associate Professor
Institute of Biomedical Manufacturing and Life Quality Engineering

Office Phone:
Address: Rm. 227, Mechanical Bldg. A, 800 Dongchuan Rd., School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Email: mycui@sjtu.edu.cn
Website: I am recruiting two PhD students and two Master's students for Fall 2026. To apply, please send your CV and transcripts to: mycui@sjtu.edu.cn

Educational Background

Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, 12/2021
M.S. Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, 05/2017
B.S. Tongji University, School of Mechanical Engineering, 06/2014
Professional Experience

Associate Professor (without Tenure), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Institute of Biomedical Manufacturing and Life Quality Engineering, 03/2026 – present
Postdoc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Electronics, 02/2022 – 02/2026
Research Interests

• Microfluidics (Acoustofluidics, Electrokinetics, and Hydrodynamics)
• Micro- & Nanofabrication
• Biophysics of Active Matter
• Precise Manipulation of Biomolecules
• Bioprocessing in Cell/Gene Therapy
Selected Publications

1. Cui, M., Narayan, A., Shan, L., Kim, M., Stoica, A., Bayly, P.V. and Meacham, J.M., 2026. Low‐and High‐Frequency Characterization of Hybrid Acoustofluidic Devices Using Motile Cells. Small, p.e11937.
2. Cui, M., Dutcher, S.K., Bayly, P.V. and Meacham, J.M., 2023. Robust acoustic trapping and perturbation of single-cell microswimmers illuminate three-dimensional swimming and ciliary coordination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(25), p.e2218951120.
(Highlighted by PNAS Commentary - Pellegrino, L. and Rusconi, R., 2023. Sonic snares: Trapping microorganisms for deeper insights into swimming behavior and ciliary dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(29), p.e2308908120.)
3. Cui, M., Kim, M., Weisensee, P.B. and Meacham, J.M., 2021. Thermal considerations for microswimmer trap-and-release using standing surface acoustic waves. Lab on a Chip, 21(13), pp.2534-2543.
4. Binkley, M.M., Cui, M., Li, W., Tan, S., Berezin, M.Y. and Meacham, J.M., 2019. Design, modeling, and experimental validation of an acoustofluidic platform for nanoscale molecular synthesis and detection. Physics of Fluids, 31(8), p.082007.
(Featured Article of Physic of Fluids)
5. Cui, M., Binkley, M.M., Shekhani, H.N., Berezin, M.Y. and Meacham, J.M., 2018. Augmented longitudinal acoustic trap for scalable microparticle enrichment. Biomicrofluidics, 12(3), p.034110.
(Best Paper Award Finalist of 2018 Biomicrofluidics Journal)

Full publication list:
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CUI Mingyang

Educational Background

Professional Experience

Research Interests

Selected Publications