Wujie Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor
Milwaukee WI UNITED STATES
Cudahy Campus Center: CC250
Physics and Chemistry

Biography

Dr. Wujie Zhang is currently a professor in Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Physics and Chemistry Department. Zhang truly believes the focus should be on each individual student -- strengthening the student experience through interaction, encouragement, and engagement. Zhang has led several projects based on a biomaterial known as pectin that have focused on drug delivery for cancer treatment, 3D printing for tissue engineering, and engineering artificial red blood cells. Moreover, Zhang has advised senior design projects related to the food industry, such as the development of novel American ginseng-based beverages.

Education, Licensure and Certification

• Ph.D.
  Biomedical Engineering
  University of South Carolina
  2011
• M.S.
  Food Science
  University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
  2008
• B.S.
  Food Science and Engineering
  University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
  2005
  Minor: Engineering Management, Tongji University, Shanghai

Areas of Expertise

Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Micro/Nano-technology, Drug Delivery, Stem Cell Research, Cancer Treatment, Cryobiology, Food Science and Engineering

Accomplishments

• Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award, MSOE - 2023
• Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award (URMA), Council on Undergraduate Research, Engineering Division - 2022
• Young Engineer of the Year, STEM Forward - 2022

Affiliations

• American Chemical Society (ACS) : Member
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) : Member
• American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE) : Member
• American Society for Engineer Education (ASEE) : Member
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) : Member

Selected Publications

• E2-Loaded Microcapsules and Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Injectable Scaffolds for Endometrial Regeneration Application, Tissue Engineering Part A, 2024
• Development of Gelatin-Coated Hydrogel Microspheres for Novel Bioink Design: A Crosslinker Study, Invited Feature Paper: Pharmaceutics, 2023
• Design of Pectin-Based Hydrogel Microspheres for Targeted Pulmonary Delivery, Invited Feature Paper: Gels, 2023
• Recent Progress in Bioprinting: From Bioink Design to Applications, Bioengineering
• One-pot synthesis and enzyme-responsiveness of amphiphilic doxorubicin prodrug nanomicelles for cancer therapeutics, RSC Advances, 2022
• Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Upland Cress and Their Biochemical Characterization and Assessment, Nanomaterials, 2022