{"id":792,"date":"2025-07-18T16:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=792"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:00:21","slug":"wei-wang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/wei-wang\/","title":{"rendered":"Wei Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Wei Wang<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-reverse alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pull-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-390953e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-1e559e63 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Wei-Wang.jpg\" alt=\"Wei Wang\" class=\"wp-image-795\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-bottom-width:5px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Wei-Wang.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Wei-Wang-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5f1e30ea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">310 Dougherty Engineering Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:wwang87@utk.edu\">wwang87@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wanglab.utk.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Personal Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading orange-mark\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 2020\u2013Present<br><\/strong>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 2019\u2013July 2020<br><\/strong>Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 2014\u2013August 2019<br><\/strong>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD, 2014, Binghamton University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS, 2009, South Dakota State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BE, 2006, Tianjin University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developing novel functional surfaces to address some of the key challenges in the areas of membrane separation, droplet manipulation, icephobicity, hemocompatibility and microfluidics. Particular areas of interest include liquid-repellent surfaces, omniphobic membranes, patterned surfaces, stimuli-responsive surfaces, and anti\/de-icing coatings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reviewer for Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Small, ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces, Lab on a Chip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cha, H. Vahabi, A. Wu, S. Chavan, M. K. Kim, S. Sett, S. A. Bosch, W. Wang, A. K. Kota, and N. Miljkovic. \u201cDropwise Condensation on Solid Hydrophilic Surfaces\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Science Advances<\/em>, 6, eaax0746, 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wang, X. Du, H. Vahabi, Y. Yin, A. K. Kota, and T. Tong. \u201cTrade-off in Membrane Distillation with Monolithic Omniphobic Membranes\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Nature Communications<\/em>, 10, 3220, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wang, H. Vahabi, S. Movafaghi, and A. K. Kota. \u201cSuperomniphobic Surfaces with Improved Mechanical Durability: Synergy of Hierarchical Texture and Mechanical Interlocking\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Advanced Materials Interfaces<\/em>, 6, 1900538, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vahabi, W. Wang, J. M. Mabry, and A. K. Kota. \u201cCoalescence-Induced Jumping of Droplets on Superomniphobic Surfaces with Macrotexture\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Science Advances<\/em>, 4, eaau3488, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wang, J. Salazar, H. Vahabi, A. Joshi-Imre, W. E. Voit, and A. K. Kota. \u201cMetamorphic Superomniphobic Surfaces\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Advanced Materials<\/em>, 29, 1700295, 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wang, K. Lockwood, L. M. Boyd, M. D. Davidson, S. Movafaghi, H. Vahabi, S. R. Khetani, and A. K. Kota. \u201cSuperhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials\u201d,&nbsp;<em>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces<\/em>, 8, 18664, 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Movafaghi, W. Wang, A. Metzger, D. D. Williams, J. D. Williams, and A. K. Kota. \u201cTunable Superomniphobic Surfaces for Sorting Droplets by Surface Tension\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Lab on a Chip<\/em>, 16, 3204, 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beemer, W. Wang, and A. K. Kota. \u201cDurable Gels with Ultra-low Adhesion to Ice\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Journal of Materials Chemistry A<\/em>, 4, 18253, 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Movafaghi, V. Leszczak, W. Wang, J. A. Sorkin, L. P. Dasi, K. C. Popat, and A. K. Kota. \u201cHemocompatibility of Superhemophobic Titania Surfaces\u201d,&nbsp;<em>Advanced Healthcare Materials<\/em>, 6, 1600717, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wei Wang Assistant Professor Contact Information 310 Dougherty Engineering Building Email wwang87@utk.edu Personal Website Biography August 2020\u2013PresentAssistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville August 2019\u2013July 2020Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University May 2014\u2013August 2019Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":111,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-792","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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