WUST features cutting-edge research in areas such as metallurgy, materials, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and control technology. It is the home of 29 research centers accredited by the Central Government of China, Hubei Provincial Government, and Wuhan Municipal Government.
Since 2016 WUST faculty have undertaken 240 research projects sponsored by national research foundations of strategic importance. These projects have resulted in over 70 awards granted by governments at the national or ministerial/provincial level and 2,400 publications indexed by SCI, EI and CPCI-S. Our faculty’s most notable achievements are the 13 National Awards for Scientific and Technological Advancement and 5 National Awards for Technological Innovation, the highest research prizes in China recognized annually by the Central Government of China since 2007.
