Yan Wang

Profile Information
Name
Dr. Yan Wang
Institution
University of Nevada-Reno
Position
Associate Professor
h-Index
31
ORCID
0000-0001-9474-6396
Biography
Dr. Yan Wang joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno as an assistant professor in 2016. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, in 2016. Prior to his study at Purdue, he received a B.Sc. degree in measurement and control from the Department of Precision Instruments at Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 2010. He also received a bachelor's degree in economics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 2010. He is the recipient of the prestigious ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2019) and the NSF CAREER Award (2021).
Expertise
Ab Initio Modeling, Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) mismatch, Computational Thermodynamics, Heat Affected Zone (HAZ), Heat Transfer, Heat Treatment, Irradiation-Assisted Hydrothermal Degradation, Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator, Thermocouples