Jin Wang - 2011 Young Engineer Award Winner

Jin Wang received a B.S. degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, in 1998, an M.S. degree from Wuhan University, in 2001, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, East Lansing, in 2005, all in electrical engineering.

From Sept., 2005 to Aug. 2007, he worked at the Ford Motor Company as a Core Power Electronics Engineer and contributed to the traction drive design of the Ford Fusion Hybrid.  Since Sept. 2007, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.  His teaching position is co-sponsored by American Electric Power, Duke/Synergy, and FirstEnergy.  His research interests include high-voltage and high-power converter/inverters, integration of renewable energy sources, and electrification of transportation.

Dr. Wang received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award in 2011.  He has over 40 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications.  His High Voltage and Power Electronics Laboratory and real-time simulation based teaching platform were featured in a 2010 New York Times article.

Dr. Wang has been an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industry Application since March 2008.