Chuanyi Wang
environmental chemistry scientist
Chuanyi Wang is a Chinese American environmental chemistry scientist, academic, and author. He is a Distinguished Professor and Academic Dean at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Shaanxi University of Science & Technology. He is recognized for his research in environmental photocatalysis, environmental materials, surface/interface chemistry, nanomaterials, and pollution controlling.
Wang is the author and editor of two books, Recent Research Developments in Physical Chemistry: Surfaces And Interfaces of Nanostructured Systems and
Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science.
Wang is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, and International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM).
Education
Born in China on July 25, 1966, Wang graduated with Undergraduate Diplomas in Chemistry from Yancheng Teachers University in 1986 and Soochow University in 1991. He completed his PhD in 1998 from Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Career
After completing his PhD in 1998, Wang held the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship at the Free University Berlin and Institute for Solar Energy Research in Germany from 1999 to 2000. Between 2001 and 2006, he held the appointment of Research Associate and post-doctoral Research Associate at Tufts University. Following this appointment, he occupied the position of Research Assistant Professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City for two years.
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