Dr. Luna Huang

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Biography

Luna Yue Huang earned her B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing in 2000 and her Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering with a focus on Nanotechnology from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2006. Since 2014, she has been teaching engineering courses at the college level as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Huang's role includes serving as the department's industrial relationship coordinator and as the director of the internship program. Her research emphasizes the application of data science in materials informatics and the computational study of materials' electronic structures. She teaches various courses related to Data Science and Materials Engineering, including MSE 311 Integrated Undergraduate Laboratory and MSE 477 Data Science in Materials Informatics. Professor Huang collaborates with faculty from both the materials science and chemistry departments to develop data science course series. She is dedicated to fostering undergraduate research and provides students with opportunities to work closely with engineers on real-world engineering problems.

Research Interests

Data Science Materials Informatics Computational Study of Materials' Electronic Structure

Experience

Assistant Teaching Professor

2014-01-01 — Present

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Teaches engineering courses and coordinates department industry relationships.

Project Manager, P.E.

— Present

H.W. Lochner •

Managed projects and led tasks in engineering.

Courses

MSE 311 Integrated Undergraduate Laboratory I MSE 312 Integrated Undergraduate Laboratory II MSE 313 Integrated Undergraduate Laboratory III MSE 477/542 Data Science Materials Informatics MSE 479/544 Big Data Materials Science MSE 491 Design Materials Engineering MSE 492 Design Materials Engineering II MSE 170 Fundamentals Materials Science MSE 565 Electron Theory Materials MSE 463 Corrosion Wear Materials

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.