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 Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences from Harvard University in 2019 and was a research fellow at Boston Children's Hospital and MIT from 2019-2023. He joined WPI in 2024. The Yang lab is a highly interdisciplinary research group, with expertise in mechanics, materials, and biotechnology. The Yang lab currently focuses on the development of bio-interfacing materials and systems through multiscale design and engineering for healthcare and sustainability. Through the development, the Yang lab aims to gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanics and physics of materials and their interactions with environments across different length scales. The Yang lab further uses the understanding to develop new technologies for a variety of emerging medical and engineering applications. Examples include implantable materials and devices, bioadhesives, and marine coatings.