Dr. Zhujiang Wang is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) program and Research Center for Science & Engineering in Health and Medicine (GTIIT-SEHM) since December 2021. He holds a BSc and MSc in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Xi’an Jiaotong University, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University (TAMU) in 2016. He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of TAMU and as a software engineer at SimInsights (United States). Prior to joining GTIIT, he conducted interdisciplinary healthcare projects as a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Ontario Tech University. Throughout his career, Dr. Wang has a broad interest in solid mechanics and has led interdisciplinary projects in healthcare, computer graphics, rapid prototyping technology, mechatronics, and virtual reality.

At GTIIT, Dr. Wang’s research encompasses three primary areas: mechanical properties and hyperelastic constitutive models of soft materials, efficient simulation of hyperelastic materials, and design and optimization of graded lattice structures. The overarching objectives of his research are to advance virtual reality-based surgical simulations and facilitate the clinical application of 3D printed footwear for diabetics, splints, prosthesis/orthotics.