Kuang Lab
Adaptive Materials & Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

Team

MENTORING PHILOSOPHY

Create a collaborative and inclusive research environment where each group member is motivated and supported to contribute meaningfully to discoveries and success for one is celebrated as a success for all.

“Great discoveries are made not by lone geniuses, but by teams who are united in purpose.”
— James Watson

Principal Investigator

Xiao Kuang

Position title: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Email: xkuang9@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 890-2548

Address:
1513 University Ave,1055ME,Madison, WI, 53706

Ph.D. Students

Oliyad Dibisa

Position title: PhD student (2021 Fall - present )

Email: dibisa@wisc.edu

Dageon Oh

Position title: PhD student (2025 Fall - present)

Email: doh29@wisc.edu

Ziwen Wang

Position title: PhD student (2025 Spring-present)

Email: zwang3527@wisc.edu

Zebang Zhang

Position title: PhD student (2024 Fall -present)

Email: zzhang2796@wisc.edu

Master Students

Guan-Yu Wu

Position title: Master student (2026 Spring - present)

Undergraduate Students

Senjuti Barua

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025 Fall-present)

Email: sbarua3@wisc.edu

Siliang Cen

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025 Fall-present)

Email: scen5@wisc.edu

Mason Phoulavan

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025 Fall-present)

Email: phoulavan@wisc.edu

Andrea Relucio

Position title: Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025 Spring-present)

Email: arelucio@wisc.edu

Chenglong Wang

Position title: Undergraduate Research Intern (2025 Fall-present)

Email: cwang2222@wisc.edu

Group Alumni

Sanjay Baskar