Wei Du graduated with a master's degree from Lanzhou Jiaotong University. She is an associate researcher at China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited, a member of the Railway Facilities Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection, and a director of the Beijing Society for Corrosion and Protection. She mainly engages in the research and development, application, and technical consulting of material corrosion and protection in railway industry. Having hosted and participated in more than 20 key scientific research projects, she authorized more than 30 invention patents, and won 4 provincial and ministerial level science and technology awards for innovative achievements.