Jing Wang
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Education
2018 Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), The Penn State University, USA
2012 B.E. (Measurement, Control Technology and Instruments), Tsinghua University, CHINA
Academic Appointment
05/2022 – present Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
09/2018 – 04/2022 Postdoctoral fellow, advised by Prof. Neil Dasgupta and Prof. Anish Tuteja, University of Michigan
Project lead on anti-marine-fouling coating research supported by DARPA
01/2013 – 08/2018 Ph.D. dissertation, advised by Prof. Tak Sing Wong, Penn State University
Dissertation title: “Design and fabrication of bio-inspired multifunctional slippery coatings with novel functionalities”
02/2012 – 06/2012 Senior Thesis, advised by Prof. Haitao Zhang and Dr. Haicui Ren, Tsinghua University
Thesis title: “Simulation study on self-organized phase-locking of the waveguide array”
10/2010 – 05/2012 Research Intern, advised Prof. Xinjun Liu, Tsinghua University
Project lead on optimum design of rider-bicycle mechanisms
Academic Services
Journal reviewer: Science, Nature Materials, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Advanced Materials, Advanced Materials Interfaces, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Physics of Fluids, Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Materials Advances, IMECE conference
Webinar organizer: EASF (Engineering and Applied Science Forum)
Awards and Honors
2022 36kr Global Chinese Elite Power 100
2022 Forbs CHINA - 100 Outstanding Overseas Returnees
2021 National Science Fund CHINA for Excellent Young Scholars
2019 3rd place, Rice Business Plan Competition 2019 (out of > 300 teams)
2018 Cleantech University Prize National Competition: Top 3 Team (Dept. of Defense)
2018 Wherry Graduate Fellowship, Penn State University
2018 1st place, Allegheny Cleantech Competition ($50,000)
2018 Inventor Incentive Award, Penn State University
2017 1st place, Materials Research Society (MRS) iMatSci Innovator ($2,000)
2017 Inventor Incentive Award, Penn State University
2016 NASA iTech Top 10 Innovation (SLIPS-LAB)
2015 3rd place, PPG Industries Annual Pitch Competition
2013 PPG Industries Foundation Ph.D. Fellow
2011 1st Prize, 2011 Student Research Training (SRT) Project (out of >1000 projects)
2010 1st Prize, 11th Machine Innovative Competition, Tsinghua University (out of > 50 teams)