Yonggang Huang
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Yonggang Huang (Chinese: 黄永刚; born 1962) is the Jan and Marcia Achenbach Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University.
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The native form of this personal name is Huang Yonggang. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Yonggang Huang | |
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Born | 2 November 1962 (1962-11-02) (age 61) Beijing, China |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Peking University, Harvard University |
Known for | Mechanics of materials and structures across multiple scales Mechanics of stretchable and dissolvable electronics Mechanics-guided, deterministic 3D assembly |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2008),
National Academy of Engineering (2017), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020), National Academy of Sciences (2020), Royal Society, London (2023) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mechanics of materials and structures |
Institutions | University of Arizona Michigan Technological University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Northwestern University |
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Huang was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2017, a member of National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020, and a foreign member of Royal Society, London in 2023 for pioneering work on mechanics of stretchable electronics and mechanically guided, deterministic 3-D assembly.