Wei Sun
National Distinguished Professor, Tsinghua, China
Albert Soffa Chair Professor, Drexel University; Philadelphia, USA
Dr. Wei Sun is appointed as National Distinguished Professor and Director of Biomanufacturing Research Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and Albert Soffa Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, USA.
Dr. Sun’s research has been on Biofabrication, 3D Bio-Printing, Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing. Dr. Sun has published over 300+ SCI journal papers with 23000+ SCI citations, 80+ granted patents, and conducted 400+ invited national and international presentations in the field of his research. Dr. Sun is the Founding President for International Society of Biofabrication (2010-2014), and the Founding Editor-in-Chief for international journal Biofabrication(2009-present.
Dr. Sun received Distinguished Visiting Fellow Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering in UK (2018), the inaugural Senior Investigator Award from International Society of Biofabrication (2017), the MII/Fralin Visiting Scholar Award from Virginia Tech (2015), and the William Mong Fellow Award from the University of Hong Kong (2008).