Kon-Well Wang

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Kon-Well Wang
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EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
National Taiwan University
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical Engineering, Structural Dynamics & Controls
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
National Science Foundation
Penn State University
General Motors Research Labs
EmployerUniversity of Michigan
Website https://me.engin.umich.edu/people/faculty/kon-well-wang/

Kon-Well Wang is an American academic in mechanical engineering, best known for his scholarship and research work in the field of structural dynamics and controls, especially in emerging adaptive structures & material systems, [1] [2] harnessing functional materials, reconfigurable metamaterials, and embodied physical computing and mechano-intellegence, with applications in vibration & noise controls, [3] [4] acoustic & elastic wave tailoring, [5] shape morphing & deployment, energy harvesting, [6] structural health monitoring, and vehicle and robotic system dynamics. He is the A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and the Stephen P. Timoshenko Professor of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the University of Michigan (U-M). [7]

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Education and career

Wang received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, [8] and his B.S. degree from the National Taiwan University, all in Mechanical Engineering.  After Ph.D., he worked at the General Motors Research Labs as a Senior Research Engineer, and then started his academic career as an assistant professor at the Pennsylvania State University.  At Penn State, Wang has served as the William E. Diefenderfer Chaired Professor in Mechanical Engineering, co-founder and Associate Director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence, and a Group Leader for the Center for Acoustics and Vibration.  He joined the U-M in 2008 as the Stephen P. Timoshenko Professor of Mechanical Engineering and was honored with the title of A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor (DUP) of Engineering in 2023; DUP is the University’s most prestigious professorship.  He has been the U-M ME Department Chair [9] from 2008 to 2018, and with the endowed title of Tim Manganello/BorgWarner Department Chair [10] during 2013–18.  From January 2019 through December 2020, he was selected to serve as the Division Director of the Engineering Education and Centers Division at the National Science Foundation [11] on an Executive Intergovernmental Personnel Act appointment.

Recognition

Wang is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Institute of Physics (IOP), and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). He was elected an Honorary Member of ASME in 2025, one of the most prestigious distinctions the ASME Board of Governor can bestow on its members. He has been the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the ASME Transaction Journal of Vibration & Acoustics [12] (2005–09), EIC of the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (2025-present), and Editorial Board Member for many other journals. He has received many awards from professional societies for his contributions in research, education and service, such as the ASME Robert E. Abbott Award (2021), [13] the ASME Rayleigh Lecture Award (2020), [14] [15] the Pi Tau Sigma-ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2018), [16] [17] the ASME J.P. Den Hartog Award (2017), [18] [19] the Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award (2011), the ASME Rudolf Kalman Award (2009), [20] the ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Prize (2008), [21] the NASA Tech Brief Award (2008), the ASME N.O. Myklestad (Nils Otto Myklestad) Award (2007), [22] the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph Teetor Award (1990), and various best paper awards.

References

  1. ↑ "Adaptive Structures and Material Systems (ASMS) Group". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Plants that can move inspire new adaptive structures". ScienceDaily. February 19, 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  3. ↑ Woodward, Aylin (October 2017). "Roadside barrier that folds like origami blocks traffic noise". New Scientist. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  4. ↑ Stephens, Marric (October 26, 2017). "Sonic barrier quietens traffic noise with origami". Physics World. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  5. ↑ McConnon, Aili (April 9, 2021). "Steering sound beams with origami-inspired phononic structures" . Scilight. 2021 (15) 151104. doi:10.1063/10.0004136. S2CID   234810255.
  6. ↑ Gorder, Pam Frost (February 1, 2016). "Mechanical 'trees' swaying in the wind: Turning good vibrations into energy". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Kon-Well Wang – Mechanical Engineering". me.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  8. ↑ "Kon-Well Wang, People". UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering. September 3, 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  9. ↑ "Meet Kon-Well Wang, New ME department Chair". University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering. June 4, 2008. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Significant endowment from Manganello/BorgWarner". University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering. December 18, 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  11. ↑ "National Science Foundation selects Wang for senior post". University of Michigan. October 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  12. ↑ "ASME Transaction: Journal of Vibration and Acoustics". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  13. ↑ "ASME Robert E. Abbott Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  14. ↑ "Rayleigh Lecture". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  15. ↑ "Kon-Well Wang received the 2020 ASME Rayleigh Lecture Award". University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering. November 19, 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  16. ↑ "Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  17. ↑ "Wang receives 2018 Pi Tau Sigma-ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award". University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering. April 24, 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  18. ↑ "J.P. Den Hartog Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  19. ↑ "Wang receives 2017 ASME J.P. Den Hartog Award". University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering. May 1, 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  20. ↑ "Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  21. ↑ "Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  22. ↑ "N.O. Myklestad Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
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