School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University
Dr. HUANG, Wei Min Associate Professor Tel: (65) 6790 4859 Fax: (65) 6791 1859 Email: mwmhuang@ntu.edu.sg Office: N3.2-02-11
§ Education Ø BEng: Civil Engineering Department, Southeast University, PR China  Ø MEng: Civil Engineering Department, Southeast University, PR China  Ø PhD: Engineering Department, Cambridge University, UK § Research interests Ø Advanced shape memory materials and technology  Shape memory materials (Materials Today) An introduction to shape memory materials (AZoM.com) Shape memory polymers (SMPs) - current research and future applications (AZoM.com) Ø 3D/4D printing Ø Rapid additive manufacturing anywhere/anytime Ø Smart manufacturing via the shape memory effect Ø Structured material is machine Ø Stretchable electronics and comfort fitting Ø Smart actuators Ø Self-healing, degradable materials and applications Ø Laser microfabrication and local annealing Ø Surface patterning Ø Active assembly, disassembly and packaging Ø Deployable, bi-stable structures Ø Materials selection Ø Yield surface of materials __________________________________________________________________________________ To explore: a niche for shape memory materials and technology When did shape memory materials first emerge? To trace the origins of shape memory polymers, one must look back to the dawn of biopolymers—billions of years ago.