News

• October 2024: Dr. Wang is leading a new $1M project to upcycling polypropylene, funded by DOE. 
• April 2024: Dr. Wang has been named the Statler College’s Outstanding Researcher at the junior level. 
• February 2024: WVU close to commercializing microwave technology that can cool down industry’s energy usage
• May 2023: Dr. Wang award by ACS PRF for CO₂ and natural gas conversion.
• 2022: Dr. Wang award by DOE for Plastic films upcycling.  "Process Intensified Modular Upcycling of Plastic Films to Monomers by Microwave Catalysis"  DOE Invests $13.4 Million to Combat Plastic Waste, Reduce Plastic Industry Emissions
• 2022: Dr. Wang award by DOE-REMADE for single-use plastic wastes upcycling to produce aromatics.  WVU engineers seek to re-use waste plastics to make valuable petrochemicals