Gerald Wang
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Courtesy Appointments, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Jerry Wang joined CMU after a postdoctoral researcher position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Chemical Engineering. He has past research in the areas of nanophotonics and metamaterials (Argonne National Lab), high-energy physics (Yale/CERN), fluid mechanics at non-infinitesimal Reynolds numbers (Yale), and cell biology (University of Illinois). His research interests involve using mechanics, statistical physics, and high-performance computing to understand nanoscale structural and transport phenomena, with the goal of developing very small solutions for very big problems in the water-energy nexus.
Computational Modeling of Liquid Crystals
Understanding nanoscale structural and transport phenomena
Education
2019 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Computation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015 S.M., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics & Physics, Yale University
Media mentions
CMU Engineering
Honoring our educators
Six members from the College of Engineering were recognized at CMU’s annual Celebration of Education Awards.
CMU Engineering
Liquid crystals and the hunt for defects
Civil and environmental engineering researchers are creating tools to help unlock the secrets of liquid crystals.
CMU CEE
Wang receives ASCE Civil Engineering Education New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
CEE’s Jerry Wang received the ASCE Civil Engineering Education New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award for his dedication to his students and their education.
CMU Engineering
Small particles research reveals benefits of interaction
Undergraduate research opportunity gave Kelby Kramer the chance to explore topics and gain skills outside his chosen field.
CMU Engineering
Meitz first in 25 years to receive DOE graduate fellowship
Mechanical engineering student Ethan Meitz is working to create predictive nanoscale models for the thermophysical properties of liquids.
Krause and Wang named Wimmer Faculty Fellows
CEE’s Jerry Wang and MSE’s Mandie Krause have been named Wimmer Faculty Fellows at the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Li spins success in engineering, table tennis
“If you want to improve your game, you must work very hard on the drills and strokes and repeat the basic training many, many times. That is also the mindset used when I try to solve a hard engineering problem,” Li says.
Mechanical Engineering
Understanding active matter unlocks new material properties
An interdisciplinary collaboration provides news insights into modeling and understanding the inner workings of active-matter systems. "Active matter" describes particles with the ability to convert stored or ambient energy into motion.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Understanding active matter unlocks new material properties
When introduced to a system, active matter harvests energy and begins to move. The term refers to systems that can be either biological or artificial, ranging from the self-organizing components of a living cell to synthetic colloids that react to light with movement. When added to an ordinary material, active particles can change the properties and behavior of that material.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
The evolution of CEE: Preparing the next generation of engineers and problem solvers
Our CEE faculty are united in the goal of developing socially conscious engineers who understand how their decisions impact communities and individuals. Across the curriculum, courses examine issues like inequitable pollution, resource access, climate impacts, and community displacements through historical and current lenses, while also emphasizing the skills needed to identify potential problems, address existing injustices, and design more equitable infrastructure in the future.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kramer awarded American Bridge Leadership Award
Kramer has distinguished himself not only academically but also as a leader among his peers. He routinely spends time during lab sessions helping his peers work through difficulties they were encountering on the assigned problems and stepping up as a leader in group assignments.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lowry and colleagues receive two NSF awards for nanoparticle research
The first grant will fund research on the potential of nanoparticles as a nitrogen delivery system. The second award will allow Lowry to create nano-enabled materials that can contribute to personalized biomanufacturing.