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Nanoengineer Joseph Wang Named one of 100 Most Influential Analytical Scientists
San Diego, CA, November 1, 2013 -- Â鶹´«Ã½ NanoEngineering professor Joseph Wang has been named one of the , according to the magazine the .
As the author of more than 900 peer-reviewed papers that have garnered more than 44,000 citations, Wang is no stranger to accolades reflecting his impact on scientific and engineering communities. For example, he received the ISI Citation Laureate Award for being the most cited scientist in engineering in the world from 1991 to 2001. He recently was named a . Links to recent publications, and some of the media coverage that research has generated, .
| isa professor in the Department of NanoEngineering at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Jacobs School of Engineering. |
According to Analytical Scientist magazine, “analytical science is the engine that drives some of the most significant areas of basic science and it plays a key role in ensuring safe water, food security, effective medicines and diagnostics, efficient and sustainable energy, and the necessary tools for forensics and national security.”
Professor Wang’s research touches much of this broad territory and includes nanomachines, nanosensors, electrochemistry and analytical chemistry. His lab, the , includes over 30 active researchers.
The issue of Analytical Scientist that includes the Top 100 ranking also features a separate (registration required) developed in Wang’s labs in the Department of NanoEngineering at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Jacobs School of Engineering.
“We couple our printable flexible electrochemical sensors with artistic tattoo-transfer technology, and use it for continuous monitoring for fitness, healthcare and military applications,” Wang told the Analytical Scientist.
Dr. Joshua Windmiller, a Â鶹´«Ã½ alumnus (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) and a graduate of Wang’s lab and is one of the researchers who has been working on developing – and now commercializing – . The startup company, , was co-founded by Windmiller (a former Jacobs School ) and , a bioengineer and fellow alumnus of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Jacobs School of Engineering. Wang is on Electrozyme’s .
The potential for gleaning valuable metabolic insights from human sweat is great, given that this sweat contains approximately 800 biomarkers, many of which can be monitored inexpensively and unobtrusively using their temporary tattoo technologies, explained Windmiller at a recent technology showcase organized by the Jacobs School’s . Electrozyme is currently being incubated by in San Diego.
Professor Wang and his colleagues in the at Â鶹´«Ã½ will undoubtedly continue to advance scientific and engineering boundaries and solve problems at the same time. Stay tuned for more exciting updates.
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Daniel Kane
Jacobs School of Engineering
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