Kuang Lab
Adaptive Materials & Advanced Manufacturing
-We engineer forms and functions of soft (bio)materials for sustainability and healthcare
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
Polymer Engineering Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering Aug. 2024 – present
Part-time instructor, Tufts University Medford, MA
Department of Biomedical Engineering Jan. 2023 – Aug. 2024
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital Cambridge, MA
Advisor: Professor Yu Shrike Zhang, Department of Medicine Nov. 2020 – Aug.2024
Postdoctoral Associate/Research Scientist II, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
Advisor: Professor Hang Jerry Qi, Mechanical Engineering Sept. 2016 – Oct. 2020
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, P.R. China
Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and Physics Sept. 2011 – Jul.2016
Advisor： Professor Dujin Wang
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing, P.R. China
B. Eng. in Polymer Science and Engineering Sept. 2007– Jun.2011
Department of Material Science and Engineering
EDUCATION & TRAINING
HONORS & AWARDS
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ACS PMSE Distinguished Poster Nominee, Orlando FL (2019)
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SPN Poster Prize, Georgia Tech (2018)
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10th Feng Xinde Polymer Prize for the Best Paper, ELSEVIER (2015)
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Outstanding Posters, Chinese Materials Conference, Guiyang, China (2015)
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Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (2015)
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Jin Jian Young Scientist Scholarship, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (2014)
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Merit Student, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012)
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National Scholarship for Graduate Students Scholarship, China (2012)
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Outstanding Student Cadres, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012)
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Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2011)
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PPG Scholarship, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2008)