Major research interests include control, modeling, estimation, and diagnosis of dynamical systems, specifically for engine, powertrain, aftertreatment, hybrid, flexible fuel, alternative / renewable energy, (electric) ground vehicle, transportation, and mechatronic systems.
Dr. Wang has 5-years of full-time industrial research experience (May 2003 - August 2008) at Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) where he was a Senior Research Engineer and led research projects sponsored by many industrial companies worldwide. Dr. Wang is the Chair (2010 - 2012) and Vice Chair (2008 - 2010) of the SAE International Control and Calibration Committee, and the Secretary (2010 - 2012) of the ASME Automotive and Transportation Systems Technical Committee, member of the ASME Mechatronics Technical Committee, and the IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control. Dr. Wang serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Conference Editorial Board of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, American Control Conference, and ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers on journals and conference proceedings and holds 9 U.S. patents.
Dr. Wang received the prestigious Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award and ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award through national competitions in 2009.
