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Jin Wang, PhD

The Ohio State University

Dr. 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. He joined the Ohio State University in 2007 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate professor in 2013 and full professor in 2017. His research interests include wide bandgap power devices and their applications, high-voltage and high-power converter/inverters, integration of renewable energy sources, and electrification of transportation. Dr. Wang has over 260 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and 10 patents.

Dr. Wang received the PELS Richard M. Bass Young Engineer Award in 2011, the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award in 2011, the Nagamori Award in 2020, the IEEE Power Electronics Emerging Technology Award in 2022, the IEEE William Dunbar Award in 2024. At OSU, Dr. Wang received the Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Innovation in 2012, the Lumley Research Award in 2013, and the Harrison Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, the highest award for mid-career engineering professors, in 2017.

Dr. Wang initiated and served as the inaugural General Chair for the IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA) in 2013 and the IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics for Aerospace Applications (PEASA)/High Voltage in 2022. Dr. Wang has given tutorials at PESC, APEC, ECCE, ITEC and several other power electronics conferences.

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