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  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hao Wu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scientist's research spans multiple topics including:

  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Power System Reliability and Maintenance
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis

Notable recent publications showcase a range of interests from battery materials to tribology:

  • "Progress, challenge and perspective of graphite-based anode materials for lithium batteries: A review" (2024), Journal of Energy Storage
  • "Polynomial Chaos Expansion for Parametric Problems in Engineering Systems: A Review" (2020), IEEE Systems Journal
  • "Preparation, characterization, tribological and lubrication performances of Eu doped CaWO4 nanoparticle as anti-wear additive in water-soluble fluid for steel strip during hot rolling" (2020), Applied Surface Science
  • "Preparation, characterization, and tribological properties of silica-nanoparticle-reinforced B-N-co-doped reduced graphene oxide as a multifunctional additive for enhanced lubrication" (2020), Friction
  • "Coordination structure regulation in non-flammable electrolyte enabling high voltage lithium electrochemistry" (2024), Journal of Energy Chemistry

Hao Wu frequently publishes in several scholarly venues, including:

  • IEEE Access
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • IET Generation Transmission & Distribution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has collaborated with a group of co-authors on multiple occasions, notably including:

  • Danfeng Shen
  • Deqiang Gan
  • Yonghua Song
  • Bingqing Xia
  • Sang Xiong

Hao Wu has received recognition through distinguished honors, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2015 and fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2012.

Best Publications

  • Inflammasome-activated gasdermin D causes pyroptosis by forming membrane pores

    Xing Liu;Zhibin Zhang;Zhibin Zhang;Jianbin Ruan;Jianbin Ruan;Youdong Pan

  • Metformin alters the gut microbiome of individuals with treatment-naive type 2 diabetes, contributing to the therapeutic effects of the drug

    Hao Wu;Eduardo Esteve;Eduardo Esteve;Valentina Tremaroli;Muhammad Tanweer Khan

  • Gasdermin E suppresses tumour growth by activating anti-tumour immunity.

    Zhibin Zhang;Zhibin Zhang;Ying Zhang;Ying Zhang;Shiyu Xia;Shiyu Xia;Qing Kong

  • Unified Polymerization Mechanism for the Assembly of ASC-Dependent Inflammasomes

    Alvin Lu;Venkat Giri Magupalli;Venkat Giri Magupalli;Jianbin Ruan;Jianbin Ruan;Qian Yin;Qian Yin

  • The RIP1/RIP3 Necrosome Forms a Functional Amyloid Signaling Complex Required for Programmed Necrosis

    Jixi Li;Thomas McQuade;Ansgar B. Siemer;Johanna Napetschnig

  • Helical assembly in the MyD88–IRAK4–IRAK2 complex in TLR/IL-1R signalling

    Su Chang Lin;Yu Chih Lo;Hao Wu

  • FDA-approved disulfiram inhibits pyroptosis by blocking gasdermin D pore formation

    Jun Jacob Hu;Jun Jacob Hu;Xing Liu;Xing Liu;Xing Liu;Shiyu Xia;Shiyu Xia;Zhibin Zhang;Zhibin Zhang

  • Molecular Basis of NF-κB Signaling

    Johanna Napetschnig;Hao Wu

  • Pathogen blockade of TAK1 triggers caspase-8-dependent cleavage of gasdermin D and cell death.

    Pontus Orning;Pontus Orning;Dan Weng;Dan Weng;Kristian Starheim;Kristian Starheim;Dmitry Ratner

  • The Pore-Forming Protein Gasdermin D Regulates Interleukin-1 Secretion from Living Macrophages.

    Charles L. Evavold;Jianbin Ruan;Yunhao Tan;Shiyu Xia

  • Distinct molecular mechanism for initiating TRAF6 signalling.

    Hong Ye;Joseph R. Arron;Joseph R. Arron;Betty Lamothe;Maurizio Cirilli

  • All TRAFs are not created equal: common and distinct molecular mechanisms of TRAF-mediated signal transduction

    Jee Y. Chung;Young Chul Park;Hong Ye;Hao Wu

  • (Open Access) Supercapacitor and supercapattery as emerging electrochemical energy stores

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  • Structural basis of caspase inhibition by XIAP: differential roles of the linker versus the BIR domain.

    Yihua Huang;Young Chul Park;Rebecca L. Rich;Deena Segal

  • Channelling inflammation: gasdermins in physiology and disease.

    Xing Liu;Shiyu Xia;Shiyu Xia;Zhibin Zhang;Zhibin Zhang;Hao Wu;Hao Wu

  • The three-dimensional structure of canine parvovirus and its functional implications

    Jun Tsao;Michael S. Chapman;Mavis Agbandje;Walter Keller

  • Microbially Produced Imidazole Propionate Impairs Insulin Signaling through mTORC1.

    Ara Koh;Antonio Molinaro;Marcus Ståhlman;Muhammad Tanweer Khan

  • Structural mechanism for NEK7-licensed activation of NLRP3 inflammasome.

    Humayun Sharif;Li Wang;Li Wang;Wei Li Wang;Venkat Giri Magupalli;Venkat Giri Magupalli

  • The Death Domain Superfamily in Intracellular Signaling of Apoptosis and Inflammation

    Hyun Ho Park;Yu-Chih Lo;Su-Chang Lin;Liwei Wang

  • An endogenous caspase-11 ligand elicits interleukin-1 release from living dendritic cells

    Ivan Zanoni;Ivan Zanoni;Yunhao Tan;Marco Di Gioia;Achille Broggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Judy Lieberman
Judy Lieberman Boston Children's Hospital
Yu Huang
Yu Huang University of California, Los Angeles
Xiangfeng Duan
Xiangfeng Duan University of California, Los Angeles
Fredrik Bäckhed
Fredrik Bäckhed University of Gothenburg
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Harvard University
Qiyuan He
Qiyuan He City University of Hong Kong
Ari Melnick
Ari Melnick Cornell University
Wayne A. Hendrickson
Wayne A. Hendrickson Columbia University
Songnian Hu
Songnian Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kang L. Wang
Kang L. Wang University of California, Los Angeles

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