Prof. Wang’s Selected Honors and Awards

• ASME Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award, 2024.
• Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2024.
• ASME Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, ACC 2024.
• Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, U.S. Department of State, 2024.
• IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Society Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE, 2024.
• IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE, 2024.
• Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), 2024.
• IEEE Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024.
• 2022 Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, IFAC-MECC, 2022.
• Lee Norris & Linda Steen Norris Endowed Professorship, University of Texas at Austin, 2021.
• 2020 Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, ASME-DSCC, 2020.
• 2019 IEEE Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award, 2019.
• IEEE Distinguished Speaker, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2019-2022.
• 2018 IEEE Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award (IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine System Best Paper Award), 2018.
• 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.
• 2017 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award, 2017.
• ASME Fellow, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2016.
• SAE Fellow, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International, 2015.
• Highly Cited Research Award, IFAC journal of Control Engineering Practice, 2016.
• IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2015-2019.
• 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, 2009.
• 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.

Students’ Honors and Awards

• Xingyu Zhou, 2024 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Best Dissertation Award, Aug. 2024.
• Xingyu Zhou, ASME Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, American Control Conference 2024.
• Zejiang Wang, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Rising Stars Award, 2024.
• Xingyu Zhou, the University Graduate Continuing Fellowship for 2023-2024, University of Texas at Austin.
• Xingyu Zhou, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division Rising Stars Award, 2023.
• Jin Ahn, 2022 Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, IFAC-MECC, 2022.
• Zejiang Wang, the 2022 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) Best Dissertation Award – First Prize, 2022.
• Zejiang Wang, George J. Heuer, Jr. Ph.D.  Endowed Graduate Fellowship, 2021-2022.
• Zejiang Wang, 2020 Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award, ASME-DSCC, 2020.
• Scott Schnelle, 2018 IEEE Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award – IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, November 2018.
• Siyang Song, 2018 Best Paper Award in Theory in Vibration Technical Committee Invited Session, ASME, October 2018.
• Xiangrui Zeng, “Best Paper and Presentation Award for the Optimal Control I Session” at the 2016 American Control Conference, Chicago, 2016.
• Xiangrui Zeng, The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship – The Highest Honor for OSU Ph.D. students, Ohio State University Graduate School, Nov. 2015.
• Daniel Estadt, Ohio State University College of Engineering “Undergraduate Research Scholarship” for Honors Thesis research towards Graduation with Distinction, 2015.
• Junfeng Zhao, The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship – The Highest Honor for OSU Ph.D. students, Ohio State University Graduate School, April 2014.
• Xiaoyu Huang, The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship – The Highest Honor for OSU Ph.D. students, Ohio State University Graduate School, May 2013.
• Allen Sun, 3rd Place (out of about 70 posters) in the College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Forum, March 2013.
• Fengjun Yan, Most Cited Article Award 2011, International Journal of Automotive Technology, 2012
• Allen Sun, Ohio State University College of Engineering “Undergraduate Research Scholarship” for Honors Thesis research towards Graduation with Distinction, 2012.
• Ming-Feng Hsieh, SAE International Vincent Bendix Automotive Electronics Engineering Award, 2011.
• Ming-Feng Hsieh, Best Paper and Presentation Award for the Control Applications V Session at the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2010.
• Zili Chen, Ohio State University College of Engineering “Undergraduate Research Scholarship” for Honors Thesis research towards Graduation with Distinction, 2010.
• Hong Wei Yu, Ohio State University College of Engineering “Undergraduate Research Scholarship” for Honors Thesis research towards Graduation with Distinction, 2010.
• Ming-Feng Hsieh, “Best Paper and Presentation Award for the Engine Control Session” at the 2009 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Hollywood, California, 2009.