Jiamian Hu

Jiamian Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He specializes in computational modeling of material microstructure evolution and properties using phase-field techniques, focusing on multifunctional materials with coupling effects such as magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, magnetoelectric, and caloric materials, as well as ion transport in solid electrolytes.

• PhD, Tsinghua University (2013)
• BS, Sichuan University (2008)

His research develops continuum theories and phase-field models to understand how microstructures influence coupling effects and transport properties, while also applying these models for computational materials design. Recent work explores terahertz dynamics in ferroelectrics and hybrid magnon-phonon systems.

• 2023 NSF CAREER Award
• 2022 American Ceramic Society Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars
• 2021 Vilas Associate Award
• 2021 WARF Innovation Award
• 2020 ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award
• 2015 MRS Postdoctoral Award
• 2012 American Ceramic Society Graduate Excellence Award
• 2011 MRS Graduate Student Gold Award

He teaches graduate courses like M S & E 660 - Mesoscale Modeling of Materials and advises master's/PhD students through M S & E 790/990 thesis courses. His computational work bridges fundamental understanding with experimental guidance.