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WEN Weijia 溫維佳
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Professor Weijia Wen is a professor in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He earned his BS (1982) and MS (1988) degrees at Chongqing University. He completed his PhD (1995) degree in Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing. He was a postdoctor in HKUST and UCLA during the period of 1995-1999. He joined HKUST since 1999. Professor Wen's main research interests include soft condensed matter physics, electrorheological (ER) and magnetorheological (MR) fluids, field-induced pattern and structure transitions, micro- and nano-fluidic controlling, advanced functional materials including microsphere and nanoparticle fabrications, thin film physics, band gap materials, metamaterials and nonlinear optical materials.

Professor Wen's main research interests include soft condensed matter physics, electrorheological (ER) and magnetorheological (MR) fluids, field-induced pattern and structure transitions, micro- and nano-fluidic controlling, microsphere and nanoparticle fabrications, thin film physics, band gap materials, metamaterials and nonlinear optical materials.

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Research Areas
Soft condensed matter physics
Representative Publications
  • "Efficient photocatalytic activity with carbon-doped SiO2 nanoparticles", Dongen Zhang, Jinbo Wu, Bingpu Zhou, Yaying Hong, Shunbo Li and Weijia Wen, Nanoscale, 5, 6167 (2013)
     
  • "Universal logic gates via liquid-electronic hybrid divider", Bingpu Zhou, Limu Wang, Shunbo Li, Xiang Wang, Yu Sanna Hui and Weijia Wen, Lab Chip 12, 5211 (2012)
     
  • “A simple method for fabricating multi-layer PDMS structures for 3D microfluidic chips”, Mengying Zhang, Jinbo Wu, Limu Wang, Kang Xiao and Weijia Wen, Lab Chip, 10, 1199 (2010)
     
  • “Realization of a Broadband Transformation Media Field Rotator at Microwave Frequencies”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 102, 183903  (2009)
     
  • Copolymer solution-based “smart window”, Xiuqing Gong, Jiaxing Li, Shuyu Chen, and Weijia Wen, Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 251907 (2009)
     
  • "Three-Dimensional Metallic Fractals and Their Photonic Crystal Characteristics”, Bo Hou, Hang Xie, Weijia Wen and Ping Sheng, Phys. Rev. B, 77, 125113 (2008)
     
  • “Electrorheological fluids: structures and mechanisms”, Weijia Wen, Xianxiang Huang and Ping Sheng, Soft Matter, 4, 200, (2008) 
     
  • “Real-time Detection, Control and Sorting of Microfluidic Droplets”, Xize Niu, Mengying Zhang, Suili Peng, Weijia Wen and Ping Sheng, Biomicrofluidics, 1, 044101, (2007) 
     
  • “PDMS-based conducting composite and its application in micro-fabrications”, X. Niu, S. Peng, L. Liu, W. Wen and P. Sheng, Advanced Materials, 19, 2682 (2007)
     
  • “Surface Resonant-States-Enhanced AcousticWave Tunneling in Two-Dimensional Phononic Crystals”, Manzhu Ke, Zhaojian He, Shasha Peng, Zhengyou Liu, Jing Shi, Weijia Wen and Ping Sheng, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 044301 (2007)
 
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