Dr. Ximin He is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Chemistry, Nanoscience, and Optoelectronics from the University of Cambridge in 2010. She worked as a Research Associate at Harvard University (2010–2013). In 2014, she moved to Arizona State University and was promoted to Assistant Professor. She has been awarded the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar (2019–2021), the International Society of Bionic Engineering (ISBE) Outstanding Youth Award (2019), and the Hellman Fellows Award (2018). Her research topics mainly include Optical sensing of chemical and biological molecules, Bioinspired self-regulating materials, Chemo-mechanically modulated separation of metal ions and cancer cells, Novel stimuli-responsive polymers for soft robots, Photo-responsive materials for optics, photonics, waveguides, and photo-harvesting, Biomaterials for controlled cell adhesion and migration, and 3D printing technology.