Joseph Wang
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Joseph Wang is a professor of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego
specializing in biosensors, nanosensors, nanomachines and electrochemistry
. Wang's research group has built the fastest nanomotor
s to date.
in Haifa
. He was awarded the BSc degree in 1972 and an MSc degree in 1974. After completing his D.Sc. at the Technion in 1978, he served as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1980, he joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at New Mexico State University
, where he became a Regents Professor and holder of the Manasse Chair.
Wang founded the journal Electroanalysis (Wiley-VCH
) in 1988 and has been editor-in-chief ever since. In 2004-2008, he served as the Director of the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at the newly established Biodesign Institute
and as a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Arizona State University
(ASU). Since 2008, Wang has served as Professor of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego
.
bioelectronics
, microfluidic (“Lab-on-a-Chip
”) devices, and remote sensors for environmental and security monitoring. His contributions in these directions have been of major impact in the development of electrochemical sensing techniques and man-made nanomachines. He was ranked the ‘Most Cited Researcher in Engineering’ during 1997 - 2007, as well as the ‘Most Cited Chemist’ in ISI’s list of ‘Most Cited Researchers in Chemistry’ for the same period. Joseph Wang has authored over 850 research papers (H-Index = 92), 11 books, 12 patents, and 35 chapters. Over 25 Ph.D. candidates and 150 post-doctoral fellows have collaborated with Wang.
Wang led a team that successfully merged efforts in the fields of biosensors, bioelectronics
and nanotechnology
to fashion nanocrystals that can act as tags for DNA biosensors by electronically recognizing subtle mutations in the DNA. This creates enormous potential for applications such as the diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases. Wang's work in the field of nanomachines has led to the World's fastest fuel-driven synthetic nanomotors, to a novel motion-based DNA biosensing, to cancer-cell isolation and to advanced motion control in the nanoscale.
He has also pioneered the use of printable wearable flexible electrochemical sensors.
Wang is also the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Electroanalysis.
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
specializing in biosensors, nanosensors, nanomachines and electrochemistry
Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies chemical reactions which take place in a solution at the interface of an electron conductor and an ionic conductor , and which involve electron transfer between the electrode and the electrolyte or species in solution.If a chemical reaction is...
. Wang's research group has built the fastest nanomotor
Nanomotor
A nanomotor is a molecular device capable of converting energy into movement. It can typically generate forces on the order of piconewtons.A proposed branch of research is the integration of molecular motor proteins found in living cells into molecular motors implanted in artificial devices...
s to date.
Biography
Joseph Wang was born in Israel in 1948. He studied chemistry at the Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyTechnion - Israel Institute of Technology
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a research-intensive institute of technology in Haifa, Israel. Originally called the Technikum, it was founded in 1912...
in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
. He was awarded the BSc degree in 1972 and an MSc degree in 1974. After completing his D.Sc. at the Technion in 1978, he served as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1980, he joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
, where he became a Regents Professor and holder of the Manasse Chair.
Wang founded the journal Electroanalysis (Wiley-VCH
Wiley-VCH
Wiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 by two German "learned societies". Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society . It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996....
) in 1988 and has been editor-in-chief ever since. In 2004-2008, he served as the Director of the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at the newly established Biodesign Institute
Biodesign Institute
The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is a center specializing in bioscience infrastructure at Arizona State University. It is led by Dr. Alan Nelson, an entrepreneur and a developer of a number of medical devices...
and as a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
(ASU). Since 2008, Wang has served as Professor of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
.
Fields of research
Joseph Wang's earlier research focused on electrochemical biosensors and detectors for clinical diagnostics and environmental monitoring, with particular emphasis on blood glucose monitoring for diabetes management. Wang's current research interests include the development of nanomotors and nanomachines, enzyme logic gate and nanomaterials-based sensors, electrochemical biosensors,bioelectronics
Bioelectronics
Bioelectronics is a recently coined term for a field of research that works to establish a synergy between electronics and biology. One of the main forums for information about the field is the Elsevier journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics, published since 1990...
, microfluidic (“Lab-on-a-Chip
Lab-on-a-chip
A lab-on-a-chip is a device that integrates one or several laboratory functions on a single chip of only millimeters to a few square centimeters in size. LOCs deal with the handling of extremely small fluid volumes down to less than pico liters. Lab-on-a-chip devices are a subset of MEMS devices...
”) devices, and remote sensors for environmental and security monitoring. His contributions in these directions have been of major impact in the development of electrochemical sensing techniques and man-made nanomachines. He was ranked the ‘Most Cited Researcher in Engineering’ during 1997 - 2007, as well as the ‘Most Cited Chemist’ in ISI’s list of ‘Most Cited Researchers in Chemistry’ for the same period. Joseph Wang has authored over 850 research papers (H-Index = 92), 11 books, 12 patents, and 35 chapters. Over 25 Ph.D. candidates and 150 post-doctoral fellows have collaborated with Wang.
Wang led a team that successfully merged efforts in the fields of biosensors, bioelectronics
Bioelectronics
Bioelectronics is a recently coined term for a field of research that works to establish a synergy between electronics and biology. One of the main forums for information about the field is the Elsevier journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics, published since 1990...
and nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
to fashion nanocrystals that can act as tags for DNA biosensors by electronically recognizing subtle mutations in the DNA. This creates enormous potential for applications such as the diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases. Wang's work in the field of nanomachines has led to the World's fastest fuel-driven synthetic nanomotors, to a novel motion-based DNA biosensing, to cancer-cell isolation and to advanced motion control in the nanoscale.
He has also pioneered the use of printable wearable flexible electrochemical sensors.
Published works
- Analytical Electrochemistry
- Biosensors and Chemical Sensors
- Biosensors for Direct Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants in Field
- Electrochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
- Electrochemical Techniques in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
- Stripping Analysis: Principles, Instrumentation, and Applications
- Electrochemical Sensors, Biosensors and their Biomedical Applications
Wang is also the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Electroanalysis.
Awards
- Regents Professorship, New Mexico State University
- Manasse Chair, New Mexico State University
- HeyrovskyJaroslav HeyrovskýJaroslav Heyrovský was a Czech chemist and inventor. Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of the electroanalytical method, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959...
Medal, Czech Republic - Honorary Professorship, National University, Cordoba, Argentina
- American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
National Award for Analytical Instrumentation, 1999 - American Chemical Society National Award for Electrochemistry, 2006
- Doctor honoris causa, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, 2007
- Honorary Member, National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007
- Fellow, The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2010
- Honorary Professor - University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2011
- Doctor honoris causa, Alcala University, Alcala, Spain, 2011