Hong Wei

Hong Wei is a Professor at the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He also serves as Director of SUSTech Global and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Shuli College. Previously, he held tenured positions at Iowa State University and dual appointments at Hokkaido University.

Hong Wei earned his B.S. and M.S. in Solid Mechanics from Tsinghua University, followed by a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Harvard University (2006).

His research spans solid mechanics, soft matter mechanics, dielectric breakdown, smart materials, electrochemical reactions, and surface instability. Current work focuses on phase-field modeling and coupled deformation-transport phenomena in soft materials.

His representative publications cover cutting-edge topics in Science Advances, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, and Soft Matter, with trends in hydrogel mechanics, electromechanical coupling, and material failure analysis.

Scientific recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), alongside editorial roles in journals like Meccanica and International Journal of Applied Mechanics.

Hong Wei has mentored students such as Sun Xingjian (doctoral student), Wang Sicong, Pan Lei, Feng Xianke, and Shen Zhiyuan, who received the Lixue Scholarship. He has led international projects and secured grants from the National Science Foundation (USA) and National Natural Science Foundation of China.