Lilian Hsiao
Lilian Hsiao is a chemical engineer who specializes in biomimetic and responsive materials, suspension rheology, and colloidal hydrodynamics.[1][2] Hsiao has taken on leadership roles in multiple technical communities, such as the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Soft Matter, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science group, and the Society of Rheology(SoR). [2][3]
Early life and education
Hsiao was born in Hong Kong and moved with her family to Singapore in elementary school.[2] Hsiao earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008. She went on to earn a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2014.[1] At Michigan, she worked with Mike Solomon on colloidal suspensions.[2] Hsiao did postdoctoral work with Patrick Doyle at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on functional nanoemulsions and hydrogels from 2014 to 2016.[4][5]
Career
Hsiao started as an assistant professor at NC State University in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department in 2016.[4] Hsiao conducts research on experimental soft matter mechanics, haptic technology, 3D printing in Biomedical research, and high throughput formulation screening.[5] Hsiao has over 40 publications since January of 2025. Her work has been recognized through numerous awards.
Hsiao cofounded the start-up company X-MED Hydrogels in collaboration with the Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) program. This company will commercialize hydrogel fibers that deliver drugs to burn wounds.
Scientific impact
Hsiao developed a technique to synthesize poly colloids of controllable roughness during her PhD. Through this research, she found the first truly quantitative relationship between particle roughness and the rheology of dense suspensions.[2] This research has helped scientists better understand colloidal gels and suspensions in flowing systems.[4] Hsiao researched how frictional contacts affect suspension rheology.[2] This led to further research in tribology. Her work combines rheology with tribology to determine how various factors affect haptic perception. Her group founded the theory that predicts the friction of lubricated patterned polymers.[2] In her current work, Hsiao studied amphiphilic molecules. Her group found that these molecules travel to the surface of polymers and form different configurations under shear.[2] This leads to varying haptic perceptions, depending on the configuration. This technology has applications in haptic experience for virtual reality.[6]
Leadership
Hsiao has taken on leadership roles in multiple technical communities. She has contributed to diversifying science by creating or enhancing the Wikipedia profiles of women and scientists who hold minoritized identities.
Awards
- the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
- the ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award (2018-2020)
- the AAAS Marion Milligan Mason Award (2019-2020)
- the 2021 ACS Unilever Award for Outstanding Young Investigator in Soft Matter
- the 2021 NSF CAREER Award[7]
- 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry
- the 2024 Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award of the Society of Rheology[3][4]
Selected publications
- Hsiao, Lilian C., Richmond S. Newman, Sharon C. Glotzer, and Michael J. Solomon. "Role of isostaticity and load-bearing microstructure in the elasticity of yielded colloidal gels." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 109, no. 40, 2 Oct. 2012, pp. 16029–16034. National Academy of Sciences.
- Whitaker, Kathryn A., Zsigmond Varga, Lilian C. Hsiao, Michael J. Solomon, James W. Swan, and Eric M. Furst. "Colloidal Gel Elasticity Arises from the Packing of Locally Glassy Clusters." Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, 20 May 2019, p. 2237. Nature Publishing Group UK.
- Hsiao, Lilian C., Safa Jamali, Emmanouil Glynos, Peter F. Green, Ronald G. Larson, and Michael J. Solomon. "Rheological State Diagrams for Rough Colloids in Shear Flow." Physical Review Letters, vol. 119, no. 15, 13 Oct. 2017, p. 158001. American Physical Society.
- Kotb, Yosra, Alain Cagnard, Katelyn R. Houston, Saad A. Khan, Lilian C. Hsiao, and Orlin D. Velev. "What Makes Epoxy-Phenolic Coatings on Metals Ubiquitous: Surface Energetics and Molecular Adhesion Characteristics." Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 608, 15 Feb. 2022, pp. 634–643. Academic Press.
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lilian Hsiao". NC State University. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ronald, Larson (July 16, 2024). "Lilian C. Hsiao". The Society of Rheology.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Winston, Hubert (April 12, 2021). "Professors Lilian Hsiao and Stefano Menegatti Received Major Career Awards". NC State University. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Lilian Hsiao". AIChE. 20 August 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lilian Hsiao". Stanford University. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Reimagining Soft Materials for Haptic Engineering Initiative". Kenan Institute. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Lancaster, Brent (February 4, 2021). "Hsiao receives NSF CAREER Award". NC State University. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
