Kang Huang
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Washington State University
Email: kang.huang@wsu.edu │ Phone: 509-335-1232
Office: L.J. Smith 210 │ Laboratory: FSHN 346
Dr. Kang Huang joined WSU with four years of experience at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, as a Lecturer and later Senior Lecturer. He holds B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Biosystems Engineering from Zhejiang University, China. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Huang enriched his expertise as a postdoctoral fellow at UMass and UC Davis.
Professional and Research Experience
- Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Oct 2023 – present
- Senior Lecturer, The University of Auckland, Feb 2022 – Sep 2023
- Lecturer, The University of Auckland, July 2019 -Jan 2022
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, Nov 2015 – June 2019
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Nov 2013 – Oct 2015
Education
- Ph.D. Biosystems Engineering, Zhejiang University
- B.E. Biosystems Engineering, Zhejiang University
Current Members
- Kelly Tao (2020-present) PhD student at The University of Auckland, Bio-based yeast microcarriers for target delivery of Ag-Cu nanocomposite and enhanced antimicrobial activity.
- Morgan Liu (2020-present) PhD student at The University of Auckland, Exploring food grade photosensitizers and methods for enhancing their photodynamic activity.
- Shanshan Liu (2021-present) PhD student at The University of Auckland, Development of engineered and nature-inspired carrier systems for enhancing the antimicrobial efficacy of biocontrol agents.
- Yijun Liu (2023-present) MS student at The University of Auckland, AI-enabled pathogen detection platform using a super-low-cost microfluidic device.
- Zhuolin Chen (2023-present) MS student at The University of Auckland, A versatile anti-icing/frosting and light-driven antimicrobial coating using cellulose nanomaterials.
Former Members
- Xiaoying Luo, Visiting Scholar, 2023-2024
- Shijie Tian, Visiting Scholar, 2022-2023
- Minyue Guo, MS, 2022-2023
- Sunny Xu, Postgraduate Diploma, 2022-2023
- Yijun Liu, BSc(Honours), 2022
- Minyue Guo, BSc(Honours), 2021-2022
- Yingxin Li, BSc(Honours), 2021-2022
- Hanxiaoya Zhang, MS, 2021-2022
- Zebiah Benjamin, MS, 2021-2022
- Jennifer Yoo, BSc(Honours), 2020-2021
- Morgan Liu, BSc(Honours), 2019-2020
- Kelly Tao, BSc(Honours), 2019-2020