Yu Sun is a Professor at the University of Toronto with cross-appointments in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is the Canada Research Chair in Micro- and Nano-Engineering Systems. He was inducted Fellow of ASME, IEEE, and CAE for his work on micro-nano devices and robotic systems. His awards include the 2010 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award and an NSERC E. W. R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship in 2013.