Lab News

April 2026

We wrapped up the Spring semester with a lab bouldering excursion. Some of the students are really talented!

April 2026

We received funding through SEMI FlexTech to study thermal management for flexible electronics, like those used in medical patches.

Dr. Zav was named the 2026-2027 faculty coordinator for the Gonzaga Research Opportunities in Math, Engineering and Computer Science (GRO-MECS) program!

March 2026

James, Karina, Arisa, and Dillon won the outstanding paper prize for their category! Great work.

Great time at Vancouver for the SPIE 2026 Conference! James, Karina, Arisa, and Dillon presented a poster and Dr. Zav gave a talk. The group also prepared two conference papers.

January 2026

We kicked off the semester with a lab dinner. Great to see everyone back from break!

December 2025

Our article was featured as a cover article in Advanced Functional Materials

A person wearing gloves handling a flexible electronic circuit with multiple small components and conductive traces.

September 2025

Published in Advanced Functional Materials, Intrinsically Soft Printed Electronics for Digitally Augmented Human Sensing and Vision

Six students standing in front of a brick wall with a sign that reads 'The John & Joan Bollier Family Center for Integrated Science & Engineering'.

Welcome to the Fall 2025 team! What an amazing group of students.

Young person wearing a VR headset reaching out with their right arm, with the word 'tap' and a virtual cross-shaped pattern displayed on a screen in the background.

Published in Nature Electronics, A flexible skin-mounted haptic interface for multimodal cutaneous feedback!

Empty science classroom with tables, stools, cabinets, a fume hood, and shelves, ready for students.

August 2025

Construction on the lab is completed, just in time for the Fall semester!

Students walking and studying outside the John A. Johann Loan Center and Science & Engineering building on a college campus during late afternoon.

July 2025

Our new lab facilities are under construction in the Bollier Center, slated for completion by Sep 1!