Recently, Dr. Wu Hao, a leading figure in the sensor industry and President of GRAEFF, has been officially appointed as a visiting professor at Yantai Vocational College, with a term from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028. This appointment is an important initiative for the college to deepen the integration of industry and education and strengthen the construction of disciplines and majors. It not only represents the college's high recognition of Dr. Wu Hao's profound technical expertise, cutting-edge industrial practice achievements and industry influence in the sensor field, but also highlights GRAEFF's technological leadership and the value of industry-education integration as a leading enterprise in the industry. It will inject strong impetus into the college's academic research and talent cultivation with industrial expert resources.

About Yantai Vocational College

Yantai Vocational College, located in Yantai, Shandong Province, is a public full-time higher vocational college approved by the Ministry of Education. Founded in 1946, it was formed through the integration of multiple schools. As a construction unit of the national "Double High-Level Program" and a National Model Backbone Higher Vocational College, the school has won numerous national and provincial honors.

Focusing on key fields such as advanced manufacturing and electronic information, it has built a professional system adapted to industrial needs and implemented diversified training modes including the "3+2" consecutive undergraduate education. In 2024, it established a Sino-foreign cooperative education institution to expand its international vision.

It has deeply promoted the integration of industry and education, cooperated with hundreds of leading enterprises, and cultivated and delivered high-quality technical and skilled talents for the region through order-based training and other modes, with its achievements widely recognized.

About Dr. Wu Hao

As a legendary leader in the sensor industry, Dr. Wu Hao is a "craftsman-style" entrepreneur and technical expert holding the dual titles of senior engineer and industry professor, standing out as an iconic pioneer in the field.

Decades of In-Depth Industry Experience

Rooted in the frontlines of sensor production since the age of 16, he assumes dual roles as an enterprise leader and technical practitioner. Holding over ten key industry positions—including Member of the National Technical Committee on Pressure Metrology and Director of the Online Testing Professional Committee of the Shanghai Society of Measurement and Testing—he has participated in the review and approval of hundreds of national/industry standards and verification regulations, providing professional support for the standardized development of the industry.

Technological Breakthroughs Breaking International Monopolies

Leading his team to tackle numerous "bottleneck" technologies, he has developed China’s first mercury-free environmentally friendly high-temperature melt pressure sensor (breaking international monopolies, addressing mercury pollution risks, and supporting melt-blown fabric production for eco-friendly mask core materials during the pandemic) and the world’s first AI-enabled intelligent high-temperature melt pressure sensor (integrating AI algorithms to enhance measurement accuracy and stability, optimizing industrial pressure monitoring solutions). His design "High-Temperature Pressure Sensor for Molten Salt Pressure Measurement in High-Temperature Molten Salt Energy Storage and Heat Transfer Systems" won the Silver Award at the 6th China (Shanghai) Invention and Innovation Exhibition and the Bronze Award at the 34th Shanghai Excellent Invention Selection Competition, boasting significant application value in the high-temperature molten salt energy storage and heat transfer field.

Dual Leadership in Patents and Standards

Holding nearly 200 national patents related to sensors, covering structural design, intelligent algorithms, and application of environmentally friendly materials, he has also participated in drafting multiple national standards and regulations such as Pressure Sensors, Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors, and Pressure Transmitters, laying a solid foundation for industry quality improvement and technological innovation.

Industrial Application Empowering Upgrading

Taking GRAEFF as the core platform, he promotes the in-depth integration of sensor and IoT technologies, developing solutions for smart fire protection, smart agriculture, and smart environmental sanitation to support urban digital transformation. His innovative technologies have been widely applied in industrial fields including plastics, chemical fibers, rubber, and petrochemicals, providing high-precision sensor solutions to global customers and greatly enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese sensor enterprises.

Academic Achievements Benefiting the Industry

He published the academic monograph Intelligent Pressure Sensors: Theory and Cutting-Edge Practices, systematically sorting out basic theories, core technologies, application scenarios, and future trends. Hailed as a "practical masterpiece" in the intelligent sensing field, it provides important theoretical guidance and practical references for industry practitioners.

Personally, he has won numerous prestigious honors such as "China Top 10 Economic Innovation Figures", "Shanghai Smart Craftsman", and "Young Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent of the Yangtze River Delta G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor", with his technological achievements and industry contributions widely recognized.

In the future, Dr. Wu Hao will bring GRAEFF's technological and industrial resources to participate in the teaching reform and discipline construction of Yantai Vocational College. Through joint curriculum development, practical base construction and scientific research cooperation, we will integrate cutting-edge technologies and industrial application cases, align with majors such as advanced manufacturing and electronic information, and jointly cultivate technical and skilled talents who are proficient in technology, familiar with the industry and innovative.

This cooperation will not only infuse the college with industrial practical genes and broaden employment channels for students, but also build a platform for talent reserve and technology transformation for GRAEFF, achieving efficient connection of the "four chains" (education chain, talent chain, industrial chain and innovation chain), and empowering the intelligent upgrading of advanced manufacturing in the Jiaodong Peninsula in a two-way manner.

About GRAEFF

GRAEFF is a British multinational company specializing in the research and development, production and sales of pressure sensors, temperature sensors, melt pressure sensors, intelligent sensors, flow sensors, displacement sensors, liquid level sensors, pressure and temperature control instruments, pressure gauges, pressure and temperature calibration systems, and automation control systems.