Ya Wang

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Leland T. Jordan Career Development Professor
Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering & Electrical and Computer Engineering

Educational Background

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – 2012
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – 2007
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University – 2004

- Magnetic-plasmonic nanorobotics, nanomedicine
- Human sensing and activity tracking
- Semiconductor optical modulator
- Dynamics, controls, and energy harvesting

2022 ASME Fellow
2021 Texas A&M TEES Engineering Genesis Award
2020 NSF Growing Convergence Award
2020 SPIE Senior Member
2019 Texas A&M TEES Engineering Genesis Award
2018 NSF CAREER Award
2017 U.S. Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Fellowship
2015 Wave Energy Prize, a pubic challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
2015 Special Congressional Recognition (by Congressman Lee Zelkin)
2013 ASME SMASIS Best Student Hardware Competition

*Hua R, Wang Y, 2022, Distinguishing Medication ON and OFF for Parkinson’s Disease through Repetitive Foot Motion Recognition and Analysis, IEEE Sensors Journal, 22 (12). pp.219-227.. IF:3.301
*Chen J, *Yuan M, *Madison C, Eitan Sh, Wang Y, 2022, Blood-brain Barrier Crossing using Magnetic Stimulated Nanoparticles, Journal of Controlled Release, 345, pp.557-571. IF: 7.877.
*Yuan M, *Bancroft E, *Chen J, Srinivasan R, Wang Y, 2022, Magnetic Fields and Magnetically Stimulated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Coated Gold Nanoparticles Differentially Modulate L-type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel in Midbrain Neurons, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(1). IF: 5.097.
*Wu L, & Wang Y, 2021, Stationary and Moving Occupancy Detection Using the SLEEPIR Sensor Module and Machine Learning, IEEE Sensors Journal, 21 (13), pp. 14701-14708.
*Chen Zh, & Wang Y, 2021, Remote Recognition of In-bed Postures Using a Thermopile Array Sensor with Machine Learning, IEEE Sensors Journal, 21 (9). Pp.10428-10436.