Xiaomeng Fang is an assistant professor in the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University (NC State). Her research focuses on the development of soft magnetic materials and their application in origami-inspired robots for targeted drug delivery. By embedding ferromagnetic particles into flexible elastomers, she has created paper-thin magnetic actuators that enable precise movement of folded structures when exposed to a magnetic field. This innovation allows for the design of minimally invasive robots capable of navigating the human body to deliver medicine directly to specific sites, such as ulcers. Fang's work bridges the fields of textile engineering, robotics, and biomedicine, contributing to advancements in biocompatible actuators and smart materials.