Hongjie Hu is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the School of Integrated Circuits. Prior to this, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of NanoEngineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Hu earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from UCSD in 2021. His research focuses on developing wearable and stretchable devices, particularly ultrasonic devices. Over the years, he has published many first-author papers in high-profile journals such as Nature, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Reviews Materials, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and Nano Letters. His work has been widely recognized, with coverage in The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and by leading academicians and experts. Additionally, he has contributed to collaborative studies published in Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Nanotechnology et al. In recognition of his research achievements, Dr. Hu received the Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award in Biomedical Engineering in 2023.
This research group will focus on the development of stretchable electronics. By integrating advanced technologies from disciplines such as microelectronics, micro-nano manufacturing, materials science, biomedicine, mechanics, and computer science, the group is committed to conducting cutting-edge research in multiple fields with a high degree of crossover, aiming to achieve continuous, long-term, accurate, and rapid monitoring of important physiological indicators of the human body. To achieve the above goals, the research group will focus on innovating fabrication technology and developing wearable and implantable micro-nano devices and systems with high integration, wide dimensions, and multiple functions to serve the fields of precision medicine and intelligent sensing. The main research directions include: (1) micro-nano processing and integration technology; (2) new ultrasonic devices and applications; (3) stretchable microsystems for diagnostic and treatment.
