Dr. Wang received PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University (WSU) in 1993. He joined Pacific North West National Laboratory (PNNL) in 1994 as a postdoc, and was promoted to laboratory Fellow in 2005. He led the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Team from 2000 to 2007, and has served as the Associate Director of the Institute for Integrated Catalysis (http://iic.pnl.gov) since 2008. In 2009, Dr. Wang took a joint appointment at PNNL and WSU. In this unique position, he continues to be a Laboratory Fellow and associate director of IIC at PNNL and is the Voiland Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering at WSU. Dr. Wang is best known for his leadership in the development of novel catalytic materials and reaction engineering to address the issues related to energy and atom efficiency related to the conversion of fossil and biomass feedstocks to fuels and chemicals. Dr. Wang has authored 310 peer reviewed publications (H index=73 and >24,000 citations. He has given more than 200 invited presentations. He is the inventor on 287 issued patents including 108 issued U.S. patents. H is a fellow of AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), ACS (American Society of Chemistry), RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry), AAAS (American Association of the Advancement of Science), and NAI (National Academy of Inventors). He has won numerous awards including 2019 AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Practice Award, 2017 ACS I&EC Division Fellow Award, 2006 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, Presidential Green Chemistry Award, 3 R&D 100 Awards, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from WSU. He currently serves the ACS National Award Committee and editorial board of 8 catalysis and energy related journals including ACS Catalysis and Catalysis Today.
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