Huajian Gao
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Huajian Gao is an American
materials scientist and engineer
. He joined the Max Planck Society
in 2001 and is currently (2005) Director of the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
, Stuttgart
.
in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He served on the faculty of Stanford University
between 1988 and 2002, where he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
in 1994 and to full Professor in 2000. He joined the Max Planck Society in 2001 as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart, Germany. At present he is Walter H. Annenberg Professor at the Brown University
, School of Engineering.
. His research interests in the past covered stress and diffusion processes in various thin films systems, size-dependent plastic deformation at micrometre and submicrometre length scales and dynamic fracture in brittle solids. Since joining the Max Planck Society, he has shifted the main focus of his research toward nanomechanics of biological systems. He has nearly 20 years of research experience with more than 150 publications. He has broad collaborations with scientists in the United States, Europe and China.
Professor Gao is a recipient of numerous academic awards including the ASME Best Achievement Award for Young Investigators in Applied Mechanics, the Humboldt Research Fellowship Award, the Presidential Young Investigator Award
, the Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, the IBM
Faculty Development Award, and the Alcoa
Science Award. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has close contacts with Chinese scientists and was recently awarded the Chang Jiang Guest Chair Professorship in Tsinghua University
and the Outstanding Oversea Young Investigator Award by the Ministry of Education of China
.
He is joining Brown University in 2005. http://www.brown.edu/Administration/InsideBrown/2005/091605a.html
United States
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materials scientist and engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
. He joined the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
in 2001 and is currently (2005) Director of the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
The Max Planck Institute for Metals Research is a research institute of the Max Planck Society located in Stuttgart. The institute was founded 1921 as Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Metal Research in Berlin and closed 1932. 1934 it was reopened in Stuttgart and incorporated into the Max Planck...
, Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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.
Education and career
Huajian Gao received his B.S. degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University of China in 1982, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Science from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He served on the faculty of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
between 1988 and 2002, where he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
Tenure
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in 1994 and to full Professor in 2000. He joined the Max Planck Society in 2001 as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart, Germany. At present he is Walter H. Annenberg Professor at the Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, School of Engineering.
Research
Professor Gao has a background in engineering science and applied mechanicsApplied mechanics
Applied mechanics is a branch of the physical sciences and the practical application of mechanics. Applied mechanics examines the response of bodies or systems of bodies to external forces...
. His research interests in the past covered stress and diffusion processes in various thin films systems, size-dependent plastic deformation at micrometre and submicrometre length scales and dynamic fracture in brittle solids. Since joining the Max Planck Society, he has shifted the main focus of his research toward nanomechanics of biological systems. He has nearly 20 years of research experience with more than 150 publications. He has broad collaborations with scientists in the United States, Europe and China.
Awards
Professor Gao is a recipient of numerous academic awards including the ASME Best Achievement Award for Young Investigators in Applied Mechanics, the Humboldt Research Fellowship Award, the Presidential Young Investigator Award
Presidential Young Investigator Award
The Presidential Young Investigator Award was awarded by the National Science Foundation. The program operated from 1984 to 1991, and was replaced by the NSF Young Investigator Awards and Presidential Faculty Fellows Program...
, the Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, the IBM
IBM
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Faculty Development Award, and the Alcoa
Alcoa
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Science Award. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has close contacts with Chinese scientists and was recently awarded the Chang Jiang Guest Chair Professorship in Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
and the Outstanding Oversea Young Investigator Award by the Ministry of Education of China
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China , formerly Ministry of Education, Central People's Government from 1949 to 1954, State Education Commission from 1985 to 1998, is headquartered in Beijing. It is the agency of the State Council which regulates all aspects of the...
.
External links
- Biographical information at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research.
He is joining Brown University in 2005. http://www.brown.edu/Administration/InsideBrown/2005/091605a.html