The School of Mechanical Engineering recently announced the formal inclusion of young faculty members Prof. Fan Wei and Assoc. Prof. Hu Xinghao in the 8th and 9th editions of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Youth Talent Lifting Project.
The "Youth Talent Lifting Project" is a national-level initiative launched by CAST in 2015, aimed at supporting young science and technology talents under the age of 32 with significant innovation capabilities and developmental potential. The project utilizes awards and stable support to assist these young talents. The objective is to innovate the selection mechanism, training models, evaluation criteria, and evaluation index system for young scientific and technological talents. The ultimate goal is to help them achieve outstanding accomplishments during the golden period of creativity, grow into academic leaders with exceptional professional capabilities, comprehensive qualities, and an international perspective, and contribute to the national high-level talent pool for scientific and technological innovation.
The School of Mechanical Engineering places high importance on the development of young faculty members, focusing on building a first-class teaching staff and enhancing the overall level of faculty. The school aims to provide a platform that maximizes opportunities for the growth and development of young faculty members. In the future, the school will continue to intensify organizational efforts, further serve the development of faculty, and contribute to the high-quality development of the university.
Biographical Information:
Prof. Fan Wei:
Fan Wei, a director of the Jiangsu Instrumentation and Instrument Society, director of the Dynamic Signal Analysis Committee of the China Vibration Engineering Society, committee member of the Fault Diagnosis Committee of the China Vibration Engineering Society, committee member of the Non-Destructive Testing Instrument Committee of the Jiangsu Instrumentation and Instrument Society, and a professional field engineer in Measurement Control and Instrumentation with the China Instrumentation and Instrument Society. She is an awardee of the 8th China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Youth Talent Lifting Project, a Double-Doctorate recipient in Jiangsu Province, a young talent in science and technology supported by the Zhenjiang City Youth Lifting Project, and an outstanding young backbone teacher recognized as a "Young Talent" by Jiangsu University. Additionally, she has received the title of an outstanding teacher at Jiangsu University. Her primary research focuses on signal processing, health status monitoring, fault diagnosis, and statistical modeling analysis. She has led nine projects, including National Natural Science Foundation projects, youth projects, and the National Key Laboratory Open Fund for Mechanical Systems and Vibration. She has published 38 SCI/EI-indexed papers in authoritative journals, holds 12 authorized invention patents, completed one achievement transformation for an enterprise, and applied for two PCT patents. Fan Wei has been recognized with awards such as the Third Prize of the Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award, the Second Prize of the China Vibration Engineering Society Science and Technology Award, and the Second Prize of the China Invention Association Entrepreneurship Award. She has also received the Second Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award and the First Prize of the Jiangsu University Teaching Achievement Award. Furthermore, she has been honored as part of the first batch of first-class undergraduate courses in Jiangsu Province (Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching), outstanding English courses for international students at Jiangsu University, and first-class undergraduate English courses for international students in China.
Assoc. Prof. Hu Xinghao:
Hu Xinghao, a senior member of the China Mechanical Engineering Society, a senior member of the China Instrumentation Society, and a senior member of the International Society of Bionic Engineering. He received the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Shaanxi Province in 2021, was named one of the Top Ten Young Faculty Members at Jiangsu University in 2022, and was selected for the 2022 Jiangsu Science and Technology Association Youth Talent Lifting Project, as well as the 2022 "MINE" Outstanding Young Scientist. His primary research focuses on the driving principles and applications of artificial muscles, and he has achieved systematic original results in electrochemical artificial muscles, carbon nanotube fiber artificial muscles, and related areas. He has published 18 SCI papers in prestigious international academic journals such as Science, Advanced Materials, and Advanced Functional Materials. Among these, he served as the first author and corresponding author for 12 papers, accumulating over 1000 citations and possessing an H-index of 15. As the lead inventor, he holds nine authorized Chinese invention patents, and as a collaborator, he has applied for four PCT and U.S. invention patents.
