Daniel I.C. Wang
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Daniel I-Chyau Wang is an Institute Professor
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. Wang received the SB (1959) and SM (1961) from MIT, and the PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1963. He joined the MIT faculty in 1965 and is a member both of the National Academy of Engineering
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. He has co-authored five books and more than 100 papers in professional journals. He founded the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center. His research on fermentation, monitoring and control of bioprocesses, renewable resource utilization, enzyme technology, product recovery and purification, protein aggregation and refolding, and mammalian cell cultures made him a pioneer in biochemical and biological engineering.
Institute Professor
Institute Professor is the highest title that can be awarded to a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States...
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. Wang received the SB (1959) and SM (1961) from MIT, and the PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1963. He joined the MIT faculty in 1965 and is a member both of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. He has co-authored five books and more than 100 papers in professional journals. He founded the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center. His research on fermentation, monitoring and control of bioprocesses, renewable resource utilization, enzyme technology, product recovery and purification, protein aggregation and refolding, and mammalian cell cultures made him a pioneer in biochemical and biological engineering.
External links
- MIT News Office - Institute Professor press release
- MIT faculty webpage - Chemical Engineering
- DIC Wang Group
- National Academy of Engineering Citation