Robert Wang

Robert Wang

Associate Professor,
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  • rywang@asu.edu
  • ENGRC 307 Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
  • Mail code: 6106
    Campus: Tempe
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Robert Wang is an associate professor of mechanical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University. He is also on the graduate faculty for materials science and engineering and chemical engineering at ASU. He joined the ASU faculty in 2011. Prior to ASU, Wang was a postdoctoral fellow in materials sciences with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Molecular Foundry from 2008 to 2011.

Wang's research interests include thermal energy conversion, storage, and transport in nanostructured materials; thermoelectric power generation; thermal storage media; heat transfer, and phonon optics, as well as the custom-design of colloidal nanoparticles and chemical precursors. His work has been recognized by a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).

Education
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley 2008
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley 2005
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles 2003
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Google Scholar URL
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Research Interests

My research group is an interdisciplinary nanoengineering team that focuses on manipulating material properties for thermal energy applications. Some of our focus areas are thermoelectric power generation, thermal storage media, heat transfer, and phonon optics. To achieve our objectives, we custom-design materials using colloidal nanoparticles, chemical precursors, and nanocomposites.

Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 592 Research
MAE 792 Research
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 593 Applied Project
MAE 588 Nanoscale Heat Transfer
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 592 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 593 Applied Project
ASU 101-MEE The ASU Experience
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 592 Research
MAE 792 Research
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 593 Applied Project
MSE 792 Research
MAE 592 Research
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 592 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 592 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
ASU 101-MEE The ASU Experience
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 592 Research
MAE 792 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
MSE 792 Research
MAE 588 Nanoscale Heat Transfer
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
ASU 101-MEE The ASU Experience
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 241 Intro to Thermodynamics
MAE 593 Applied Project
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 592 Research
MAE 792 Research
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 593 Applied Project
MSE 792 Research
MAE 592 Research
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 592 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
MAE 593 Applied Project
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 592 Research
MAE 588 Nanoscale Heat Transfer
MAE 593 Applied Project
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 592 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MSE 792 Research
MAE 593 Applied Project
2020 Summer
Course Number Course Title
MAE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MAE 595 Continuing Registration
2020 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 592 Research
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 598 Special Topics
MSE 792 Research
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
2019 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MAE 599 Thesis
MAE 792 Research
MAE 795 Continuing Registration
MAE 799 Dissertation
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
MSE 795 Continuing Registration
MSE 799 Dissertation
MAE 493 Honors Thesis
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
MEE 491 Experimental Mechanical Engr
ASU 101-MEE The ASU Experience
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