Dr. Wei received his B.Eng. degree in 2008 from the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, the University of Science and Technology of China and PhD degree in 2013 from the Department of Chemistry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. After one more year as a postdoctoral associate in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr. Wei carried out his postdoctoral research (2014/11-2018/08) in Department of Biomedical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin (USA). Since September 2018, Dr. Wei was appointed as a principle investigator of Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has done a lot of MEMS/MENS, especially research in neural interface. He has authored and co-authored over 20 peer reviewed scientific articles, including Science Advances, Advanced Science, Small etc.

HONORS AND AWARDs

Youth Scientist Award Finalist, Microsystems & Nanoengineering Summit, 2019

Postgraduate Studentship, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008~ 2012

Postgraduate Student Grant for Overseas Academic Activities, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010

Engineer，Hebei Semiconductor Research Institute，1991-2002

Engineer，Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences，2002-2008

Senior Engineer，Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences，2009- present

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

09/2018-Present: Principle Investigator, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology,

11/2014 – 08/2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University

06/2013 – 10/2014: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

EDUCATION

08/2008 – 05/2013:  Ph.D in Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China09/2004 – 07/2008:  B. Eng. in Polymer Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, P. R. China.

Chinese Academy of Sciences