Director

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

  • ASME Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award.
  • ASME Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award.
  • ASME Transportation Systems Outstanding Mentor Award.
  • IEEE Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award.
  • IEEE Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award.
  • IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award.
  • SAE Vincent Bendix Automotive Electronics Engineering Award.
  • SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, SAE International.
  • Fellow, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
  • Fellow, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).
  • Fellow, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International.
  • Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, U.S. Department of State.
  • Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society.
  • Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
  • Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
  • Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.
  • Chang Jiang Visiting Scholar, Jilin University.
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.
  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (ONR-YIP) Award.
  • Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, ORAU.
  • Harrison Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, Ohio State University.
  • Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award, Ohio State University.
  • Lumley Research Award, Ohio State University.
  • Tsinghua University Outstanding Graduate Award and Medal, Tsinghua University.

Selected Professional Services

  • Chair, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD).
  • Chair, Executive Committee of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division.
  • 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 of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division.
  • Program Chair, 2027 American Control Conference.
  • Chair of International Program Committee, 2025 (the 12th) IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles.
  • General Chair, 2023 (inaugural) IEEE International Automated Vehicle Validation Conference.
  • 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, Control Engineering Practice, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).
  • 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.
  • Vice Chair (Industry and Applications) of the 2017 American Control Conference.
  • Chair, IFAC Technical Committee on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles.
  • 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, SAE Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Executive Committee.

Recent Posts

Prof. Wang Receives 2026 ASME Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award

Prof. Wang has been recognized by the 2026 ASME Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award.  The Paynter Award, established in 1996, is given biennially (even years) to a researcher who has demonstrated sustained outstanding research contributions, either basic or applied, in the field of dynamic systems and control.

Prof. Wang is honored by the 2026 ASME Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award for his contributions to control systems that improve driving safety and energy efficiency of electrified ground vehicles.

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