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Ming-Wei Chang FIMMM FHEA PhD MSc BSc
Dr. Ming-Wei Chang is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, he served as an Associate Professor at Zhejiang University, where he was a member of the Academic Committee and the Overseas High-Level Talents Program of Zhejiang Province, China. Dr. Chang received his PhD from University College London and subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford. From 2003 to 2008, he held the position of R&D Manager and Principal Investigator at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan.
He has supervised a wide range of students and researchers, including numerous national and international PhD candidates, undergraduate and MSc students, and postdoctoral researchers. His current research focuses on the engineering of novel micro- and nanostructures for biomedical applications and healthcare technologies. Dr. Chang has authored over 125 peer-reviewed scientific publications in leading journals. He is the inventor of several innovations, including flexible CMUTs, sonic paper, herbal-based chitosan materials, and various advanced biomaterials and biomedical devices. He holds 35 international patents, many of which have been licensed to industrial partners in Taiwan, China, and the UK. He is involved in peer review for major funding bodies and academic publishers.
Dr. Chang currently serves as Course Director within the School of Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including the International Journal of Bioprinting, Bioengineering, Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Materials Highlights, and Biofunctional Materials. He also frequently serves as a guest editor for special issues in various other academic journals.
Awards and Honors:
- Outstanding Supervisor Award, Zhejiang Province, China, 2019.
- Outstanding Supervisor Award, National Graduate Education Steering Committee, China, 2018.
- Young Innovative Principal Investigator, ZJU, China, 2017.
- Excellent in Teaching Award, 2017
- Outstanding Achievement Award, ZJU, China, 2017.
- Excellent in Teaching Award, 2016
- Supervisory Excellence Award, ZJU, China, 2015.
- Excellent in Teaching Award, 2015
- The Best Poster Award, China-Europe Symposium on Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine, 2015.
- Excellent in Teaching Award, 2014
- Supervisory Excellence Award, ZJU, China, 2014.
- Qiushi Outstanding Young Scholar Award, China, 2013.
- Oversea High-level Talents of Zhejiang Province, China, 2013.
- OSA Association Scholarship Award, UCL, UK, 2010.
- Oversea Research Scholarship (ORS) Award, UK, 2009.
- OSA Association Scholarship Award, UCL, UK, 2009.
- Best Invention Awards, ITRI, Taiwan, 2007.
- ITRI Elite Award, ITRI, Taiwan, 2007.
- The Outstanding Research Silver-Award, ITRI, Taiwan, 2007.
- The Best Paper Award, ASME, US, 2007.
- The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honorary Member, 2002.
Teaching:
- Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (Year 1), 2019-present.
- Mechanical Systems and Analysis 1 (Year 1), 2019-present.
- Mechanical Systems and Analysis 2 (Year 2), 2019-present.
- Mechanical Systems and Analysis 3 (Year 4), 2019-present.
- Intelligent Manufacturing (MSc), 2021-Present
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 2013-2019.
- Advanced Manufacturing Techniques, 2013-2019.
- Biomaterials, summer program with National Singapore University, 2013-2018.
Selected papers:
1. Biomaterials and applications:
2. High Precision Printing:
3. Multifunctional Particles:
4. Aligned fiber generation:
5. Functional micro/nano fibers:
Selected Patents:
l Electrostatic spinning device for continuously preparing spiral micro-nanofibers and method of electrostatic spinning device, CN20171226A
l Imprint method for manufacturing micro capacitive ultrasonic transducer, US Patent 7,438,823
l Method of fabricating capacitive ultrasonic transducers, US Patent 7,937,834
l Capacitive ultrasonic sensors and display devices using the same, US Patent 7,856,883
l Method of fabricating a polymer-based capacitive ultrasonic transducer, US Patent 7,673,375
Keywords: High precision printing, Nanotechnology, Controlled release, Biomaterials, Sensors
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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