Huajian Gao
Huajian Gao | |
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高华健 | |
| Born | December 7, 1963 |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
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| Known for | Micro- and nanomechanics of thin films, hierarchically structured materials, and cell-nanomaterials interactions. |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Solid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science |
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Huajian Gao FRS (Chinese: 高华健; pinyin: Gāo Huájiàn, born December 7, 1963) is a Chinese-American mechanician who is widely known for his contributions to the field of solid mechanics, particularly on the micro- and nanomechanics of thin films, hierarchically structured materials, and cell-nanomaterial interactions. He is a professor at Tsinghua University, a Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Walter H. Annenberg Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Brown University. He is the editor-in-chief of Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
Gao was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2012 for contributions to micromechanics of thin films and hierarchically structured materials. In 2021 he received the Timoshenko Medal for "pioneering contributions to nanomechanics of engineering and biological systems."