Professor Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering
Wei Hong, Ph.D., Fellow of ASME, is currently Professor of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), where he also holds the positions of the Director of SUSTech Global and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of Shuli College. Dr. Wei Hong received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2006. Before joining SUSTech in 2018, He was a Associate Professor (with tenure) at Iowa State University. He also held joint appointment from Hokkaido University as Associate Professor and later as Professor. Dr. Hong’s research interest spans over various areas of solid mechanics.
Personal Profile
Education
Ph.D. 2006, Engineering Science, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, USA)
M.S. 2002, Solid Mechanics, Tsinghua University (Beijing, China)
Dual B.S. 2000, Engineering Mechanics, Computer Science, Tsinghua University (Beijing, China)
Academic Experience
May 2018 - Present Professor, Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
June 2018 - Present Professor (joint appointment), Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
May 2018 - Present Affiliate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
June 2014 - April 2018 Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
April 2016 - May 2018 Associate Professor (joint appointment), Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
June 2015 - August 2015 Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
July 2008 - May 2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
June 2006 - June 2014 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Selected Publications
- J. Wang, N. Z. Chao, W. Hong, and Z. L. Wu, Cooperative deformations of periodically patterned hydrogels, Science Advances3(9), e1700348 (2017).
- Feng, Z. Ma, J. V. MacArthur, C. J. Giuffre, A. F. Bastawros, and W. Hong, Highly Stretchable Double-Network Composite. Soft Matter 12, 8999-9006 (2016).
- Gao and W. Hong, Phase-field model for two-phase lithiation of silicon, J. Mech. Phys. Solids 94, 18-23 (2016).
- Hong, A kinetic model for anisotropic reactions in amorphous solids” Extreme Mech. Lett., 2, 46-51 (2015).
- C. Pitike and W. Hong Phase-field model for dielectric breakdown in solids. J. Appl. Phys. 115, 044101 (2014).
- Huang, A. Mohla, W. Hong, A. F. Bastawros, and X.-Q. Feng, Magnetorheological brush - a soft structure with highly tuneable stiffness. Soft Matter 10, 1537 (2014).
- Hong and X. Wang, A phase-field model for systems with coupled large deformation and mass transport. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 61, 1281-1294 (2013).
- Wang and W. Hong, “Delayed fracture in gels”. Soft Matter 8, 8171-8178 (2012).
- Wang and W. Hong, Pseudo-elasticity of double network gels, Soft Matter, 7, 8576-8581 (2011).
- Hong, Modeling viscoelastic dielectrics. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 59, 637-650 (2011).
- Hong, X. Zhao, and Z. Suo, Large deformation and electrochemistry of polyelectrolyte gels. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 58, 558-577 (2010).
- Hong, X. Zhao, and Z. Suo, Formation of creases on the surfaces of elastomers and gels. Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 111901 (2009).
- Hong, X. Zhao, J. Zhou, and Z. Suo, “A theory of coupled diffusion and large deformation in polymeric gels”, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 56, 1779-1793 (2008).
Research
Solid Mechancis, Fracture Mechanics, Mechanics of Soft Materials
Dielectric Breakdown
Teaching
Computational Solid Mechanics (Undergraduate), Advanced Elastic Mechanics (Graduate), Fracture Mechanics (Graduate) , Theoretical Mechanics (Undergraduate)
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Professor HONG Wei graduated from Harvard University in May 2006, He is an outstanding young scholar in the field of solid mechanics, especially in the direction of soft matter mechanics. More than 80 academic papers published in internationally renowned journals such as Physical Review Letters、Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA、Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids、Science Advances、Polymers、Macromolecules、Journal of Materials Chemistry B、Extreme Mechanics Letters、Nanoscale、Applied Physics Letters、Soft Matter、Acta Materialia. More than 500 citations per year near the past five years. He is an adjunct professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, Hokkaido University, Japan. Associate Editor, Editorial committee of 4 international academic journals, such as international Journal of Applied Mechanics.
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The goal of the Department is to become a top-tier international leader through introducing an innovative education system which emphasizes IUR (Industry-University-Research) in close association with the Chinese aerospace industry. The specific objectives are: 1) to nurture innovative talents (learning); 2) to research and develop key technologies (research); and 3) to provide technical services (production) for the national aerospace industry.
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Room 1008, North Tower, College of Engineering, No.1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Office Phone
(+86)-755-8801-8182
hongw@sustech.edu.cn