Last updated March 5, 2012
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory (AAQRL)
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
Office: Brauer 3027; Lab: Brauer 3035
Tel: +1-314-935-6018 (lab), 3362 (office), 7721 (fax)
Emails: wnwang.yz (at) gmail.com, wangwn (at) seas.wustl.edu
Homepage: sites.google.com/site/wnwangyz/home
Researcher ID: www.researcherid.com/rid/B-3005-2008
Wei-Ning Wang was born in Xiangshui, Jiangsu Province, China, in 1978. He obtained his BS in Polymer Science and Engineering and MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanjing University of Technology* (NUT) in 1999 and 2002, respectively. He received numerous awards and merit-based scholarships during his study at NUT, including the Graduation with Distinction Award in 1999, which was only awarded to top 3% students.
After graduation, he moved to Hiroshima University, Japan, to pursue a doctoral degree in the area of nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, under the guidance of Prof. Kikuo Okuyama, a world-famous scientist in the fields of nanomaterials as well as aerosol science and technology (the ONLY Asian who received the Fuchs Memorial Award, the highest award in the field of Aerosol Science and Technology ). He obtained his PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in 2006. Dr. Wang was then selected as a prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow (the acceptance rate in 2006 was 23.1%), focusing on the development of novel luminescent materials for white light emitting diodes (LEDs) application. He became an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Hiroshima University since October 2007. He is currently a postdoctoral research associate in Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory (AAQRL) with Prof. Pratim Biswas at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Wang's research is in the area of particle technology related to fine/ultrafine particle synthesis and characterization, starting from gas, liquid, and solid precursors via aerosol routes, and their applications to the development of advanced functional materials for catalytic, electronic, optical, medical, energy and environmental technologies. He is currently working on environmental and energy related projects, with emphasis on the development of efficient photocatalysts for energy conversion (carbon dioxide reduction and energy production from biomass), thin film deposition for gas sensor application, and clean coal related research.
Dr. Wang has a multidisciplinary educational and research background of chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and solid-state physics. During several years of hard work, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the development of new processes for synthesis and characterization of various kinds of nanomaterials, including phosphors (luminescent materials), ceramics, and electronic, magnetic, and catalytic materials. He has published over 45 refereed journal articles, 6 review papers, 5 book chapters, and 1 co-invented patent. Many of his publications are in reputable journals with great impact, such as Advanced Materials, Chemistry of Materials, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, AIChE Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Applied Catalysis, Catalysis Science & Technology, and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
Dr. Wang's research is in the area of particle technology related to fine/ultrafine particle synthesis and characterization, starting from gas, liquid, and solid precursors via aerosol routes, and their applications to the development of advanced functional materials for catalytic, electronic, optical, medical, energy and environmental technologies. He is currently working on environmental and energy related projects, with emphasis on the development of efficient photocatalysts for energy conversion (carbon dioxide reduction and energy production from biomass), thin film deposition for gas sensor application, and clean coal related research.
Dr. Wang has a multidisciplinary educational and research background of chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and solid-state physics. During several years of hard work, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the development of new processes for synthesis and characterization of various kinds of nanomaterials, including phosphors (luminescent materials), ceramics, and electronic, magnetic, and catalytic materials. He has published over 45 refereed journal articles, 6 review papers, 5 book chapters, and 1 co-invented patent. Many of his publications are in reputable journals with great impact, such as Advanced Materials, Chemistry of Materials, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, AIChE Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Applied Catalysis, Catalysis Science & Technology, and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
* Nanjing University of Technology was established by merging Nanjing University of Chemical Technology and Nanjing Institute of Architectural and Civil Engineering in May 2001.
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