I’m here for:

I watched materials grow inside an electron microscope.

I’m Spring, a materials scientist. For my PhD, at National Chiao Tung University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, I filmed nanocrystals growing in liquid and built the tools to do it. The research resulted in 29 journal papers.

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Iron oxide dendrite at 0.1 seconds — Fig. 01 — An iron oxide dendrite growing in liquid, observed with liquid-cell electron microscopy.

Iron oxide dendrite at 29.8 seconds — Fig. 01 — An iron oxide dendrite growing in liquid, observed with liquid-cell electron microscopy.

I co-founded a skateboard brand and took it from crowdfunding to Amazon.

I’m Spring, a founder. Elos raised over US$450K through crowdfunding in the US, Taiwan, and Japan, and I built its e-commerce across Amazon US, Japan, and EU. Since 2022, I’ve worked with Taiwanese manufacturers on positioning and operations.

Business work →Contact me

Someone carrying a red Elos board by its handle — Fig. 02 — Elos in everyday use. Photos from elosskateboards.com.

A man tossing an Elos board into the air under palm trees — Fig. 02 — Elos in everyday use. Photos from elosskateboards.com.

I experiment with sourdough and add protein powder to make my own protein-rich bread.

I’m Spring. Outside work, I train regularly, pay attention to what I eat, and bake. I built Sourdough Lab to calculate each recipe and keep track of every version.

Visit Spring’s Sourdough Lab calculator ↗Contact me

Spring at the gym, seen from behind, facing a mirror — Fig. 03 — Training, eating well, and bread.

Spring at a restaurant table with a grilled seafood platter — Fig. 03 — Training, eating well, and bread.

01 — Work

Explore by work

Three-electrode TEM holder wired to an electrochemical workstation — Fig. 04 — Electrochemistry holder for liquid-cell experiments.

Science

Oxide thin films, nanocrystal growth, and liquid-cell electron microscopy. PhD research in Hsinchu and at Berkeley Lab, 2010–2016.

Research →

An Elos board leaning against a stone bench while its rider works on a laptop — Fig. 05 — Elos in everyday use.

Business

Elos from crowdfunding to Amazon, work with Taiwanese manufacturers, and the tools I build to run the work, from sales operations to bookkeeping.

Business →

Sourdough Lab’s recipe calculator — Fig. 06 — Sourdough Lab at sourdough.drspring.dev.

Lifestyle

Training, eating well, and higher-protein sourdough. I’ll keep notes from outside work here. For now, here’s the sourdough recipe calculator I built.

Sourdough Lab ↗

02 — Now

Currently building and exploring

Building

A team communication tool

I’m building an AI web app for hard conversations on early-stage teams. It helps the person who holds a team together read each teammate, find what’s behind the friction, and choose what to say next.

Exploring

Physical AI

I’m interested in how machines sense and understand the physical world. I’m learning about robot manipulation and locomotion, and asking whether a small world model that understands a single physical system can run in real time on an edge device.

03 — About

I’m Wen-I Liang in my research papers and Spring Liang everywhere else.

I did my PhD in Taiwan and spent four years at Berkeley Lab before moving into startups and working with Taiwanese manufacturers.

Outside work, I bake sourdough, roast coffee, and work out.

More about me →

04 — Contact

I’d like to meet founders, researchers, and early teams doing this kind of work. I’m open to early-team roles, co-founding, and research collaborations.

Based in Taipei. Open to relocating.

If our interests overlap, I’d enjoy hearing from you.

hello@drspring.dev

Introducing me to someone?

Spring Liang, PhD, is a materials scientist and founder based in Taipei. Spring did research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, co-founded Elos Skateboards, and has worked with Taiwanese manufacturers on strategy and operations since 2022. Spring is currently building an AI web app for hard conversations on early-stage teams, and exploring physical AI.