Jun

WANG

王軍

Dr. Jun Wang is an assistant professor in the Advanced Materials Thrust at HKUST(GZ), and an affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST. He obtained his PhD at Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal in Chemical Engineering in 2016 followed by postdoctoral trainings at Polytechnique and University of Toronto. Before joining HKUST, he was a research scientist and technical lead in rheology and thermal analysis in the world-leading polyolefin manufacturing company NOVA Chemicals in Canada. Prof. Wang’s current research efforts focus on high-performance polymers and nanocomposites. He is interested in creating multiscale structures through control of interfacial phenomena in heterophase polymer and composite systems to deliver multifunctionality. These materials with tailored structure and properties can find wide applications in electrostatic dissipation control, electromagnetic wave absorption, flexible electronics, oil/water separation, acoustic/thermal insulation, etc. He is also motivated to develop lightweight micro/nano-cellular foams and upcycling/advanced recycling of polymers to enhance material sustainability and circularity. He has had close collaborations with renowned industry partners including ExxonMobil, Arkema, NanoXplore, etc. His work at NOVA Chemicals led to a game-changing technology in metallocene polyolefin processing which is being commercialized. He received the prestigious International Polymer Processing Society’s Young Researcher Travel Award in 2020. He has over 20 peer-reviewed journal papers and filed 5 US patents.