Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 2012

• University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mechanical Engineering, M.S. 2007

• Shandong University, Mechanical Engineering, B.S. 2004

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Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018 - Present

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2013 - 2018

• Postdoc Research Fellow, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2012-2013

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Awards and Honors

• 2021 NSF Growing Convergence Research Award

• 2020 Texas A&M TEES Genesis Award 

• 2020 SPIE Senior Member

• 2019 Texas A&M TEES Genesis Award

• 2018 NSF CAREER AWARD

• 2015 Special Congressional Recognition Certificate

• 2012 ASME SMASIS Student Best Hardware Competition Award

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Research Summary

         Dr. Wang is active in research involving smart materials and structures applied to nano robotics  sensing, energy harvesting, and vibration control. Dr. Wang's work has resulted in 56 journals and 40 conference proceeding publications. She holds 3 issued utility patents. She is associate editor for Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (2019 - date), Frontiers Materials ( 2020 - date) and International Journal of Mechanical Systems Engineering ( 2015 - date).

         Dr. Wang is a member of ASME, IEEE, and AIAA and a senior member of SPIE. She was elected as the technical committee member of the ASME Aerospace Division, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch. She has been a Conference Symposium Chair for ASME SMASIS 2017 and 2018 conferences.