Hi, I’m Jerry Wang!
I'm a postdoctoral researcher in Chemical Engineering at MIT, and starting as an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Fall 2019. I completed my Ph.D. in
Mechanical Engineering and Computation at MIT, where I was a U.S. Department of Energy Computational
Science Graduate Fellow (CSGF).
My research interests are in
computational nanoscale mechanics, especially nanoscale fluid
and solid mechanics, interfacial phenomena, transport phenomena in dense fluids, and efficient molecular simulation. I have also conducted
research in nanophotonics and metamaterials (Argonne National Lab), high-energy
physics (Yale/CERN), fluid mechanics at non-infinitesimal
Reynolds numbers (Yale), and cell biology (University of
Illinois).
I received my S.M. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 2015 and completed my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and in Mathematics & Physics at Yale in 2013. I was born and raised in Chicago, where I attended Northside College Prep. I am a lifelong Cubs fan (past 26 years), with a special fondness for the past 4 years.
First Author
Layered Fluid Structure and Anomalous Diffusion under Nanoconfinement.
G. J. Wang and N. G. Hadjiconstantinou. Langmuir, Vol. 34, Iss. 23, 6976-6982 (2018).
Molecular mechanics and structure of the fluid-solid interface in simple fluids.
G. J. Wang and N. G. Hadjiconstantinou. Physical Review Fluids, Vol. 2, No. 9, 094201 (2017).
Why are Fluid Densities So Low in Carbon Nanotubes?
G. J. Wang and N. G. Hadjiconstantinou. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 27, No. 5, 052006 (2015).
Co-author
Measurement of τ polarization in W → τν decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV.
The ATLAS Collaboration. The European Physical Journal C, Vol. 72, No. 7, 2062 (2012).
Hsp90 inhibition increases p53 expression and destabilizes MYCN and MYC in neuroblastoma.
P. L. Regan, J. Jacobs, G. J. Wang, J. Torres, R. Edo, J. Friedmann, and X. Tang. International Journal of Oncology, Vol. 38, No. 1 (2011).
Theses
Predicting the anomalous density of dense fluids within carbon nanotubes.
G. J. Wang. SM Thesis in Mechanical Engineering at MIT (2015).
Lagrangian studies on inertial particles in two-dimensional flows.
G. J. Wang. BS Thesis in Mechanical Engineering at Yale (2013).
Measurement of τ polarization in W and Z boson decays with the ATLAS detector.
G. J. Wang. BS Thesis in Mathematics and Physics at Yale (2013).
Invited
"Computational Modeling of Nanoconfined Fluids"
Computational Research in Boston and Beyond Seminar, Cambridge, Mass. (December 2, 2016)
"Lagrangian Studies on Inertial Particles in Two-Dimensional Flows"
ASME IMECE, San Diego, Calif. (November 16, 2013)
Contributed
"Layering at the Fluid-Solid Interface and Anomalous Diffusion in Nanoconfined Fluids"
APS DFD, Denver, Colo. (November 19, 2017)
"Atomistic Modeling of the Fluid-Solid Interface in Simple Fluids"
APS DFD, Denver, Colo. (November 19, 2017)
"Probing the Nanoscale Structure of the Fluid-Solid Interface"
ASME IMECE, Tampa Bay, Fla. (November 8, 2017)
"Predicting the Anomalous Density and Diffusivity of Fluids Confined Within Carbon Nanotubes"
Spring MRS, Phoenix, Ariz. (March 29, 2016)
"Modeling Anomalous Diffusion of Dense Fluids in Carbon Nanotubes"
APS DFD, Boston, Mass. (November 23, 2015)
"Predicting the Anomalous Density of a Dense Fluid Confined Within a Carbon Nanotube"
APS DFD, San Francisco, Calif. (November 24, 2014)
"Predicting Anomalous Water Density Profiles in Carbon Nanotubes"
110th Rutgers Statistical Mechanics Conference, Piscataway, N.J. (December 17, 2013)
"Lagrangian Studies on Inertial Particles in Two-Dimensional Flows"
ASME Student Professional Development Conference, Worcester, Mass. (April 20, 2013)
Posters
"Molecular Mechanics of the Fluid-Solid Interface"
DOE CSGF Program Review, Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2017)
"Nanofluidic Adventures at the Liquid-Solid Interface"
DOE CSGF Program Review, Washington, D.C. (July 26, 2016)
"Why Are Fluid Densities So Low in Carbon Nanotubes?"
DOE CSGF Program Review, Washington, D.C. (July 28, 2015)
"Predicting Anomalous Equilibrium Fluid Densities in Carbon Nanotubes"
IOP Conference on the Physics of Soft and Biological Matter, Cambridge, U.K. (April 15, 2014)
Graduate Coursework
Science and Engineering: Statistical physics of particles, advanced fluid dynamics, fundamentals of nanoengineering, advanced topics in surfactant science, introduction to interfacial phenomena.
Math and Computation: Advanced analytic methods in science and engineering, fundamentals of probability, introduction to numerical simulation, quantum chemical simulation.
Computer Science: Parallel computing, information theory, quantum computing.
Undergraduate Coursework
Physics: Classical mechanics, electrodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics (two terms), modern physical measurement, introductory gravitation and cosmology, elementary particle physics, quantum field theory.
Math: Linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, advanced engineering math methods, introductory complex analysis, intermediate complex analysis, algebraic number theory.
Mechanical Engineering: Solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, introductory materials science, mechanical instrumentation and design, scientific computing.
Geophysics: Geo-dynamics, Earth and planetary physics, environmental physics.
Software and Interfaces
LAMMPS, NWChem, Lumerical FDTD Solutions, FDTD++, ROOT, MPI, CorelDRAW, Mathematica, Paraview, Microsoft Office, LaTeX.
Computer Languages
C++, MATLAB, Julia, Python, FORTRAN 77, HTML, VBA, Unix.
Human Languages
English (native), Mandarin Chinese (fluent), French (working knowledge)
National Fellowships
U.S. DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (April 2014)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, declined to accept DOE CSGF (April 2014)
Tau Beta Pi Graduate Research Fellowship (April 2014)
Research and Presentation Awards
2nd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering de Florez Award Competition (May 2018)
2nd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition (September 2017)
2nd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering de Florez Award Competition (May 2017)
3rd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition (September 2016)
2nd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering de Florez Award Competition (May 2016)
1st place, MIT Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition (September 2015)
1st place, MIT Mechanical Engineering de Florez Award Competition (May 2015)
2nd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition (October 2014)
3rd place, MIT Mechanical Engineering de Florez Award Competition (April 2014)
2nd place, International Finals of ASME Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition (November 2013)
1st place, District A Regionals of ASME Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition (April 2013)
Academic Distinction
Donald Warren McCrosky Memorial Prize in Mechanical Engineering, Yale University (May 2013)
"For the senior in Engineering and Applied Science who, in the judgment of the faculty,
is deserving of greatest distinction for scholarly achievement in fields related to
mechanics and its applications."
Barge Prize in Mathematics, Yale University (May 2010)
"Awarded to freshmen and sophomores on the basis of a competitive exam."
Top speaker, Yale John C. Adams Memorial Debate Tournament (April 2010)
Valedictorian, Northside College Preparatory High School (June 2009)
Chicago Tribune Illinois All-State Academic Team (May 2009)
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship (April 2009)
National Merit Scholarship (March 2009)
Computational Grants
Argonne National Lab (ANL) CNM Proposal No. 55542 (August 2017)
192,000 core-hours for nanophotonics research.
ANL CNM Proposal No. 46236 (December 2015, with N. Chandramoorthy)
310,000 core-hours for nanofluidics research.
ANL CNM Proposal No. 42959 (March 2015)
200,000 core-hours for nanophotonics research.
Travel Awards
MIT Graduate Student Council Travel Grant (May 2018)
APS FGSA Travel Award for Excellence in Graduate Research (October 2017)
MIT-France Graduate Fellowship (January 2016)
Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences Scholarship (July 2012)
Yale College Science Dean’s Research Fellowship (May 2012)
Yale Richter Summer Research Fellowship (May 2012)
MIT
Student Advisory Board, Edgerton House Association (2018 - present)
Major Initiatives Chair, Edgerton House Association (2017 – 2018)
Vice President, Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineers (2016 – 2017)
President, Edgerton House Association (2015 – 2017)
Secretary, Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineers (2015 – 2016, 2017 – present)
Social Chair, Edgerton House Association (2014 – 2015)
Yale
Alumnus Interviewer, Alumni School Committee (2014 – present)
Social Chair, Undergraduate Mathematics Society (2011 – 2013)
Tau Beta Pi
Director, Greater Boston Area Alumni Chapter (2016 – present)
President, Greater Boston Area Alumni Chapter (2014 – 2016)
Secretary, Alumni Chapters Committee, TBP National Convention (2014)
Member, National Student Advisory Board (2013 – 2014)
President, Connecticut Alpha Chapter (2012 – 2013)
Chair, Awards Committee, TBP National Convention (2012)
Teaching
MIT Graduate Teaching Award in the School of Engineering (May 2016)
"Presented each year to a faculty member or a teaching assistant from each school (Architecture and Planning, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering, Sloan School of Management, Science, and Health Sciences and Technology) for excellence in teaching graduate courses."
MIT Kaufman Teaching Certificate (May 2014)
Received for completing semester-long workshop on teaching skills.
Community
Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award (May 2017)
"Presented to a student that fosters fellowship within the graduate student community. The award is named in the honor of Edward L. Horton, a graduate student in Physics, to honor his spirited contributions to graduate student life at the Institute."
MIT MindHandHeart Innovation Fund Grant: "Stick with Me!" (April 2017, with N. P. Demas)
Awarded to support end-of-semester activities encouraging student wellness and peer-to-peer support.
MIT MindHandHeart Innovation Fund Grant: "Culinarily Cultivating Community" (November 2016)
Awarded to support the development of a series of peer-taught cooking and nutrition classes.
Volunteer, MIT MechE Summer Research Program for Undergraduates (2014)
Teacher, Splash at Yale (2012 – 2013)
Engineering Tour Guide, Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions (2010 - 2013)
Coach, Yale MathCounts Outreach (2009 – 2013)
Fall 2016: MIT Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Tutor
Led weekly tutoring sessions for undergraduate fluid mechanics,
solid mechanics, dynamics, and numerical methods.
Spring 2015: MIT Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Assistant for 2.37: Fundamentals of Nanoengineering
Taught weekly review sessions, developed and graded problem
sets and exams, and delivered three of the course lectures.
Spring 2013: Yale Mathematics
Grader for MATH 315b/515b: Intermediate Complex Analysis
Fall 2012: Yale Physics and Yale Mathematics
Tutor for PHYS 180a: University Physics
Led biweekly tutoring sessions; assisted with active learning
exercises and technology during lectures.
Grader for MATH 310a: Introduction to Complex Analysis
Spring 2012: Yale Mathematics
Grader for MATH 112b: Calculus of Functions of One Variable
Fall 2011: Yale Mathematics
Grader for MATH 112a: Calculus of Functions of One Variable
Spring 2011: Yale Mathematics
Grader for MATH 120b: Calculus of Functions of Several
Variables
Fall 2010: Yale Mathematics
Grader for MATH 115a: Calculus of Functions of One Variable II
Presenter, BAHFest East: Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses (April 2018)
"Decrypting Crypto: The Evolutionary Biology Behind Blockchain-Backed Currencies"
Presenter, BAHFest East: Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses (April 2017)
"BLANKIE: Baby LAb for iNfant-Kindled innovatIon and Exploration"
Recipient, de Florez Fund for Humor Grant (March 2017, with N. P. Demas)
"Post-mit: An MIT Story of Sticky Situations and the Stickies that Helped us Stick it Out"
Publisher, The Yale Record (2010 - 2012)
Staff Writer, The Yale Record (2009 – 2013)
"America's Oldest Collegiate Humor Magazine!"
Writer and performer, celebration of Meg Urry's service as chair of Yale Physics (May 2013, with R. C. Kurchin and J. K. Freudenburg)
"The Undergraduate Toast"
Author of "interesting e-mail," Yale PHYS 201 taught by R. Shankar (May 2010, with E. B. Alexander)
"Casaplancka" (first minute of video)
Marine Corps Marathon (October 2018)
Rhode Races Providence Marathon (May 2018)
Cape Cod Marathon, as part of the Clam Chowdah Challenge (October 2017)
TCS New York City Marathon (November 2016)
ASICS Stockholm Marathon (May 2014)
Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon (May 2018)
Cape Cod Half Marathon, as part of the Clam Chowdah Challenge (October 2017)
Gorham Savings Bank Maine Half Marathon (October 2017)
Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon (May 2017)
Boston Athletics Association Half Marathon (October 2016)
Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon (May 2016)
Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon (May 2015)
Nashville Country Music Half Marathon (April 2015)
Basketball, baseball, (12" and especially 16") softball, (flag) football, (table) tennis, (ultimate) frisbee, (regular) volleyball... slowly learning cricket!
I have had the distinct (and at times unfathomable) privilege to encounter some very cool and inspirational people who are vastly better at multiple things than I am at anything. A (proper, generally unrepresentative) subset of these includes...
Peter Higgs: Legendary physicist, bequeather of mass to the Universe... more about this adventure here... you can find me as the five black-shirted pixels just to the right of Higgs's wrist in this NYTimes article.
John Urschel: Tremendous mathematician, retired NFL center for the Baltimore Ravens... he is acknowledged in my (now-autographed) SM thesis; if you are very curious why, you may end up being the third person to ever read it.
Marius Stan: Epic computational scientist by day, incredible actor by other days... best known as Bogdan "Eyebrows" Wolynetz from Breaking Bad.
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Mass Ave, Room 3-361
Cambridge, Mass'chusetts
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