Siyuan (Cyan) Zhao

Email: sdszh@leeds.ac.uk
Thesis title: Smart Textile: Employing Human-Centred Design to Integrate Functional Materials and Textile Components for Healthcare Applications
Supervisors: Dr Lindsey Waterton Taylor, Professor Yu Shi FIMMM, CEng, Dr Vien Cheung

Profile

Design researcher working with material engineering via Human-Centred Design (HCD) and Research through Design (RtD) frameworks. PhD research develops electrospinning PVDF/Bi₂O₃/CeO₂ & PVDF/MWCNTs nanofibre yarns for a multifunctional smart wearable textile for medical staff in interventional radiology, integrating quantitative materials engineering with qualitative design inquiry and stakeholder engagement.

Research interests

Electrospinning, Functional textiles, Nanofibre yarns, Piezoelectric materials, Radiation shielding

Qualifications

MRes Design Pathway - Royal College of Art
BFA Fashion minor Photography (Merit Scholarship Recipient) - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Visual Art - Walnut Hill School for the Art