Rayne Research Group​
Additive Manufacturing and Metamaterials

Xiaoyu “Rayne” Zheng directs the Advanced Manufacturing and Metamaterials Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley.   He is also a co-director at Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and a faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  Rayne’s research focuses on creating the next-generation functional, structural, electronic and living materials by developing novel additive fabrication techniques for materials with controlled topologies. 

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• NSF CAREER AWARD

• Freeform Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing Excellence Award

• DARPA Young Faculty Award

• Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award

• Air Force Young Investigator Award

• 3M Faculty Award

• Young Scientist Award of Microsystems and Nanotechnology

• ICTAS Junior Faculty Award

• JMR Paper of the Year Award

• Outstanding Assistant Professor Award