Academic Degrees

PhD, 2018, School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, USA;

Master, 2013, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Bachelor, 2011, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Professional Experience

Professor (2022-present); School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;

Assistant Professor (2021-2022); School of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Selected Publications

1. Wei Huang; Devis Montroni; Taifeng Wang; Satoshi Murata; Atsushi Arakaki; Michiko Nemoto; David Kisailus. "Nano-Architected Tough Biological Composites from Assembled Chitinous Scaffolds". Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022, 55: 1360-1371.

2. Wei Huang, Mehdi Shishehbor, Nicolás Guarín-Zapata, Nathan D. Kirchhofer, Jason Li, Luz Cruz, Taifeng Wang, Sanjit Bhowmick, Krassimir Bozhilov, Roy Caldwell, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus, "A natural impact resistant bicontinuous composite nanoparticle coating", Nature Materials, 2020, 19: 1236-1243.

3. Wei Huang, Emine Ertekin, Taifeng Wang, Luz Cruz, Micah Dailey, Jocelyne DiRuggiero, David Kisailus, "Mechanism of water extraction from gypsum rock by desert colonizing microorganisms", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2020, 202001613

4. Wei Huang, David Restrepo, Jae-Young Jung, Frances Su, Zengqian Liu, Robert O. Ritchie, Joanna McKittrick, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus, "Multiscale toughening mechanisms in biological materials and bioinspired designs", Advanced Materials, 2019, 1901561

5. Wei Huang, Alireza Zaheri, Wen Yang, David Kisailus, Robert O. Ritchie, Horacio D. Espinosa, Joanna McKittrick, "How water can affect keratin: Hydration-driven recovery of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) horns", Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 1901077

Awards

Powell Fellowship of Jacobs School of Engineering (UCSD) 2013-2014;

Second Place in Triton Innovation Challenge (UCSD), 2017;

Wiley 2018-2019 Advanced Materials Top Downloaded Paper;

Courses Taught

Engineering Materials;

Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials;

Engineering Mechanics

Project

NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Funds (Overseas), 2021