Weijing Wang, PhD

More than 10 years of experience in solid lab management, research and engineering experience in the combustion/propulsion related research/development industry. Holds Ph.D. degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Successfully designed and built multiple research laboratories from scratch. Managed and executed all research projects with exceptional performance. Led teams of postdocs and grad/undergrad students to design and perform experiments/simulations with high number of publications of top-level journal articles. Enthusiastic and self-motivated, collaborative and decisive with strong communication and interpersonal abilities, strong decision-making and prioritization skills, ability to work independently to anticipate and resolve problems.

1. S. Wu, W. Wang, W. Tu, S. Yin, Y. Sheng, M. Y. Manuputty, M. Kraft, R. Xu, Premixed Stagnation Flame Synthesized TiO2 Nanoparticles with Mixed Phases for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018,6,11,14470-14479.
2. J. Camacho, A. Singh, W. Wang, R. Shan, E. K. Yapp, D. Chen, M. Kraft, H. Wang, Soot Particle Size Distributions in Premixed Stretch-Stabilized Flat Ethylene-Oxygen-Argon Flames, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2016.
3. S. Burke, U. Burke, O. Mathieu, I. Osorio, C. Keesee; A. Morones; E. Petersen; W. Wang; T. DeVerter; M.A.
Oehlschlaeger; B. Rhodes; R. Hanson,; D. Davidson; B. Weber; C.-J. Sung; J. Santner; Y. Ju; F. Haas; F. Dryer; E. Volkov; E. Nilsson; A. Konnov; M. Alrefae; F. Khaled; A. Farooq; P. Dirrenberger; P. Glaude; F. B.-Leclerc, H.J. Curran, An Experimental and Modeling Study of Propene Oxidation. Part 2: Ignition Delay Time and Flame Speed Measurements, Combustion and Flame, 2014.
4. S.M. Sarathy, G. Kukkadapu, M. Mehl, W. Wang, T. Javed, S. Park, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, A. Farooq, W.J. Pitz, C.J. Sung, “Ignition of Alkane-Rich FACE Gasoline Fuels and their Surrogates,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2014.
5. W. Wang, S. Gowdagiri, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “The Shock Tube Autoignition of Biodiesels and Biodiesel Components,” Combustion and Flame, 2014.
6. S. Gowdagiri, W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “A Shock Tube Ignition Delay Study of Conventional Diesel Fuel and Hydroprocessed Renewable Diesel Fuel from Algal Oil,” Fuel 128, 21-29 (2014).
7. S.M. Sarathy, T. Javed, F. Karsenty, A. Heufer, W. Wang, S. Park, A. Elwardany, A. Farooq, C.K. Westbrook, W.J. Pitz, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, G. Dayma, H.J. Curran, P. Dagaut, “Combustion of an Iso-Paraffinic Surrogate for Gasoline, Diesel, and Aviation Fuels: 2,5-Dimethylhexane Experiments and Modeling,” Combustion and Flame 161, 1444-1459 (2014).
8. W. Wang, S. Gowdagiri, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “Comparative Study of the Autoignition of Methyl Decenoates, Unsaturated Biodiesel Surrogates,” Energy and Fuels 27, 5527-5532 (2013).
9. H. Wang, W.J. Gerken, W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “Experimental Study of the High-Temperature Autoignition of Tetralin,” Energy and Fuels 27, 5483-5487 (2013).
10. S.M. Sarathy, S. Park, B. Weber, W. Wang, P. Veloo, A.C. Davis, C. Togbe, C.K. Westbrook, O. Park, G. Dayma, Z. Luo, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, F. N. Egolfopoulos, T. Lu, W.J. Pitz, C.J. Sung, P. Dagaut, “A Comprehensive Experimental and Modeling Study of Iso-Pentanol Combustion,” Combustion and Flame 160, 2718-2728 (2013).
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11. Z. Li, W. Wang, Z. Huang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “Dimethyl Ether Autoignition at Engine-Relevant Conditions,” Energy and Fuels, 27, 2811-2817 (2013).
12. B. Sirjean, R. Fournet, P.A. Glaude, F. Battin-Leclerc, W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “A Shock Tube and Chemical
Kinetic Modeling Study of the Oxidation of 2,5-Dimethylfuran,” Journal of Physical Chemistry A 117, 1371-1392 (2013).
13. P. Dievart, H.H. Kim, S.H. Won, Y. Ju, S. Dooley, F.L. Dryer, W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “The Combustion Properties of 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene and a Kinetic Model,” Fuel 109, 125-136 (2013).
14. W. Wang, Z. Li, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, D. Healy, H.J. Curran, S.M. Sarathy, M. Mehl, W.J. Pitz, C.K. Westbrook, “An Experimental and Modeling Study of the Autoignition of 3-Methylheptane,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 34, 335-343 (2013).
15. Z. Li, W. Wang, Z. Huang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “The autoignition of methyl decanoate, a biodiesel surrogate, under high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation conditions,” Energy and Fuels 26, 4887-4895 (2012).
16. W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “The Autoignition of Methyl Decanoate at Elevated Pressures,” Combustion and Flame 159, 476-481 (2012).
17. J. Vanderover, W. Wang, and M.A. Oehlschlaeger, “A Carbon Monoxide and Thermometry Sensor Based on Mid-IR
Quantum-Cascade Laser Wavelength-Modulation Absorption Spectroscopy,” Applied Physics B 103, 959-966 (2011).

Ph.D., Aeronautical Engineering, 2013
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 2010
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

B.E., Aerospace Engineering, 2008
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Software and Programming Skills
• C , MATLAB, FLUENT, CHEMKIN, AutoCAD, CREO, Python
• Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer

Language Skills: English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese

1. S.M. Sarath.36y, G. Kukkadapu, W. Wang, K. Qurashi, S.Y. Yang, M. Mehl, C.J. Sung, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, W.J. Pitz, "Ignition of FACE Gasoline and Primary Reference Fuels," Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Cesme, Turkey (2013).
2. W. Wang, S. Gowdagiri, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, "Autoignition Variation for Biodiesels: Influence of Saturation," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA (2013).
3. W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, "The Shock Tube Autoignition of Biodiesels and Biodiesel Components," ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, MN (2013).
4. S.M. Sarathy, S. Park, F. Karsenty, A. Heufer, T. Javed, W. Wang, C.K. Westbrook, A. Elwardani, H. Curran, A. Farooq, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, P. Dagaut, G. Dayma, W.J. Pitz, "Combustion of an Iso-Paraffinic Surrogate for Gasoline, Diesel, and Aviation Fuels: 2,5-Dimethylhexane Experiments and Modeling," 8th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, Seville, Spain (2013).
5. S.M. Sarathy, B. Weber, S. Park, A. Davis, P. Veloo, O. Park, C. Togbe, W.J. Pitz, C.J. Sung, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, T. Lu, G. Dayma, P. Dagaut, C.K. Westbrook, W. Wang, Z. Luo, F.N. Egolfopoulos, "Comprehensive Experimental and Modeling Study of Isopentanol Oxidation," U.S. National Meeting on Combustion, Park City, UT (2013).
6. W. Wang, M.A. Oehlschlaeger, "The Autoignition of Methyl Decanoate at Elevated Pressures," U.S. National Meeting on Combustion, Atlanta, GA (2011).

Gold Medal Awarded for Arts and Sports (2004 – 2007)
Excellent cadre of School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University (2006)
China Undergraduate Physics Contest, third place prize in Beijing (2005)