Email: wamanda@163.com

Academic Title
Tenured Professor

Administrative Role
Deputy Secretary of the Party Branch, Department of Textile and Fashion Art Design

Professional Affiliations

·Education Committee Member, China Fashion Color Association

·Expert Committee Member, Beijing Higher Education Costume Design Alliance

·Academic Council Member, Fashion Art International Alliance

Research Focus

1.Fashion Art Design and Traditional Attire Culture

2.Sustainable Material Innovation in Apparel Design

Academic Achievements

·Exhibitions:

oMilan Triennale (Italy)

o10th & 13th National Art Exhibition (China)

oArt and Science International Exhibition

oInternational Fashion Art Exhibition

oInternational Botanical Dye Art Exhibition

oChina Xinjiang International Art Biennale

o11th “From Lausanne to Beijing” International Fiber Art Biennale

oAsian Fiber Art Exhibition

o2020 China Fashion Illustration Exhibition

oBeijing International Design Week Touring Exhibition

·Awards:

oGold Award & International Designer of the Year, CIAE International Fashion Design Competition

oGold Award, Humanistic Olympics China Concept Fashion Design Competition

oAward for Ceremonial Attire Design, 2008 Beijing Olympics

·Design Showcases:

oFeatured at China International Fur & Fashion Week

oSolo fur collections in Shanghai and Haining

Research Projects

·Key Initiatives:

oBeijing Social Science Foundation Project (Principal Investigator)

oTsinghua University Independent Research Project

oBMW Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation Program

o2008 Olympics Ceremonial Attire Design (Lead Designer)

oPLA New Military Uniform Design

oChina Telecom Corporate Identity Apparel System

·Publications:

oFashion Illustration Techniques: Comprehensive Training in Hand-Drawn Skills

oFundamentals of Fashion Design

oFur Fashion Design for Women

oFashion Design (8 textbooks total, 3 awarded Ministerial-Level Outstanding Textbook status during China’s 11th/12th Five-Year Plans; 3 honored with Tsinghua University Textbook Excellence Awards)

·Peer-Reviewed Papers:
Over 10 articles on sustainable materials, traditional attire, and design pedagogy.

Teaching Excellence

·Awards:

oSecond Prize, China Textile Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award

oFirst & Second Prizes, Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Awards

oBeijing Municipal Commission of Education Outstanding Textbook & Courseware Award

o2021 Outstanding Mentor Award, China Fashion Designers Association

oFashion Design 4 recognized as Tsinghua University Elite Course (2020)

Teaching Portfolio

·Undergraduate Courses:
Fashion Design III, Fashion Design IV, Material Reconstruction, Fashion Trends, Apparel Marketing, Thesis & Capstone Projects

·Graduate Course:
Fashion Management