• 2010.10 - 2012.01 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany / Humboldt Fellow

• 2012.01 - Present School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University / Lecturer, Associate Researcher, Researcher

• 2023.12 - Present School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University / Associate Dean

• Fundamentals of Mechanical Properties of Materials (Undergraduate Required Course)

• Ceramic Preparation Technology and Performance Testing (Graduate Elective Course, English)

• Piezoelectric Ceramic Materials and Device Applications

• Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Development of Functional Materials

• Council Member and Secretary-General, Micro-nano Technology Division, The Chinese Ceramic Society

• Chair, Academic Exchange Working Committee, Chinese Society for Composite Materials

• Associate Editor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Selected Representative Projects:

(1) National Key Research and Development Program of China, Principal Investigator, 2021 - 2025

(2) Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Principal Investigator, 2021 - 2025

(3) National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (NSFC), Principal Investigator, 2024 - 2028

(4) Science Fund for Creative Research Groups (NSFC), Core Member, 2025 - 2029

(5) Beijing Natural Science Foundation - Distinguished Young Scholar Program, Principal Investigator, 2020 - 2023

Ke Wang has published over 170 academic papers in internationally renowned journals, with more than 14,000 citations in SCI-indexed publications and an H-index of 58. He holds 5 authorized national invention patents. His research has been supported by more than ten national and provincial/ministerial-level research projects.

Selected Publications (Last 5 Years)

(1) Z. Xu, X. M. Shi, Y.-X. Liu, D. Y. Wang, H.-C. Thong, Y. Q. Jiang, Z. J. Sha, Z. Li, F.-Z. Yao, X.-X. Cai, H.-F. Huang, Z. P. Xu, X. Y. Jin, C.-B.-W. Li, X. Zhang, W. W. Ren, Z. H, Dong, C.F. Wu, P. Kabakov, F. Y. Zhu. F. Chen, P. Tan, H. Tian, H. Z. Sha, R. Yu, B. Xu, W. Gong, X. H. Wang, J.-F. Li, S. J. Skinner, M. Li, H. B. Huang*, S. J. Zhang*, K Wang*. High electrostrain in a lead-free piezoceramic from a chemopiezoelectric effect. Nat. Mater., 4(24), (2025)

(2) H. C. Thong, F.-Z. Yao*, X.-X. Cai, Z. Xu, M.-H. Zhang, H. Z. Zhang, B. Xu, Y. Wei*, S.-D. Wang*, K. Wang. Increased Curie temperature in lithium substituted ferroelectric niobate perovskite via soft polar mode enhancement. Npj.Compu. Mat.,11(1), (2025)

(3) Y. Q. Jiang, M.-H. Zhang*, C.-F. Wu, Z. X. Z. Li, J.-T. Lu, H.-F. Huang, J.-J Zhou*, Y.-X. Liu*, T. H. Zhou*, W. Gong*, K. Wang. Low-field-driven large strain in lead zirconate titanium-based piezoceramics incorporating relaxor lead magnesium niobate for actuation. Nat. Commun.,15(1), 9024. (2024)

(4) B.Wu, H.J. Zheng, Y. Q. Wu, Z. C. Huang, H.-C. Thong, H. Tao, J. Ma, C. L. Zhao*, Z. Xu, Y.-X. Liu, Z. P. Xing, N. X. Liang, F.-Z. Yao*, C. F. Wu, K. Wang, B. Han*. Origin of ultrahigh-performance barium titanate-based piezoelectrics: Stannum-induced intrinsic and extrinsic contributions. Nat. Commun.,15(1), 7700. (2024)

(5) H. C. Thong, X. Y. Wang*, J. Han, L. F. Zhang, B. Li, K. Wang*, B. Xu*. Machine learning interatomic potential for molecular dynamics simulation of the ferroelectric KNbO3 perovskite. Phys. Rev. B, 107(1): 014101 (2023).

(6) Z. Xu, Y. X. Liu, M. Azadeh, H. C. Thong, Y. Q. Jiang, F.-Z. Yao, Z.-X. Yue, Z.-T. Zhang, Z.-L. Tang, J.-F. Li, H. Wang*, T. Frömling*, K. Wang*. Identifying the Interfacial Polarization in Non-stoichiometric Lead-Free Perovskites by Defect Engineering. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,62(9): e202216776 (2023).

(7) Y. X. Liu, W. B. Qu, H. C. Thong, Y. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, F. Z. Yao, T. N. Nguyen, J. W. Li, M. H. Zhang, J. F. Li*, B. Han*, W. Gong, H. J. Wu, C. F. Wu, B. Xu, K. Wang*. Isolated-Oxygen-Vacancy Hardening in Lead-Free Piezoelectrics. Adv. Mater., 34(29): 2202558 (2022).

(8) M. H. Zhang, C Shen, C. H. Zhao, M. Dai, F.-Z. Yao, B. Wu*, J. Ma, H. Nan, D. W. Wang, Q. B. Yuan, L. L. Silva, L.Fulanović, A. Schökel, P. T. Liu, H. B. Zhang, J.-F. Li, N. Zhang*, K. Wang*, J. Rödel, M. Hinterstein. Deciphering the phase transition-induced ultrahigh piezoresponse in (K,Na)NbO3-based piezoceramics. Nat. Commun., 13(1), 3434 (2022).

(9) H. C. Thong, A. Payne, J. W. Li, Y. Y. S. Cheng, J. Jonesb*, K. Wang*. The origin of chemical inhomogeneity in lead-free potassium sodium niobate ceramic: Competitive chemical reaction during solid-state synthesis. Acta Mater., 211:116833 (2021).

(10) M. H. Zhang, Q. H. Zhang, T. T. Yu, G. Li, H. C. Thong, L. Y. Peng, L. S. Liu, J. Ma, S. Yang, Z. J. Shen, J. Daniels, L. Gu, B. Han, L. Q. Chen, J. F. Li, F. Li*, K. Wang*. Enhanced electric-field-induced strains in (K,Na)NbO3 piezoelectrics from heterogeneous structures. Mater. Today,46: 44-53 (2021)