Wang Tian You
School

School of Mechanical Engineering

Professional Title

Professor

Administrative Appointments

Vice President of Tianjin University

Discipline

Energy and Power Engineering

Contact Information

wangtianyou@tju.edu.cn

Brief Introduction

Tianyou Wang is a professor of Energy and Power Engineering, vice president of Tianjin University, and a member of the State Key Laboratory of Engines. Professor Wang received his BEng, MEng, and PhD degrees in Energy and Power Engineering from Tianjin University. After that, he became a faculty member at Tianjin University. His research focuses on efficient and clean combustion in internal combustion (IC) engines. Professor Wang has published 60+ papers and filed 12 patents. He also led 100+ grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program), and industries. He received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2016.The technologies he developed on test, evaluation, and design of airflow in IC engines have been widely used in the automobile and IC engine industries. He won the first prize of Technological Invention Award of Tianjin, the first prize of National Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award, the Excellent Patent Award of China. 


Education Background
  • Doctor| Tianjin University| Power Machinery and Engineering| 2003
  • Master| Tianjin University| Power Machinery and Engineering| 1996
  • bachelor| Tianjin University| Thermal energy and power engineering | 1993
Research Interests
  • Laser diagnostic technology
  • Air flow and mixture formation in internal combustion engines
  • Combustion and emission control of internal combustion engines
Positions & Employments
  • 2011.6-2019.12

    State Key Laboratory of Engines | Tianjin University | Professor/Doctoral Supervisor 
  • 2009.6-2011.6

    State Key Laboratory of Engines | Tianjin University | Associate Professor/Doctoral Supervisor 
  • 2004.11-2009.6

    State Key Laboratory of Engines | Tianjin University | Associate Professor 
  • 2006.9-2006.11

    Department of Design | Sussex University | Visiting Professor 
  • 2004.9-2004.12

    Department of Mechanics | Brunel University | Visiting Scholar 
  • 2003.3-2004.10

    State Key Laboratory of Engines | Tianjin University | Postdoctor 
Academic Achievements