Professor Junmin Wang
IEEE Fellow – ASME Fellow – SAE Fellow – AAIA Fellow
Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
Founding Director, Mobility Systems Lab
The University of Texas at Austin

Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2007
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2003
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2003
M.S. in Power Machinery and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2000
B.S. in Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, 1997

Academic and Industry Experience

• Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, 2024 – present.
• Lee Norris & Linda Steen Norris Endowed Professorship, University of Texas at Austin, 2021 – 2024.
• Accenture Endowed Professorship in Mechanical Systems, University of Texas at Austin, 2018 – 2021.
• Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 2018 – present.
• Professor, Ohio State University, 2016 – 2018.
• Associate Professor, Ohio State University, 2013 – 2016.
• Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2008 – 2013.
• Senior Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 2006 – 2008.
• Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 2004 – 2006.
• Engineer, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 2003 – 2004.

Selected Honors and Awards

• Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, 2026.
• ASME Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award, 2024.
• Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, U.S. Department of State, 2024.
• Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2024.
• Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, 2024.
• Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2024.
• IEEE Fellow, 2024.
• Lee Norris & Linda Steen Norris Endowed Professorship, University of Texas at Austin, 2021.
• Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, ASME-DSCC, 2020.
• IEEE Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award, 2019.
• Distinguished Speaker, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2019.
• IEEE Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, 2018.
• Best Paper Award in Theory in Vibration Technical Committee Invited Session, ASME, 2018.
• Accenture Endowed Professorship, University of Texas at Austin, 2018.
• Chang Jiang Visiting Scholar, Jilin University, 2018.
• Ohio State University Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award, 2018.
• IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award, 2017.
• Highly Cited Research Award, IFAC journal of Control Engineering Practice, 2016.
• ASME Fellow, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2016.
• SAE Fellow, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International, 2015.
• Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2015.
• Harrison Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, Ohio State University, 2015.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2012.
• SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, SAE International, 2012.
• Lumley Research Award, Ohio State University, 2012.
• SAE International Vincent Bendix Automotive Electronics Engineering Award, 2011.
• Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (ONR-YIP) Award, 2009.
• ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2009.
• Tsinghua University Outstanding Graduate Award and Medal, Tsinghua University, China, 1997.

Selected Professional Services

• Board of Directors, American Automatic Control Council (AACC).
• Elected Voting Member serving as Junior Member, Senior Member, Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair on the Executive Committee (ExComm) of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD).
• Program Chair, 2027 American Control Conference (ACC).
• Chair of International Program Committee, 2025 (the 12th) IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles.
• General Chair, 2023 (inaugural) IEEE International Automated Vehicle Validation Conference (IEEE-IAVVC).
• General Chair, 2021 Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference.
• Senior Editor, IFAC Journal Mechatronics.
• Senior Editor (Automotive Electronics subject), IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine.
• Associate Editor, ASME Transactions Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control.
• Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems.
• Editor, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
• Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
• Associate Editor, IFAC Journal Control Engineering Practice.
• Associate Editor, IFAC Journal Mechatronics.
• Associate Editor, Journal of the Franklin Institute.
• Associate Editor, SAE International Journal of Engines.
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Unmanned Mobile Systems,” in memory of Prof. J Karl Hedrick at ASME Transactions Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control.
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Control and Estimation of Over-Actuated Vehicles,” at Mechatronics.
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Control and Estimation of Electrified Vehicles” at Journal of the Franklin Institute.
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Recent Developments in Active and Semi-Active Suspension System Design for Vehicular Applications,” International Journal of Vehicle Design.
• Guest Editor, Special Issues on “Integration and Control of Automotive Aftertreatment Systems” at International Journal of Powertrains.
• Publications Chair of the 2020 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC).
• Vice Chair (Industry and Applications) of the 2017 American Control Conference (ACC).
• Chair, IFAC Technical Committee on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).
• Co-Chair, IEEE Technical Committee on Autonomous Ground Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
• Chair, ASME Automotive and Transportation Systems Technical Committee.
• Chair, SAE Control and Calibration Committee (now General Powertrain Development Committee).
• Member (as the Liaison for IEEE Control Systems Society), IEEE Transportation Electrification (Electric Vehicle) Steering Committee.
• Vice Chair, IFAC Technical Committee on Mechatronic Systems.
• Member, SAE Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Executive Committee.