wang has received various honors and awards, including space flight medal nasa 1985, exceptional scientific achievement medal nasa 1987, asian pacific american achievement award 1989. llewellyn j. evans distinguished scientific, engineering and management award 1994. educational award vanderbilt university alumni league 1996. he was awarded asian american engineer of the year distinguished science and technology award, cie-usa, national engineers foundation 2007. he addressed the united nations' general assembly in 1990 as part of the "only one earth day".