Tony Jun Huang

Tony Jun Huang is the William Bevan Distinguished Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS) at Duke University. Previously he was a professor and The Huck Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University.
He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2005. His research interests are in the fields of acoustofluidics, optofluidics, and micro/nano systems for biomedical diagnostics and therapeutics. He has authored/co-authored over 270 peer-reviewed journal publications in these fields. His journal articles have been cited more than 29,000 times, as documented at Google Scholar (h-index: 91). He also has 26 issued or pending US/international patents.
Prof. Huang was elected a fellow (member) of the National Academy of Inventors (USA) and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was also a fellow of the following six professional societies: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institute of Physics (UK), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).
Huang’s research has gained international recognition through numerous prestigious awards and honors including a 2010 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award, a 2011 Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Outstanding Research Award, 2011&2013&2016 JALA Top Ten Breakthroughs of the Year Award, a 2012 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society for Manufacturing Engineering, a 2013 Faculty Scholar Medal from The Pennsylvania State University, a 2013 American Asthma Foundation (AAF) Scholar Award, the 2014 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the 2017 Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS),the 2019 Van C. Mow Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the 2019 Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
Contact Information
- Office Location: B330B Levine Science Research Center; 144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300 (Mailing)
- Office Phone: (919) 684-5728
- Email Address: tony.huang@duke.edu
Education
- 1999-2005 University of California, Los Angeles
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
- Major Field: MEMS/Nanotechnology
- Advisor: Prof. Chih-Ming Ho
- 1996-1999 Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- Major Field: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Advisor: Prof. Wen-Quan Tao
- 1992-1996 Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Work Experience:
- 2018 – present, William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
- 2017 – present, Chair of Scientific Advisory Board, Ascent Bio-Nano Technologies, Inc.
- 2016 – present, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), Duke University
- 2012 – 2017, CTO, Ascent Bio-Nano Technologies, Inc.
- 2015 – 2016, The Huck Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2013 – 2016, Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2010 – 2013, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2005 – 2010, James Henderson Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
- Acoustofluidics
- Acoustic Tweezers
- Optofluidics and Plasmofluidics
- Lab on a Chip, Bioinstrumentation, and Biomedical Micro/Nano Systems.
Awards and Honors:
- 2019 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- 2019 Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
- 2019 Van C. Mow Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2018 William Bevan Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
- 2017 Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award, American Chemical Society
- 2016 JALA Top Ten Breakthroughs of the Year Award
- 2016 Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- 2015 The Huck Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University
- 2015 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2015 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- 2015 Fellow, Institute of Physics (IoP)
- 2015 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- 2014 IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- 2013 American Asthma Foundation (AAF) Scholar Award
- 2013 Faculty Scholar Medal, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2013 JALA Top Ten Breakthroughs of the Year Award
- 2012 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineer
- 2012 Paper Competition Award, 2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
- 2011 PSEAS Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS)
- 2011 JALA Top Ten Breakthroughs of the Year Award
- 2010 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- 2010 Paper Competition Award, 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
- 2006 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2005 James Henderson Professorship, The Pennsylvania State University
- 2005 Outstanding Ph.D. Award, University of California Los Angeles
- 2003 Phi Tau Phi Award, Phi Tau Phi Society
- 2001 John H. Bent Memorial Scholarship, Saint Paul Foundation
- 1999 Excellent Thesis Award, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
- 1998 Siemens Scholarship, Siemens Fund in China