Hang Lu
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Hang Lu is currently a Professor of Chemical and Molecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology
. She directs a research group on the use of microfluidics
devices engineered to aid in the study of questions in the biological sciences.
Dr. Lu has published a number of papers on the use of such micrometer
-scale devices for use in a variety of applications such as the study of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans
(a model organism for many neurobiologists) and for assaying the adhesive behavior of cells.
In 2005, she was named to the MIT
Technology Review
TR35
as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
. She directs a research group on the use of microfluidics
Microfluidics
Microfluidics deals with the behavior, precise control and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small, typically sub-millimeter, scale.Typically, micro means one of the following features:* small volumes...
devices engineered to aid in the study of questions in the biological sciences.
Dr. Lu has published a number of papers on the use of such micrometer
Micrometre
A micrometer , is by definition 1×10-6 of a meter .In plain English, it means one-millionth of a meter . Its unit symbol in the International System of Units is μm...
-scale devices for use in a variety of applications such as the study of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living, transparent nematode , about 1 mm in length, which lives in temperate soil environments. Research into the molecular and developmental biology of C. elegans was begun in 1974 by Sydney Brenner and it has since been used extensively as a model...
(a model organism for many neurobiologists) and for assaying the adhesive behavior of cells.
In 2005, she was named to the MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
Technology Review
Technology Review
Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
TR35
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.