Before joining Clarkson, Dr. Wang was a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked on the mechanics of polymers, polymeric-based micro- and nano-composite materials, and biological materials in Prof. Mary Boyce group. He received his B.E. (2001) and Ph.D. (2006) both from Tsinghua University, majoring in Solid Mechanics. Dr. Wang received National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of P.R. China (2008) and Natural Science Award from Ministry of Education of China (2009).