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WESTLAKE UNIVERSITY
School of Engineering
- Overview
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Office of the Dean
- Dean Jianjun CHENG
- Associate Dean Ling LI
- Associate Dean Hanqing JIANG
- Administrative Office
- Faculty
- Facilities
- Key Laboratories
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Faculty Recuitment
- General Advertisement
- Booklet
About School of Engineering
The School of Engineering (SOE) is devoted to frontier research in applied sciences and innovation of technologies to advance human wellbeing sustainably. It aims to establish key strengths at the cutting-edge in science and technology through interdisciplinary research, training of forward-thinking students and recruitment of top talents from around the world.
The school currently has (but will not be limited to) six programs: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electronic and Information Engineering, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable and Environmental Engineering. By focusing on the six major programs, the School of Engineering has built a number of high-level laboratories and research centers. Among them, are The Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, The Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province (KLaCER), and The Engineering Research Center of Micro/Nano-Photonic/Electronic System Integration of Zhejiang Province. The School of Engineering also jointly builds Westlake Center of Synthetic Biology and Integrated Bioengineering (WE-SynBio) with the School of Life Sciences and the School of Science.
Currently the School of Engineering offers doctoral students in four first-class disciplines, including electronic science and technology, computer science and technology, materials science and engineering,and environmental science and engineering. At the same time, the School of Engineering encourages cross-disciplinary studies based on our first-class disciplines and six major programs. We wish to attract talents and scientific research abilities from across the world to carry out high-level talent training and technological innovation.
For more information on our research directions, please see the attachment below.
Message From the Dean
Office of the Dean
Prof. Jianjun CHENG
Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Jianjun Cheng obtained a B.S. degree in Chemistry at Nankai University in 1993, a M.S. degree in Chemistry at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1996, and a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2001 with Professor Timothy Deming. He was a Senior Scientist at Insert Therapeutics, Inc. from 2001 to 2004, and a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at MIT with Professor Robert Langer from 2004 to 2005. He joined the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 2005, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2011 and Full Professor in 2015. In 2016, he was appointed as Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UIUC. He joined the Westlake University as Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Dean of School of Engineering in August, 2021.
Professor Jianjun Cheng developed IT-101 drug delivery technology at Insert Therapeutics. He also developed aptamer-polylactide nanoparticle delivery system for targeted cancer therapy. These two technologies later entered Phase II clinical trial. At UIUC, his group developed drug-initiated polymerization for PLA-drug nanoparticle formulation, chain-shattering polymeric therapeutics, helical charged polypeptides for gene and siRNA delivery, cell membrane penetration and antimicrobial applications, cell-labeling technology for in vivo cancer targeting and hindered urea dynamic chemistry for self-healing application. He has 41 issued patents, half of which being licensed or being in active use. He has over 200 publications with citation of 20,000.
Office of the Dean
Prof. Ling LI
Chair Professor of Environmental Hydrology
Prof. Ling Li received his B.Eng. degree from Tsinghua University and Ph.D. degree from the University of Western Australia. He became a professor in the School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, in 2005. He joined the School of Engineering at Westlake University as Chair Professor of Environmental Hydrology in September 2018. He has been the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering in 2019.
Prof Li’s principal research interests lie in mathematical modelling of complex environmental systems. His research has improved significantly our understanding of coastal groundwater-dependent eco-environmental systems, and contributed to the development of many emerging concepts and research directions in this field. He developed the first theoretical model of submarine groundwater discharge that incorporates oscillating groundwater flow and circulation in subterranean estuaries driven by tides and waves. He was awarded an Early Career Researcher Award by Australian Research Council, National Natural Science Award of China (2nd Class), Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education of China (1st Class) and National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars from National Natural Science Foundation of China. Prof Li has led a number of major scientific research programs and published over 230 research papers in international journals. He is currently a co-editor of Water Science and Engineering and a member of the editorial board of Advances in Water Resources.
Office of the Dean
Prof. Hanqing JIANG
Full Professor
Dr. Hanqing Jiang received his Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 2001, majoring in Solid Mechanics. Before joining Westlake University in June 2021, he was a professor (2016-2021), associate professor (2011-2016), and assistant professor (2006-2011) of Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. He has published 5 book chapters and more than 130 peer-reviewed journal papers, including in leading scientific journals, such as Science, Nature Energy, Nature Nanotechnology, Science Advances, PNAS, Nature Communications, etc. Many of his papers are among the top cited papers in mechanics and/or mechanical engineering communities. His work has led to more than 20 issued patents and several startup companies in the US and in China. He was elected to an ASME Fellow in 2016. He is the newly elected vice president of the Society of Engineering Science and will be the president of SES in 2022. He is a member of the executive committee of the Materials Division of ASME and will be the chair of this committee in 2025.
Dr. Jiang has diversified research areas, focused on multiphysics interactions of novel mechanics of materials and structures. He initiated several research topics, including origami-based mechanical metamaterials and devices, stress relaxation in lithium metal batteries, and food-based edible electronics and systems.
Office of the Dean
Ms. Lingfei SU, Assistant to the Dean
Office of the Dean - Administration Office
Ms. Lingfei SU, Assistant to the Dean
0571-87089539 sulingfei@westlake.edu.cn
Ms. Shuyu CHEN, Human Resource
0571-87963905 chenshuyu@westlake.edu.cn
Ms. Xueping DAI, International Affairs & Public Affairs
0571-85279887 daixueping@westlake.edu.cn
Ms. Qiongying GE, Human Resource
0571-87897806 geqiongying@westlake.edu.cn Human Resource
Ms. Yue PENG, Administrative Affairs
0571-86982287 pengyue06@westlake.edu.cn
Ms. Huaiwei SHI, Research Affairs
0571-86593597 shihuaiwei@westlake.edu.cn
Ms. Zhenzhen WANG, Student Affairs
0571-87381209 wangzhenzhen@westlake.edu.cn
Ms. Wenhua ZUO, Finance
0571- 85273510 zuowenhua@westlake.edu.cn
Our People - Faculty
Facilities
Westlake Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication
Westlake Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication is equipped with advanced micro/nano fabrication facilities and operated by a group of experienced engineers. The center houses Suss mask aligner, Raith e-beam lithography （EBL） system, Samco ICP etching system, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) system, ULVAC thin film deposition system, etc. The equipment endows fabrication capabilities for silicon and organic micro/nano devices that can fulfill the requirements from physics, chemistry, electronics, photonics, biomedicine, materials science to multidiscipline. Besides the traditional fabrication tools mentioned above, the center owns focused helium ion nanofabrication, femtolaser writing and laser direct writing tools.
With the future expansion of the center at Yungu campus of Westlake University, it will fully expand its electronics research capabilities by merging ion implanter, stepper scanner, materials growth and device fabrication tools for III-V and II-VI semiconductors, and its structure characterization to sub-nanometer resolution for 3D nano complex.
Westlake Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication will support the university to become one of the first-tier universities in the world by substantially exploring the center’s hardware and intellectual resources.
Key Laboratories
Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province
Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province was established in January 2019 under the official approval from the Science and Technology Agency of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Zhejiang Provincial Department of Finance. The lab marks one of the first batch of essential labs in Westlake University. The lab brings cohort resources from the school-level research platform for advanced micro-nano processing and testing in the School of Engineering and the university-wide research platform, the Westlake Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication. The existing facilities are hosted by the No.2 Building in Yunqi Campus with an overall floor area of 3,000 square meters and a total value of 60 million CNY.
The interdisciplinary-minded lab sets its key missions on the innovative research and application of 3D micro-nano processing and characterization technology based on the existing surface processing processes enabled micro-nano structures and components, coupled with its vision to create the futuristic synergy of the microelectronics integration technology and the micro-nano processing.
Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province
Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province (KLaCER) was established in 2021 with strong support from the provincial Science and Technology Agency. KLaCER endeavors to advance our understanding of the coupling mechanisms of land-ocean-atmosphere interactions that underlie various eco-environmental and resource utilization problems in the coastal zone, and to develop innovative methodologies and techniques to tackle these problems.
The main research objectives are to (1) Discover and understand land-ocean-atmosphere interactions in the coastal zone; (2) Develop sustainable technologies for coastal pollution control and ecological restoration; (3) Explore and develop marine resources. KLaCER aims to become a world-leading center of excellence in coastal zone research, providing strong scientific and technological support for solving the eco-environmental and resource utilization problems in coastal zones in Zhejiang Province, China, and other parts of the world.
KLaCER is well equipped with analytical instruments including UPLC-MS/MS, GC- FID/TCD/ECD, HPLC, total organic carbon analyzer (TOC), ultra-fast centrifuge (maximum speed 100000rpm), fully automated water quality analyzer, ultrapure water provision device, and other advanced instruments and equipment.
General Advertisement
Faculty Positions in School of Engineering, Westlake University
Category: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor/Chair Professor
Location: Yungu Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Employment Type: Full-time
About us
The School of Engineering (SOE) at the Westlake University (Westlake) is seeking to fill multiple tenured or tenure-track faculty positions in all ranks. We seek candidates with research interests in but not limited to the following programs and areas.
Program 1: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI).
Areas: (1) Machine Learning and Big Data; (2) Vision, Language and Signal Processing; (3) Intelligent Robot and Autonomous Systems; (4) AI for Cross-Disciplines.
Program 2: Biomedical Engineering (BME).
Areas: (1) Biomedical Imaging and Diagnostics; (2) Neural and Bioelectronic Engineering, (3) Cell, Tissue and Therapeutic Engineering.
Program 3: Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE).
Areas: (1) Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering; (2) Synthetic Biology; (3) Energy and Environment.
Program 4: Electronic and Information Engineering (EIE).
Areas: (1) Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics; (2) Micro- and Nano-fabrication Technologies; (3) Microelectronics and Telecommunications; (4) Electronic and Energy Devices.
Program 5: Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering (MSME).
Areas: (1) Robotic and Mechanical Systems; (2) Materials for Health (3) Advanced Manufacturing; (4) Energy Materials;(5) Electronic Materials.
Program 6: Sustainable and Environmental Engineering (SEE).
Areas: (1) Eco-environmental Systems and Global Change; (2) Food, Resources and Sustainability; (3) Environmental Chemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology; (4) Carbon Neutrality Strategy and Technology.
Faculty members in the SOE are expected to initiate and sustain a vigorous research program. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and to diversity, equity, and inclusion through rese`arch, teaching, and service endeavors.
To apply, please create a candidate profile and send an Email to: engineeringfacultysearch@westlake.edu.cn or submit your application via INTERFOLIO: apply.interfolio.com/95472. The application package should include a statement of teaching and research interests, a curriculum vitae, a cover letter and a publication list all in a single pdf file. Candidates for tenure-track positions must provide names and contact information for three letters of reference in the application file. Candidates for tenured positions must have achieved national and international recognition for their scholarship; selected candidates will be contacted to provide reference letters.
Founded in 2018, Westlake University is a new, private research university located in Hangzhou, China, with a world-class environment for research and education in science, engineering and technology, and life sciences. We welcome exceptional scholars in all branches of cutting-edge science and technology to pursue an exciting career opportunity with us.
SOE has 53 faculty in the abovementioned programs, including 8 Chair Professors, 6 tenured Professors and Associate Professors, and 39 Tenure-Track Assistant and Associate Professors. The SOE has approximately 284 graduate students. We have the following facilities: (1) Biomedical Research Core Facilities; (2) Laboratory Animal Resource Center; (3) Westlake Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication; (4) Westlake University High Performance Center; (5) Instrumentation and Service Center for Physical Sciences; (6) Instrumentation and Service Center for Molecular Sciences.
At the time of appointment, applicants must hold an earned doctorate in an appropriate field. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications. The evaluation of applications by the search committee will be initiated immediately once the application files are complete.
For any questions concerning the application process, please send an email to engineeringfacultysearch@westlake.edu.cn.
Booklet
