Siyi Xu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, bringing a robust academic background with a Doctor's Degree in Engineering Science from Harvard University, awarded in May 2022. Prior to this role, Siyi Xu served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at both Northwestern University and Harvard University. Siyi Xu's research experience also includes a position as a Graduate Student Research Assistant and an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where Siyi Xu completed a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2016.