BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Wei Hong is currently Professor and Dean of the School of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Ningbo. Wei obtained both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University, and Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. After two years of postdoctoral research work at Harvard, Wei started his career at Iowa Started University as an Assistant Professor and later promoted to Tenured Associate Professor in the Departments of Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. Wei also held a joint appointment from the Global Station for Soft Matter at Hokkaido University as Associate Professor and later Professor. Before joining EIT, Wei was Professor in the Department of Mechanics at Sothern University of Science and Technology, where he also held administrative positions including Deputy Head of Department, Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs in Shuli College, Director of the Center for Faculty Development, Deputy Director of the Office of Teaching Affairs, and Director of SUSTech Global Office. Wei serves as the associate editors for both IJSS and Meccanica and an editorial board member of various other journals, and was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020.

RESEARCH FIELD

Wei’s research covers areas including solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, microstructure evolution, multiphysics modeling, and recently focuses on polymer physics, dielectric breakdown, adhesion, active materials and smart structures, and surface instabilities. 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2003-2006: Ph.D. (major in Engineering Science, minor in Material Science), Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Havard University

2002-2003: Ph.D. student (major in Mechanical Engineering), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University

2000-2002: M.S. (Solid Mechanics), Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University

1995-2000: B.S. (Dual degrees in Engineering Mechanics and Computer Science and Technology), Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University

WORK EXPERIENCE

2026-Present: Chair Professor, School of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Eastern Institute of Technology

2018-2026: Professor, Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

2014-2018: Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University

2008-2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University

2006-2008: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2021-Present: Visiting Professor, Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science, Hokkaido University

2018-2021: Professor (joint appointment), Global Station on Soft Matter, Hokkaido University

2015-2018: Associate Professor (joint appointment), Global Station on Soft Matter, Hokkaido University 

ACADEMIC PART-TIME JOBS (PARTIAL)

2024-present: Associate Editor of International Journal of Solids and Structures

2019-present: Associate Editor of Meccanica

2019-2024: Vice Chair, Technical Committee on Soft Matter Mechanics, CSTAM

2011-2012: Chair, Technical Committee on Soft Materials, AMD, ASME

2010-2011: Vice Chair, Technical Committee on Soft Materials, AMD, ASME

AWARDS AND HONORS

2020: Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers