Huiliang (Evan) Wang

Dr. Huiliang (Evan) Wang is an Assistant Professor in the biomedical engineering department at University of Texas at Austin where he leads his research team in the design of functional nanomaterials electronic devices and genetic technology in neural interface engineering. In particular his lab focuses on the development of new tools to modulate and record neural activity using minimally invasive methods. He did his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with Prof. Zhenan Bao at Stanford University and his postdoctoral research with Prof Karl Deisseroth at Stanford Bioengineering department. He has won several awards including NSF CAREER Award, NIH R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards, the Runner-up of Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation, National Academy of Medicine Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award, and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award.