Jiawei Yang is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WPI. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University in 2019 and was a research fellow at Boston Children's Hospital and MIT from 2019-2023. His current research focuses on the multiscale design and development of soft material implants and systems for advancing implantable medicine and medical sustainability. The Yang lab is a highly interdisciplinary research group, with expertise in mechanics, materials, and biotechnology. The research combines functional design, in vitro and in vivo experiments, and theoretical modeling to develop implants and gain a fundamental understanding of their mechanical, physical, and biological behaviors.