Yang Lin

Yang Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2019. His research integrates fluid mechanics, acoustofluidics, and advanced microfabrication to develop innovative technologies for biomedical engineering, environmental monitoring, and acoustic metamaterials. His group focuses on controlling microscale fluid transport and interfacial phenomena, with applications ranging from organ-on-chip systems and AI-assisted microplastic detection to low-frequency acoustic damping materials. Dr. Lin has received several competitive research awards, including the 2026 NSF CAREER Award, 2026 DARPA Director's Fellowship, 2024 DARPA Young Faculty Award, and 2024 NSF Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Award. He is the first faculty member at URI to receive the DARPA Young Faculty Award and the subsequent Director's Fellowsh