YaguoWang
- yaguo.wang@austin.utexas.edu
- 512-475-9556
- GLT 3.332
Ultrafast optical spectroscopy to detect and control phonon/electron dynamics in nanomaterials for applications in clean energy; Characterization of micro/nano-scale heat transfer in nanostructures and theoretical; Computational studies of atomic-level carrier transport with molecular dynamics simulations
About
Yaguo Wang received her Bachelor’s degree in Safety Science and Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2005 and her Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, in 2011. After one year of postdoctoral experience at Purdue University, she joined the faculty of Mechanical Engineering in January 2013. Wang received the NSF Career Award in February 2014. Wang’s research focuses on the study of ultrafast carrier dynamics and micro/nano-scale heat transfer in nanomaterials with optical spectroscopy. Her research addresses many fundamental problems encountered in a wide variety of disciplines: thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, gas fuel generation, quantum-cascade lasers, etc. Her group has set up several ultrafast time-resolved spectrometers at UT, which are capable of capturing the ultrafast phenomenon occurring from femtosecond (10-15s) to picosecond (10-12s) time scale.
Currently, Wang’s research interests include ultrafast optical spectroscopy to detect and control phonon/electron dynamics in nanomaterials for applications in clean energy, characterization of micro/nano-scale heat transfer in nanostructures and theoretical and computational studies of atomic-level carrier transport with molecular dynamics simulations.
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2011
- B.S., Safety Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 2005
Select Awards & Honors
- CAREER Award – National Science Foundation (2014)