Wei Feng is a National Overseas High-level Young Talent and a tenure-track professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research focuses on intelligent soft materials and surface/interface science. He completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Dirk Broer, a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Feng has been awarded prestigious fellowships, including the German Humboldt Research Fellowship (host: Prof. Metin Sitti) and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (host: Prof. Li Zhang, awarded to only 50 individuals annually). His academic honors include the Best Poster Award at the 2019 International Conference on Liquid Crystal Photonics and the Best Paper Award at the 2021 International Workshop on Bionic Engineering. He has published research papers in leading journals such as Advanced Materials, PNAS Nexus, and Nature Communications.

He serves as a Young Editorial Board Member for several journals, including Nano-Micro Letters, Journal of Bionic Engineering, and Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics. Additionally, he has frequently served as a reviewer for journals such as National Science Review, Small, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Soft Matter.

Social Appointments

• Young Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bionic Engineering

• Young Editorial Board Member, Nano-Micro Letters

• Young Editorial Board Member, Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics

  
  

Education

[1] Sep 2009 – Jun 2013

University of Science and Technology of China | Bachelor's Degree

[2] Sep 2013 – Jun 2016

University of Science and Technology of China | Master's Degree (Supervisor: Associate Prof. Haiyang Yang)

[3] Jul 2016 – Jul 2020

Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands | Ph.D. (Supervisors: Prof. Dirk Broer, Assoc. Prof. Danqing Liu, Prof. Albert Schenning)

Work Experience

[1] Jun 2021 – May 2023

Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany | Humboldt Research Fellow (Host: Prof. Metin Sitti)

[2] Jun 2023 – May 2024

The Chinese University of Hong Kong | RGC Postdoctoral Fellow (Host: Prof. Li Zhang)

[3] Jul 2024 – Present

University of Science and Technology of China | Tenure-track Professor

Honors and Awards

• National Overseas High-level Young Talent

• Hong Kong ITF Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Best Paper Award, International Workshop on Bionic Engineering

• Humboldt Research Fellow

• Best Poster Award, International Conference on Liquid Crystal Photonics