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My research expertise lies in mechanics, materials, and biotechnology, with a particular focus on research pertinent to understanding and development of soft materials and their biotechnologies, including wet adhesion, mechanics of soft materials, soft material structural instabilities, and more...

Teaching experience Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning, Harvard University, Spring 2015 Academic teaching and learning training Engineering Thermodynamics, Harvard University, Fall 2015 Teaching Fellow, working with Prof. Suo to redesign the course, conceive homework and exams, lead laboratory...

Reviewer: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids; ACS Macro Letters; Macromolecules; Journal of Materials Chemistry B; RSC Advances; Cellulose; Extreme Mechanics Letters; NPG Asia Materials; Molecules; Acta Biomaterialia; Applied Physics Letters. Guest Editor: Gels: Special Issue on Recent...

Zhigang, Jiawei at 2023 SES, Minneapolis, MN. Prof. Langer and Jiawei. 08/13/2019 Langer Lab Beach Party. 08/13/19 Grauation ceremony with my family. Jill Yang, Sisi Zhuang, Scarlett Yang and Jiawei Yang. 05/30/2019 Second daughter Scarlett Yang was born on 01/30/2019, with her elder sister Jill...

CV Google scholar ORCID Linkedin Twitter Email: jwyang@mit.edu Jiawei.Yang@childrens.harvard.edu EDUCATION: Ph.D., Engineering Sciences, Harvard University (advisor: Prof. Zhigang Suo, Thesis: Hydrogel Adhesion, and Defense slides), 2019 M.S., Engineering Sciences, Harvard University, 2016 D.Eng...

Reviewer: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids; ACS Macro Letters; Macromolecules; Journal of Materials Chemistry B; RSC Advances; Cellulose; Extreme Mechanics Letters; NPG Asia Materials; MDPI molecules; Acta Biomaterialia; Applied Physics Letters. Guest Editor: Gels: Special Issue on...